Summer honors and awards

Northwestern Now: Summaries

Bernard J. MatkowskyBernard J. MatkowskyBernard J. Matkowsky, the John Evans Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics in the McCormick School of Engineering, has been awarded the 2017 John von Neumann Lecture Prize by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).Matkowski received the award for his leading contributions to the methods and applications of matched asymptotics and singular perturbations. He delivered the associated prize lecture, "Singular Perturbations in Noisy Dynamical Systems," at the SIAM Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 11.Matkowsky is recognized for his successful impact on applications to problems exhibiting resonance, the effect of noise on deterministic dynamical systems, bifurcation phenomena and to pattern formation. He is an international leader in the mathematical theory of gaseous combustion and combustion synthesis.Barbara NewmanBarbara Newman, the John Evans Professor of Latin and professor of English, religious studies and classics in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS).Newman joins 31 others in the 2017 class. Founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge,” the society today has 1,019 elected members and has elected 5,605 members in its history.New members were selected from one of five classes: mathematical and physical sciences; biological sciences; social sciences; humanities; and the arts, professions and leaders in public and private affairs. Newman is part of the humanities group.APS’ current activities “reflect the founder’s spirit of inquiry, provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas and convey the conviction of its members that intellectual inquiry and critical thought are inherently in the public interest,” according to an APS statement.   Global Health Corps fellowsJenna Zitaner (left) and Odette ZeroTwo recent Northwestern graduates have earned a highly-competitive, paid, year-long fellowship. Odette Zero and Jenna Zitaner have been named one of 140 Global Health Corps fellows for 2017-18. From Zionsville, Indiana, Zero will work for ...

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