| Peter
B. Wagner Medal of Excellence Awarded to Xiaolong “Bill”
Hu
Dr. Xiaolong “Bill”
Hu, a soil and groundwater scientist in DRI’s Division of
Hydrologic Sciences in Las Vegas, has been named the recipient of
the 2002 Peter B. Wagner Medal of Excellence. The Wagner Medal,
named in honor of Peter B. Wagner, a DRI atmospheric scientist who
died in the crash of a research aircraft in 1980, acknowledges outstanding
scientific accomplishments by DRI faculty in the early stages of
their careers. Recipients receive a $1,000 prize and minted medal.
Hu’s work at DRI
focuses on developing mathematical models to describe the natural
variability of groundwater movement and the transport of pollutants
by groundwater through rock and soil. A member of DRI’s research
faculty since 1997, he received his Ph.D. in Soil and Groundwater
Environmental Science at Purdue University. Hu received the award
based on his record of publications, peer recognition, and service.
DRI President Stephen G. Wells said the Wagner Medal “is a
fitting recognition of the standard of excellence Dr. Hu has already
achieved in research creativity, productivity, and contributions
to science.”
The award was established
in 1998 by Peter Wagner’s widow, Sue Wagner, a member of the
Nevada Gaming Commission and former Nevada lieutenant governor and
state senator. She also established the Peter B. Wagner Memorial
Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences, an annual national paper
award to foster and recognize achievement by women graduate students
in that field.
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