DATE: April 14, 2008

CONTACT: Tim Burg, (864) 656-1368
tburg@clemson.edu

WRITER: Susan Polowczuk, (864) 656-2063
spolowc@clemson.edu

Clemson Sigma Xi names two award winners

CLEMSON — The Clemson Chapter of Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society has announced the recipients of the chapter's annual awards.

Julia A. Frugoli, associate professor of genetics and biochemistry was named Outstanding Young Investigator of the Year. The award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of Frugoli during the first 10 years of receiving her highest degree. Frugoli’s research at Clemson focuses on plant genetics for agricultural benefits. She is a Special Fellow of the Rutland Center for Ethics Across the Curriculum, focusing on research ethics education through workshops and courses.

The Outstanding Researcher of the Year award was presented to Karen Burg, Hunter Endowed Chair and professor of bioengineering. Burg’s work has focused on tissue engineering with both orthopedic and soft tissue applications. She was recently elected to the North American Council of the Tissue Engineering International and Regenerative Medicine Society and was invited by the National Academy of Engineering to present her team’s work in the area of tissue engineering at the recent National Academies Indo-American Frontiers of Engineering meeting in Irvine, Calif.

Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. There are nearly 60,000 Sigma Xi members in more than 100 countries around the world. Sigma Xi chapters, more than 500 in all, can be found at colleges and universities, industrial research centers and government laboratories. The Society endeavors to encourage support of original work across the spectrum of science and technology and to promote an appreciation within society at large for the role research has played in human progress.

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