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Huntsville, Ala. ---- A graduate student in physics at Alabama A&M University was recognized in Savannah, Ga., recently by the member institutions of the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS).
Fana Mariam Mulu-Moore received the Pro Quest UMI Dissertation Award for best dissertation among historically black graduate schools. The award was presented during the 2010 awards luncheon for emerging scholars hosted by CHBGS.
Nominated by AAMU’s Department of Physics, Mulu-Moore’s dissertation was entitled: “Determining the Temperature Structure of Solar Coronal Loops Using Their Temporal Evolution.†The award was presented with a $1,500 honorarium.
“This is an excellent recognition for Ms. Mulu-Moore, her advisor (Dr. Amy Winebarger), the Department of Physics and AAMU,†said Dr. Matthew Edwards, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, which houses the Physics Department.
Dr. Doris R. Robinson-Gardner, CHBGS president and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies at Jackson State University (Miss.), and Dr. Marlene Coles, partner relations manager for ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Publishing, also praised Mulu Moore’s dissertation as an extraordinary piece of academic work and a significant accomplishment.
“Ms. Mulu-Moore’s award is a testimony to the depth and breadth of the research that students and the faculty in the AAMU graduate school are conducting,†commented Dr. Michael E. Orok, associate provost and interim dean of the School of Graduate Studies. “It also confirms that her research and its findings are acceptable within the specific academic community, and that they have national significance.â€
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Mulu-Moore (left) receives CHBGS award for best dissertation, brought home by Dr. Michael Orok, associate provost and interim dean of AAMU’s School of Graduate Studies.
Huntsville, Ala. ---- A graduate student in physics at Alabama A&M University was recognized in Savannah, Ga., recently by the member institutions of the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools (CHBGS).
Fana Mariam Mulu-Moore received the Pro Quest UMI Dissertation Award for best dissertation among historically black graduate schools. The award was presented during the 2010 awards luncheon for emerging scholars hosted by CHBGS.
Nominated by AAMU’s Department of Physics, Mulu-Moore’s dissertation was entitled: “Determining the Temperature Structure of Solar Coronal Loops Using Their Temporal Evolution.†The award was presented with a $1,500 honorarium.
“This is an excellent recognition for Ms. Mulu-Moore, her advisor (Dr. Amy Winebarger), the Department of Physics and AAMU,†said Dr. Matthew Edwards, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, which houses the Physics Department.
Dr. Doris R. Robinson-Gardner, CHBGS president and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies at Jackson State University (Miss.), and Dr. Marlene Coles, partner relations manager for ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Publishing, also praised Mulu Moore’s dissertation as an extraordinary piece of academic work and a significant accomplishment.
“Ms. Mulu-Moore’s award is a testimony to the depth and breadth of the research that students and the faculty in the AAMU graduate school are conducting,†commented Dr. Michael E. Orok, associate provost and interim dean of the School of Graduate Studies. “It also confirms that her research and its findings are acceptable within the specific academic community, and that they have national significance.â€
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Mulu-Moore (left) receives CHBGS award for best dissertation, brought home by Dr. Michael Orok, associate provost and interim dean of AAMU’s School of Graduate Studies.
