Published: April 20, 2015

The Offices of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Dean of the Graduate School are pleased to extend congratulations to the three winners of the 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer. The selection committee, which comprised nine previous Distinguished Research Lecturers and two senior campus administrators holding faculty appointments, were unanimous in their decision to award three 2015 Distinguished Research Lectureships this year.

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty on a fellow faculty member at ŷڱƵ-Boulder. This year's winners are Zoya Popovic from the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Diane McKnight from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Douglas Seals from the Department of Integrative Physiology.

Save the dates for these important and engaging lectures:

  • Zoya Popovic, “The Wireless World: 50 cell phones sold per second!”
    Sept. 16, 4 p.m., UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom
  • Diane McKnight,“The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica: Ecosystems waiting for water.”
    Oct. 29, 4 p.m., UMC Room 235
  • Douglas Seals, "Can We Achieve Optimal Longevity? From Cells to the Community: The New Translational Physiology of Healthy Aging.”
    March 17, 2016, 4 p.m., UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom

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