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April 8, 2000
Two NIT Associates win prestigious Premier's Research Excellence Award
Two Research Associates of the Nortel Institute have won the prestigious
Premier's Research Excellence Award (PREA) in round three of the
competition -- Profs. Al-Amin Dhirani and Zheng-Hong Lu.
Prof. Dhirani, of the Department of Chemistry and cross-appointed to Physics (photo left), was recognized for "research into nanotechnology with a goal to develop a hybrid microscope that can observe single molecules." Prof. Lu, of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science (photo right), was cited for "research into advanced materials and nanostructures to enable future generations of communication systems." Another NIT Research Associate, Prof. Edward H. (Ted) Sargent, of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, won the PREA in round two for theory, design, and realization of 3-D photonic crystals and functional photonic devices.
The PREA program was designed to assist gifted researchers in Ontario attract talented people to their research teams, with an aim of reversing the brain drain. By investing $75 million over 10 years, it intends to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains the pre-eminent researchers it requires for an international level of excellence. The recipients are principal investigators at Ontario universities, colleges, hospitals, and research institutes, who are funded for teams of graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and research associates. The PREA recognizes researchers who can "make a difference" through the excellence of their work, the vision that they bring to their endeavours, and the impact that they foresee resulting from their work.
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