Lynwood W. Swanson Award
Awarded by the MJ Murdock Charitable Trust, these awards honor the longtime work of Dr. Lynwood Swanson, who retired after serving as a Trustee at the Murdock Trust for 30 years. Dr. Swanson began his career as a professor at Linfield College, before moving his research to Oregon Graduate Institute. In 1971, he co-founded FEI, a world-leader in electron optics and focused ion beam technologies in scanning and transmission electron microscopies. The “Swanson Award” is intended to recognize a senior faculty exemplar with an established, productive, and nationally recognized research program, while the “Swanson Promise Award” is aimed at recognizing a junior faculty who has demonstrated an exception potential in establishing an exemplary, productive, and sustainable research program.
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Andreas Madlung — 2024 Lynwood W. Swanson Reasearch Award
The 2024 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Andreas Madlung, Distinguished Professor of Biology, University of Puget Sound. “For his outstanding scholarship in and commitment to the field of plant biology and his exceptional ability to inspire scientific curiosity and p...
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Samuel Fey — 2024 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award
The 2024 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Samuel Fey, Associate Professor of Biology, Reed College. “For cutting-edge basic and applied exploration of the responses of populations and communities to environmental change and for inclusive research mentorshi...
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Stacey Weiss — 2023 Lynwood W. Swanson Reasearch Award
The 2023 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Stacey Weiss, Professor and Chair of Biology and William McCormick Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Puget Sound. “For her scholarship on behavioral and microbial ecology, and her deep commitment to providing transf...
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Kelly Chacón — 2023 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award
The 2023 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Kelly Chacón, Arthur F. Scott Associate Professor of Chemistry, Reed College. “For their internationally recognized application of spectroscopic approaches to answering bioinorganic chemistry questions, and for the...
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Kate Jackson — 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Reasearch Award
The 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Kate Jackson, professor of biology, Whitman College. “For her internationally recognized work to advance scientific knowledge of herpetology, snakes and snakebite in Africa and to mentor the next generation of scientists.”
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Cara Wall-Scheffler — 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Reasearch Award
The 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, professor and chair of biology, Seattle Pacific University. “For her internationally recognized work coupling and re-coupling human locomotor evolution with reproductive fitness, and her unparalleled mento...
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Margaret Metz — 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award
The 2022 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Margaret Metz, associate professor of biology, Lewis and Clark College. “For her contributions to understanding forest dynamics and disturbances in a changing world, and for inspiring students to appreciate and pro...
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Christopher Smith — 2021 Lynwood W. Swanson Research Award
The 2021 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Christopher Irwin Smith, Professor of Biology, Willamette University. Dr. Smith’s research into the diversity of Yuccas has received global recognition in addition to his scholarly work with undergraduates and his own, public-...
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Andrea Kunder — 2021 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award
The 2021 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Andrea Kunder, Assistant Professor of Physics, St. Martin’s University. In addition to investing in hands on research for her undergraduate students, Dr. Kunder has conducted significant research into the structure...
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Dan Burgard — 2020 Lynwood W. Swanson Research Award
The 2020 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Daniel A. Burgard, professor of chemistry, University of Puget Sound. Not only has Dr. Burgard established a productive and nationally and internationally acclaimed research program examining community waste water during his c...
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Anna Ritz — 2020 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise Award
The 2020 Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award was given to Dr. Anna Ritz, associate professor of biology, Reed College. Dr. Ritz is regarded by her peers as an extraordinary teacher, a nationally recognized researcher and research mentor and a thoughtful and successful program...
