Brady Cox Receives Presidential Early Career Award
Brady Cox
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor Brady Cox recently received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
The Presidential early career awards embody the high priority the Obama Administration places on producing outstanding scientists and engineers to advance the nation’s goals, tackle grand challenges and contribute to the American economy. Established by President Clinton in 1996, the awards are coordinated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President. Awardees are selected for their pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education or community outreach.
Cox was selected for the Presidential award because of his work on non-intrusive subsurface imaging using seismic surface wave methods. These tests are used to determine the layering and dynamic properties of foundation soils under a building site, which is necessary information for designing structures to resist earthquake damage. Cox’s research focuses on making these methods more reliable.
Cox and the other awardees will be honored by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy at a reception in Washington D.C. on July 31, 2012. He will join the CAEE faculty in Fall 2012.
For more information, contact: Linda Keyte.
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