Six NORC investigators and mentorees win prizes with New Energetic Ideas session

January 24, 2014

Starting 2014 off on an enthusiastic and productive note, the Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) [1] recently hosted “New Energetic Ideas for the New Year,” with an impressive number of representatives from various departments participating in the event. As a featured event, David B. Allison, PhD, [2] director of the NORC and Office of Energetics, challenged each participant to propose novel and creative research ideas. Julie Locher, PhD, [3] professor in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, [4] announced the awards for faculty and trainees who distinguished themselves in the following categories:

Most Creative

	Daniel L. Smith, Jr., PhD, [5] assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences [6] (faculty)
	Kenneth P. Kell, [7] graduate student in the Department of Nutrition Sciences (trainee)

Most Impactful

	Mohammad R. Haider, PhD, [8] assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (faculty)
	Molly C. Bernhard, [9] graduate student in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences [10] (trainee)

Best Presentation

	Kathryn Kaiser, PhD, [11] instructor in the Office of Energetics (faculty)
	Gregory Pavela, PhD [12], postdoctoral trainee in the NORC (trainee)