DuPont News, July 7, 2008
DuPont Gives Grants to Young Science Professors
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| Maciek Antoniewicz, assistant professor of chemical engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Del., is one of 17 recipients of a 2008 DuPont Young Professors grant. |
DuPont has recognized 17 young professors from universities in the United States, China, Spain and India with the annual DuPont Young Professor grant. The grants recognize original research in chemistry, biofuels, miniaturization applications for electronics and medicine, structure and function of proteins, nanocomposites, studies in earth science and climate change. The program, which began in 1967, is designed to provide start-up assistance to promising young and untenured research faculty working in areas of interest to DuPont's long-term business.
Each young professor will receive a three-year grant for USD 25,000 or its equivalent in relevant currency. The grants may be used to obtain matching funds through the National Science Foundation or other organizations.
“The DuPont Young Professor grant program is a way for DuPont to identify promising researchers and promising science early in a new professor’s career,” said Uma Chowdhry, DuPont senior vice president and chief science and technology officer. “It also is an excellent way for the company to create lasting relationships with future academic scientists who can provide the company with unique perspectives on technological challenges, further aiding our R&D process.
Professors are nominated by a member of the DuPont technical staff who agrees to serve as the liaison between the company and the faculty member. The DuPont Fellows Forum, which includes the company’s top scientists, selects the award winners each year. Each grant recipient is invited to present a seminar on his or her work to the DuPont research community.
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