Dr. Murty S. Kambhampati
The PAESMEM is awarded by the White House to individuals and organizations that stand out in the role of mentors for students—particularly those belonging to underrepresented groups—studying science and engineering. Each individual recipient or organization will receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation, a commemorative Presidential certificate and an invitation to participate in an award recognition ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Lorraine N. Fleming
Kambhampati, a professor of biology, has collaborated with numerous laboratories and consortiums over the years to place students for summer internships and ecological field trips, according to Southern University’s web site. He also is an active research mentor for undergraduates.
“These educators are helping to cultivate America’s future scientists, engineers and mathematicians,” President Obama said. “They open new worlds to their students and give them the encouragement they need to learn, discover and innovate. That’s transforming those students’ futures, and our nation’s future, too.”
The complete list of honorees:
• Sheila M. Humphreys, University of California, Berkeley
• Raymond L. Johnson, University of Maryland, College Park
• Murty S. Kambhampati, Southern University at New Orleans
• Gary S. May, Dean, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University
• Tilak Ratnanather, The Johns Hopkins University
• John Brooks Slaughter, University of Southern California
• GeoFORCE Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin
• Luis Colón, State University of New York at Buffalo
• Anne E. Donnelly, University of Florida
• Lorraine Fleming, Howard University
• John Matsui, University of California, Berkeley
• Beth Olivares, University of Rochester
• Sandra Petersen, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Julio Soto, San Jose State University