97-10-24 Two Faculty Receive Presidential Award

TWO OHIO STATE FACULTY RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARDS

     COLUMBUS -- Two Ohio State University faculty members have
been selected by President Clinton to receive the second annual
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

     The awards went to Joel Johnson, assistant professor of
electrical engineering, and Renee J. Miller, assistant professor
of computer and information science.

     The presidential honor is the highest bestowed by the U.S.
government on outstanding young scientists and engineers who are
in the early stages of their independent research careers.

     Johnson and Miller were among 60 young scientists across the
country who received the award.  They will receive up to $500,000
each over a five-year period to further their research.  The
awards will be presented in a White House ceremony on Nov. 3.

     JOHNSON, (43220) who has been an Ohio State faculty member
since January 1996, was nominated for the award by the Department
of Defense (Navy).  Johnson’s research involves studying the use
of radar on oceans.  Radar waves can reflect off waves on the
surface of the ocean, which can be difficult for radar operators
to interpret properly.  Johnson’s research aims to develop
methods for interpreting reflected radar waves so that operators
can tell if signals are coming from a ship or simply from the
surface of the ocean.

     While this work will help radar operators on ships, it will
also be beneficial for scientists who use radar to study various
properties of the ocean, he said.

     MILLER (43201), who has been an Ohio State faculty member
since September 1994, was nominated for the award by the National
Science Foundation.  Her research involves studying the efficient
use of large volumes of complex, heterogeneous data.  She studies
the development of novel languages and algorithms to enable the
transformation and integration of heterogeneous data.  She is
particularly interested in developing techniques to support
effective, integrated use of databases over the World Wide Web. 
This work will enable the reuse of old scientific and business
data sets for new, unforeseen applications enhancing the
scientific discovery process in many fields.

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CONTACT:  Joel Johnson, 292-1606 or 292-1593
          Renee Miller, 292-7027


[Submitted by: Carolyn Glover  (glover.3@osu.edu)
               
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