College of Sciences Newsletter

Edition 18

August 10, 2003

Two Sciences Faculty Gain the Title of Eminent Scholar Old Dominion recognized its latest eminent scholars at the Faculty Awards and Retirement Dinner in May 2003. Cynthia M. Jones, professor of biological sciences, is an internationally recognized scientist, and her contributions to fisheries science are valued around the world. In addition to well- recognized research on growth and using otoliths to determine the age of fish, she has maintained a national and international presence as a respected fisheries biologist. Evidence of this is being asked to chair the U.S. National Research Council's Committee for Review of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Cynthia M. Jones

Jones' funding level, cumulative of $10 million, and publication rate, more than 130, are first-rate and surpassed by few faculty at Old Dominion. Holding continuous National Science Foundation funding since 1992 is a distinction that few researchers in the U.S. can claim. Her papers are highly cited. In addition, she has been quite active in supervising and training master's and doctoral students during her career. J. Wallace Van Orden, professor of physics, is an outstanding scientist, teacher and student mentor. He is one of the world's leading nuclear theorists, and his contributions to the field of nuclear physics have influenced fundamental research worldwide. Our present understanding of nuclei with two and three bodies is hugely dependent on his work. His predictions form the basis for many of the most important experiments at the Jefferson Laboratory.   Wallace Van Orden Van Orden, who joined the physics department in 1990, has received substantial funding, published in top journals and has an enviable citation record. He is an excellent mentor for graduate students and spends time in the Physics Tutoring Center with undergraduate students. He has served in several administrative positions in the department while maintaining his significant research role. Article from the Courier, June 2003.

 

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