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Chemistry professor named Cottrell Scholar
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Dennis Smith, an associate
chemistry professor, has been named a 2001 Cottrell Scholar.
This prestigious fellowship for beginning faculty in the sciences
recognizes those who excel in both teaching and research. Smith
is one of 17 young professors nationwide to receive the honor.
The award includes a $75,000 research grant. |
Smith, 35, received the award for his work in the
synthesis and fabrication of novel fluoropolymers for photonics
applications. His work -- in collaboration with faculty from Clemson's
Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology
(COMSET) -- may help pave the way for plastic optical switches and
fibers that are easier to handle and potentially less expensive
than what is currently on the market.
"Advances in these areas will help meet the
world's insatiable appetite for bandwidth,"said Smith. "Faster,
cheaper, smaller is the name of the game, and polymers are ready
to play and win."
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