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Front cover images, left to right beginning at top row: Zdenĕk P. Bažant is Distinguished McCormick Institute Professor and W.P. Murphy Professor of Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science in McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. His research focuses on the e�ect of structure size on structural strength as it relates to the failure behavior of structures. An article about Bažant’s research may be found on page 29. Photo by Washek F. Pfe�er. Emilie Ringe is a graduate student working on a collaborative project with the research groups of Richard P. Van Duyne, professor of chemistry (Weinberg College of Arts and Science), and Laurence D. Marks, professor of materials science and engineering (McCormick). Read more about Ringe’s studies on nanoparticle shape e�ect and modeling on page 49. Photo by Andrew Campbell. Leemore Dafny is associate professor of management and strategy in Kellogg School of Management. Dafny is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on competition in healthcare markets and the impact of public interventions on healthcare costs and quality. Find out more about her research on page 35. Photo by Andrew Campbell. Seema Khan is Bluhm Family Professor of Cancer Research at Feinberg School of Medicine. Her research focus is on benign breast disease, breast cancer surgery, high-risk breast disease, and surgical oncology. Her Excellence in Research article may be found on page 38. Photo by Andrew Campbell. Hans Thomalla is an award-winning composer and assistant professor of music at the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. Read more about him, his work, and the creation of his opera, Fremd, on page 53. Photo by Manu Theobald ©Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Bryce Meredig is a graduate student in the lab of Chris Wolverton, professor of materials science and engineering in McCormick. Meredig uses computer algorithms to study and predict the properties of materials. Read more about the research on page 46. Photo by Andrew Campbell.
Managing Editors Meg McDonald Joan T. Naper Creative Director Kathleen P. Mandell Editors Kathleen P. Mandell Amanda B. Morris Award and Proposal Data Management and Coordination David A. Hull, O�ce for Sponsored Research Benchmark Data Debbie Crimmins and Paul Schatz, O�ce of the Vice President for Administration and Planning Expenditure Data Jennifer Wei, O�ce of Financial Operations and Treasurer External Metrics Emilie Kahle, O�ce for Research Published annually by the O�ce for Research Jay Walsh, Vice President Meg McDonald, Senior Executive Director Joan T. Naper, Director of Research Communications Address correspondence to O�ce for Research Northwestern University Rebecca Crown Center, 1-209 633 Clark Street Evanston, Illinois 60208-1108 E-mail: research@northwestern.edu www.research.northwestern.edu ©2012 Northwestern University All rights reserved. 1/12/5250/KPM Vice President’s Letter 2 Awards and Recognition 7 Members of National Academies and Societies 7 CAREER Awards 8 Citations 9 2010-11 Faculty Recognition and Honors 10 Research Fellowships 14 Excellence in Research 16 CIERA's Postdocs: The Future of Astronomy 16 Silverman Hall: Two Years Later 20 Capturing the Beauty of Science 24 Guillermo Ameer 28 Zdeněk P. Bažant 29 Bernard Black 30 Neal Blair 31 Dirk Brockmann 32 Rex Chisholm 33 Ed Colgate 34 Leemore Dafny 35 Thomas J. Hope 36 Michael Jewett 37 Seema Khan 38 Melina R. Kibbe 39 Metrics 56 Awards 56 Proposals 59 Expenditures 61 External Metrics 62 Innovation and New Ventures O�ce and Technology Transfer Program 64 People 65 Creating New Knowledge ANNUAL REPORT 2011 O�ce for Research Organization Chart 65 O�ce for Research Committees 66 Northwestern University Administration 69 Northwestern University Board of Trustees 70 Anne M. Koenig 40 Chris Kuzawa 41 Carol D. Lee 42 Charles Manski 43 Dan P. McAdams 44 Thomas W. McDade 45 Bryce Meredig 46 Loran Nordgren 47 Michael Peshkin 34 Carla Pugh 48 Emilie Ringe 49 Teepu Siddique 50 Kristin A. Stilt 51 Hiro Lee Tanaka 52 Hans Thomalla 53 Ellen Wartella 54 Harvey Young 55
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