The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Recipient Details
Julia Kubanek
Affidivation:
Georgia Institute of Technology
NSF Directorate:
GEO
Gender:
F
Award Year:
2002
Citation:
For working at the interface of chemistry and ecology to investigate algal toxins and the responses of the ocean's zooplankton to those chemicals. She creatively applies and teaches the use of state-of-the-art analytical tools in marine ecology. Her students receive valuable training in interdisciplinary science and communication methods, aimed at non-scientists, which bridge fields of science and intersect research and policy.