Honors and Awards
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Annelise Goldman receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Goldman, who studies how methanogenesis fuels nitrogen fixation in methanogenic archaea, is one of three graduate students in the College to receive the competitive fellowships.
Brian Staskawicz awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture
The award recognizes the plant biology professor’s groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.
Alum Giles Oldroyd named Danforth Center president
An internationally recognized plant geneticist, Oldroyd, PhD ’98, was a graduate student in the lab of Professor Brian Staskawicz.
Alum makes Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for healthcare
Yue Clare Lou, who earned both a BS and PhD in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, was recognized for her work toward the creation of next-gen immune boosters.
Katherine Ennis named 2024 For Women in Science awardee
The PMB postdoctoral researcher is one of five women receiving the L'Oréal USA 2024 For Women in Science (FWIS) award for her contribution to STEM fields.
Nine College faculty are among the most highly cited in their fields
Professors Sheng Luan and John Taylor, and adjunct Professor Igor Grigoriev are among nine Rausser College researchers who ranked among the top 1% worldwide in scholarly citations.
John Taylor recognized by British Mycological Society
The PMB professor was awarded the organization’s 2024 John Webster Award for his outstanding contribution to fungal biology research over an extended career.
Patrick Shih named 2024 Spark Award recipient
Shih joins professors Daniel Nomura, Joseph Shapiro, and other UC Berkeley faculty members as recipients of funding, resources, and entrepreneurial mentorship.
Professor Ben Williams named 2023 Spark Award recipient
Williams joins NST professor Anders Näär and other UC Berkeley faculty as recipients of funding, resources, and entrepreneurial mentorship.
Michi Taga recognized with Leon A. Henkin Citation
The citation honors exceptional faculty commitment to the educational development of students from underrepresented groups.
Three Rausser College graduate programs are among the best in the U.S.
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings place Berkeley programs in microbiology, environmental science, and environmental policy and management in the top 5.
Rausser College faculty and affiliates among the most highly cited in their fields
The selected researchers rank in the top 1% in the number of scholarly citations worldwide over the last decade.
Recognition for Dr. Diane Burgess
PMB recognizes Dr. Diane Burgess' achievements and wishes her continued good luck in her retirement.
John Coates honored by the American Society for Microbiology
Coates, a professor in PMB and head of the Energy and Biosciences Institute, was recognized for improving scientific understanding of microbes in the environment.
UC Berkeley, Berkeley Lab researchers receive $11.6 million in Department of Energy funding
The award will support research to develop biofuel and bioproducts from photosynthetic micro-alga by PMB professors Sabeeha Merchant and Krishna Niyogi, and research biologist Melissa Roth.
Ben Williams named 2022 Hellman Fellow
The program supports junior faculty research across the UC system.
Two PMB undergraduates honored with departmental awards
Nada Lamie and Kenneth Trang are recognized for excellence in undergraduate studies.
Barbara Baker and N. Louise Glass sign NAS registry of membership
Both professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2021 and were honored during the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting last week.
PMB graduate students, alumna receive National Science Foundation awards
Four current and incoming students, and one alumna will be supported by the prestigious research fellowship.
Alum Pamela Ronald awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture
Ronald, PhD ’90, is recognized for pioneering work on disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in rice.