Wolf Prize The 2005 wolf prize for physics has been awarded to Daniel Kleppner of the I d heard about the wolf prize last year in reference to Mathematics since http://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2005/01/wolf-prize.html
Extractions: @import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?blogID=3005709"); Bob blogs. Blog, Bob, blog! This news item caught my eye: The 2005 Wolf prize for physics has been awarded to Daniel Kleppner of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for "ground-breaking work in the atomic physics of hydrogenic systems, including research on the hydrogen maser, Rydberg atoms and Bose-Einstein condensation". The prize, awarded by the Wolf Foundation in Israel, is often thought to be the most prestigious prize in physics after the Nobel prize. Daniel Kleppner is the father of a friend and ex-co-worker of mine, Paul Kleppner. I'd heard about the Wolf prize last year in reference to Mathematics since there's no Nobel prize for Mathematics . According to this list , Stephen Hawkings and Benoit Mandelbrot were Wolf prize winners as well. I think I recognize a few other names on the list but I'm not well-versed on Physicists.
WOLF PRIZE NOMINATIONS The wolf prize is regarded as second in prestige to the Nobel Prize, and istherefore a Unfortunately neither the Wolf nor Nobel Prize can be awarded to http://www.aias.us/Comments/comments12172004.html
China S Father Of Hybrid Rice Awarded Wolf Prize Yuan Longping, is presented wolf prize in Agriculture by the President of the China s Father of Hybrid Rice , Yuan Longping, is awarded wolf prize in http://www.chinaembassy.org.il/eng/xwdt/t159192.htm
Extractions: Stanford professor, French architect awarded Wolf Prize Archiseek France News / January 26 Haaretz.com The Wolf Prize for Arts this year will go to the French architect Jean Nouvel. The judges described his plans and buildings as extremely unusual, noting that for him, architecture is not a matter of accepted forms, but rather a meeting between what is desired and what exists. They said that Nouvel demonstrates the ability of architecture to test technological development in terms of space and matter. Due to circumstances beyound our control, the original story which was a working link at the time of publication may be no longer available on the newspaper site. In that case, the dates and headline of the story will allow you to research the original through your local library. In addition, some newspaper sites may require registration, either at a cost or free.
Womack Honored For Wolf Prize Texas A M President Ray M. Bowen said that the wolf prize goes beyond the Texas A M now has produced three wolf prize winners, and we are now http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/01/022701-3.html
James Womack To Receive 2001 Wolf Prize They will share the $100000 wolf prize, to be awarded by Israel President Moshe Womack is the third Texas A M faculty member to win the wolf prize. http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/01/012501-3.html
Extractions: Womack, who has conducted pioneering research in the cattle genome, will share the Wolf Prize in Agriculture with Dr. Roger Beachy, a researcher at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo. They will share the $100,000 Wolf Prize, to be awarded by Israel President Moshe Katsav during ceremonies in Jerusalem May 13. The selection panel, citing Womack's work, noted, "Dr. Womack has provided the foundation for the development of marker-assisted selections in cattle, comparing the bovine and human genomes within the bovine genetic map. Many of his students have gone on to positions of international leadership in animal genomics.
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The Scripps Research Institute - News And Views TSRI Professor Wins wolf prize in Chemistry Sharpless shares the wolf prizewith Professor Henri B. Kagan, Ph.D., University of ParisSouth, France, http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20010129/wolf.html
Extractions: Chirality, or handedness, is the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image. Proteins, DNA, and carbohydrates are all chiral molecules: without the correct handedness, they will not function as the basic molecules of life. Many drugs must also be of correct chirality; indeed, in some cases, the wrong handedness can be toxic. Sharpless shares the Wolf Prize with Professor Henri B. Kagan, Ph.D., University of Paris-South, France, and Professor Ryoji Noyori, Ph.D., Nagoya University, Japan, who worked independently in the same field. Professor K. Barry Sharpless will receive his award from the president of the Israel in May. TSRI Directory Library Contact Us ... Past Issues
TSRI - News And Publications Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has won the 2001 wolf prize in Chemistry.Sharpless, who has been with TSRI since 1990, is cited by the wolf prize http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/011601.html
Extractions: dqmcodebase = "/scripts/" //script folder location Sharpless Wins Wolf Prize La Jolla, CA. January 16, 2001 K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., W.M. Keck Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), has won the 2001 Wolf Prize in Chemistry. Sharpless, who has been with TSRI since 1990, is cited by the Wolf Prize jury for his "pioneering, creative, and crucial work in developing asymmetric catalysis for the synthesis of chiral molecules, greatly increasing mankind's ability to create new products of fundamental and practical importance." Chirality, or handedness, is the structural characteristic of a molecule that makes it impossible to superimpose it on its mirror image. Proteins, DNA, and carbohydrates are all chiral molecules: without the correct handedness, they will not function as the basic molecules of life. Many drugs must also be of correct chirality; indeed, in some cases, the wrong handedness can be toxic. In 1980, Sharpless reported a breakthrough in synthesizing chiral molecules. His method-the highly enantioselective epoxidation of allylic alcohols catalyzed by a titanium complex-is of broad scope and is now used routinely. More recently, Sharpless developed another useful method-the asymmetric dihydroxylation of alkenes catalyzed by an osmium complex.
Extractions: Quick Links UT Home Current Students Faculty Prospective Students Staff About UT Academics Around Austin Athletics Community Outreach Computing Employment Graduate Studies International Programs Research Support UT Calendars UT Direct UT Directory UT Offices A-Z UT Search UT Site Map UTOPIA UT Directory UT Offices A-Z UT Site Map Calendars ... UT Home [an error occurred while processing this directive] For more info News Home prestigious Wolf Prize in Mathematics February 4, 2003 AUSTIN, TexasÑDr. John Tate, a professor of mathematics at The University of Texas at Austin, will be a recipient of the 2002-03 Wolf Prize in Mathematics for his fundamental contributions to algebraic number theory. He will share the $100,000 prize with Dr. Mikio Sato of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Japan. Tate, who holds a Sid W. Richardson Chair in Mathematics, will receive the Wolf Prize from the president of Israel, Moshe Katsav, on May 11. The ceremony will be held in Jerusalem in the Chagall Hall of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) Building. The Wolf Foundation was established by Dr. Ricardo Wolf, a German inventor and philanthropist. Dr. Wolf was also a Cuban ambassador to Israel. Five Wolf Prizes have been awarded annually since 1978 to a total of 204 scientists and artists from 20 countries. Four scientific awards are presented each year in the following fields on a rotating basis: agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, medicine and physics.
UD Biological Sciences - Erin Brachman Awarded Theodore Wolf Prize The Theodore wolf prize is one of four awards given annually to University ofDelaware graduate students in recognition of an outstanding dissertation. http://www.udel.edu/bio/news/archive/20050601brachman.html
Extractions: Home Search this site all UD sites Google for About Us Education Research People Erin Brachman June 1, 2005 The University of Delaware Office of Graduate Studies has awarded Erin Brachman the 2005 Theodore Wolf Prize for outstanding dissertation in the Physical and Life Sciences. Erin, a former advisee of Dr. Eric Kmiec , was given the award for her Ph.D. dissertation entitled, "Regulation of Targeted Gene Repair by DNA Replication." The $1,000 prize and a certificate of recognition were conferred at the annual Commencement and Hooding Dinner on May 27. Currently, Erin is a Howard Hughes Postdoctoral Fellow at Rockefeller University in Dr. Michael O'Donnell's laboratory where she continues her studies on DNA replication and genetic repair. The Theodore Wolf Prize is one of four awards given annually to University of Delaware graduate students in recognition of an outstanding dissertation. Students are nominated for the award by their department chair with only one nomination per department permitted. Winners are selected by a committee of three University of Delaware Physical and Life Sciences faculty members. In addition to Biological Sciences, the other departments that nominate students to compete for this prize include Chemistry and Biochemistry, Physics, Geology, Marine Studies, Climatology, and Agricultural Sciences.
Harry Gray Wins Wolf Prize Harry Gray wins wolf prize. Harry Gray still recalls the day in 1982 when, The wolf prize was established in 1978 and is designed to promote science and http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/336/articles/Volume 4/02-05-04/gray.html
Extractions: Gray studies the tiny bits of inorganic material in living molecules, such as iron or copper, which, within proteins, have long been known to transfer electrons. But conventional wisdom held that in order for such exchanges to take place, the molecules had to be physically close enough to interact. The puzzle was how the few metal atoms in proteins, surrounded by thousands of other atoms, could maneuver close enough for the exchange. Further, in biological systems the timing always has to be perfect in order to allow for such things as breaking down food and generating energy, conducting photosynthesis, or fixing nitrogen.
Varshavsky Wins Wolf Prize The wolf prize was established in 1978, and is designed to promote science andart for the benefit of mankind. Specifically, the pair is being honored for http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/336/articles/Volume 1/03-22-01/varshavsky.html
Extractions: Brookhaven Lab chemist shares the 2000 Wolf Prize in Physics with University of Tokyo scientist for research on neutrinos UPTON, NY Raymond Davis Jr., whose career as a chemist spans 52 years at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, will share the 2000 Wolf Prize in Physics with Masatoshi Koshiba, University of Tokyo, Japan. The Wolf Foundation has recognized the scientists "for their pioneering observations of astronomical phenomena by detection of neutrinos, which created the emerging field of neutrino astronomy." The $100,000 prize, to be shared by the two scientists, will be conferred by the President of Israel, Ezer Weizman, at a special ceremony in Jerusalem on May 21. Davis was notified that he won the Wolf Prize while he was in Russia to receive the 1999 Bruno Pontecorvo Prize. Issued by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, the $1,000 Pontecorvo Prize was awarded to Davis "for the outstanding achievement in development of the chlorine-argon method for detection of solar neutrinos." This method was invented by Pontecorvo and Davis further developed it. "I have been interested in studying neutrinos since 1948, when I first read about them in a review article by H.R. Crane, a physicist at the University of Michigan," Davis said. "Back then, it was a brand new field of study. It has captivated me for more than half a century."
Wolf Prize Shared By Texas A&M, Missouri Researchers The wolf prize is given through a foundation established by the late Dr.Ricardo Wolf, a Germanborn inventor, diplomat and philanthropist. http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2003/I/20035685.html
Extractions: From Bazer and Roberts independently identified an array of proteins and mechanisms that regulate embryo development, fetal growth and immune competence. The uterine protein, uteroferrin, identified by Bazer first in animals ultimately may be useful in treating diseases such as leukemia and osteoporosis in humans, according to the Wolf Prize jury. The award will be formally presented by Israeli President Moshe Katsav in Jerusalem May 11. The Wolf Prize is given through a foundation established by the late Dr. Ricardo Wolf, a German-born inventor, diplomat and philanthropist. Wolf was Fidel Castro's ambassador to Israel where he died in 1981. The Wolf Prize is given annually in rotation among five areas: agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, medicine and physics. "Both scientists exemplify how devotion to basic research in agriculture can lead to practical outcomes that impact both animal production and human health and well-being," the jury noted. Bazer and Roberts were named for their discoveries of "interferontau and other pregnancy- associated proteins which clarified the biological mystery of signaling between embryo and mother to establish and maintain pregnancy." The two collaborated on the research for 16 years while at the University of Florida. "While it has long been known that chemical communication between embryo and mother is essential for successful pregnancy in mammals, little was known about the details of this process before the two scientists began their collaboration to elucidate on these relationships," the Wolf Prize committee wrote. ""Their pioneering joint research has identified essential molecules responsible for establishing and maintaining pregnancy in ruminants and swine."
Smithies To Be Awarded Wolf Prize For Research Smithies to be awarded wolf prize for research. By DAVID WILLIAMSON UNC NewsServices. CHAPEL HILL Dr. Oliver Smithies, Excellence professor of pathology http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/feb03/smithies021403.html
Extractions: UNC News Services CHAPEL HILL Dr. Oliver Smithies, Excellence professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been selected to share in the 2002-2003 Wolf Prize in Medicine. Smithies was selected because of his "contribution to the development of gene targeting, enabling elucidation of gene function in mice," according to Yaron Gruder, director general of the Wolf Foundation, based in Israel. The UNC professor and two U.S. colleagues created techniques "for introducing and modifying individual genes with mouse eggs and embryos," the prize jury wrote. "Since the mouse genome is highly similar to that of humans, the laureates work has provided powerful tools for investigating human biology and its mis-regulation in human diseases," they said. "These methods have enabled the development of models for a wide variety of diseases including hypertension, degenerative neurological diseases and cancer."
MSH In The News 2005 - Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada American, Canadian and Israeli Scientists to Receive the 2005 wolf prize in Medicine Two of the winners of the 2005 Wolf Foundation Prize for Medicine, http://www.mtsinai.on.ca/AboutUs/News/2005/Jan11_05.htm
Extractions: Quick Links About MSH Contact MSH Events Calendar How to Find MSH MSH in the News Publications Visiting Hours Volunteer MSH News MSH About MSH MSH in the News American, Canadian and Israeli Scientists to Receive the 2005 Wolf Prize in Medicine for Developing Effective Agents Against Cancer Jerusalem: January 11, 2005 Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, Mrs. Limor Livnat, chairperson of the Wolf Foundation Council, announced that the 2005 Wolf Prize in Medicine will be jointly awarded to Anthony R. Hunter , of the Salk Institute, La Jolla, California, USA; Anthony J. Pawson , of the Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada; and Alexander Levitzki, for research in cancer development and treatment. The three recipients will share the $100,000 Prize, in equal parts. The Prize will be presented by the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Moshe Katsav, at a special ceremony, at the Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem, on Sunday, May 22, 2005 UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF CANCERS Since the mid-twentieth century, medical scientists have worked intensively to find explanations of how different kinds of cancers arise, in hope that by understanding the basic underlying science, new drugs can be developed to combat these cancers. Two of the winners of the 2005 Wolf Foundation Prize for Medicine, Professors Hunter and Pawson, have explained how a basic mechanism for transmitting information can break down and lead to malignancy. The third winner, Professor Levitzki, has created drugs that block the disrupted signaling route, thus preventing the development of some cancers. By targeting cancer cells specifically, without damaging normal cells, the unpleasant side-effects associated with traditional chemotherapy and radiotherapy, are avoided.
