¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Research Frontiers Contest results
6 November 2012
The results of the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Research Frontiers contest have been announced, celebrating the fact that curiosity-driven discovery and analysis has been a feature of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº from its foundation.
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº staff, students and alumni were invited by the Office of the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Vice-Provost (Research) to submit works reflecting on individuals, groups or units associated with ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº from 1826 to the present day that have exemplified the curiosity-driven, cross-disciplinary, pioneering nature of the activity we seek to generate through ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Research Frontiers.
Prize-winning entries by the following contest entrants can be downloaded from the :
- Stephen Cox (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Chemistry) and Prof Angelo Michaelides (London Centre for Nanotechnology) - Discovering the Noble Gases: a story of a chemistry superhero
- Dr Pok Lam Fung (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Eastman Dental Institute) - Phosphorus necrosis unravelled and phossyjaw.wordpress.com
- Sara Wingate Gray (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Information Studies) - The Unsung Librarian: Ronald Staveley at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº
- Prof Gerta Vrbova (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Biosciences) - A.V. Hill's contribution to ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's standing in science and society
- Prof Roger Wotton (¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Genetics, Evolution & Environment) - An imaginary interview between a New Academic and E Ray Lankester, Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº from 1875-1890.