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Young Berkeley engineering
researchers win PECASE award
Professors Kara Nelson, Kimmen Sjölander, and Brian Wirth
were among five Berkeley researchers and 57 nationwide to receive
the nation’s highest honor for scientists in early stages
of their careers, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists
and Engineers (PECASE), presented last fall.
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CEE assistant professor Kara
Nelson is researching how sunlight and oxygen treat
contaminated water via UV light and photo-oxidation, which
can lead to cell damage in waterborne pathogens. Her work
may facilitate improved methods for treating drinking water
and wastewater as well as better water quality standards,
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BioE assistant professor
Kimmen Sjölander works with experimental
biologists investigating the evolution of proteins, the
workhorses of all life. (See
feature story.) She is developing algorithms to determine
how proteins evolve novel functions and structures, including
how proteins confer disease resistance in plants and animals.
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| Kimmen Sjölander
PEG SKORPINSKI PHOTO |
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Brian Wirth
PEG SKORPINSKI PHOTO |
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NE assistant professor Brian Wirth uses
computational modeling to study mechanisms that cause defects
in metals—primarily those resulting from irradiation
by neutrons and ions—for the purpose of monitoring
safety in nuclear facilities.
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