The Maryland Academy of Sciences and the Maryland Science Center have introduced the winners of the 2022 Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) and Outstanding Young Engineer (OYE) awards in addition to the winner of the Dr. H. Bentley Glass Scholarship.
The winners had been honored at a ceremony at this time on the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
The honorees are:
Troy Townsend, Ph.D.—Associate Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
Elizabeth Strychalski, Ph.D.—Physicist and Synthetic Biologist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jamie Spangler, Ph.D.—Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Nayev Pumphrey – Senior, Baltimore City College
(More particulars of the honorees’ work are under)
The Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) and Outstanding Young Engineer (OYE) awards are bestowed on scientists and engineers who’re 35 years previous or youthful working in academia and 40 years previous or youthful working in different sectors.
The OYS award was established in 1959 with the OYE award inaugurated in 1988. Award recipients are chosen by members of the Maryland Academy of Sciences’ Scientific Advisory Council.
The Dr. H. Bentley Glass Scholarship, established in 1965, is awarded to a Baltimore City public highschool scholar who intends to pursue post-secondary STEM research.
“We believe informal science education forms a foundation for lifelong learning and curiosity,” stated Mark J. Potter, President and CEO of the Maryland Science Center. “These honorees show that foundation leads to discovery and achievements that benefit us all. By recognizing their work, we want to show the public, especially Maryland’s schoolchildren, that these role models are in their communities, working to make the world a better, safer place.”
“Maryland and its institutions continue to attract and cultivate some of the world’s leading scientists and engineers,” stated Dr. Terry Teays, Chair of the Scientific Council. “We can’t take that for granted. These awards should remind our winners — and all STEM professionals and students in the state — that their work is valued. There is a thriving community of science supporters and advocates cheering them on.”
– Mark J. Potter: President and CEO of the Maryland Science Center
– Dr. Troy Townsend, Outstanding Young Scientist
– Mollie Mulherin Thompson: Vice Chair of the Maryland Science Center’s Science and Education Advisory Council
Troy Townsend, Ph.D.—Associate Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science, Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
Founder of his college’s Material Science Program, Dr. Townsend pursues the event of low-cost renewable photo voltaic vitality know-how by means of ink-jet printing of strong inorganic photovoltaics. Through discovery of a novel bathless metal-composite electroplating method, he’s producing glowing hand instruments for the Navy with the objective of enhancing mission readiness.
Elizabeth Strychalski, Ph.D.—Physicist and Synthetic Biologist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Dr. Strychalski based and leads the Cellular Engineering Group at NIST, working to supply a basis of measurements wanted to help the design and management of engineered perform in residing programs. She conducts high-impact analysis within the areas of engineering biology, artificial biology, nano- and microelectromechanical programs, and coverage.
Jamie Spangler, Ph.D.—Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Spangler is pioneering new analysis instructions within the discipline of biomolecular engineering by growing revolutionary instruments to interrogate and manipulate biology on the degree of proteins. Her lab is on the chopping fringe of molecular drugs, advancing new therapies from the invention and design phases all over scientific translation, significantly for focused therapy of ailments starting from most cancers to autoimmune problems.
Nayev Pumphrey – Senior, Baltimore City College
Nayev will probably be graduating highschool with a GPA of 5.43 and plans to main in Earth and Ocean Sciences. She has interned with the American Chemical Society, performed analysis at Johns Hopkins University by means of the Women in Science and Engineering Program, and studied on the National Aquarium as a Henry Hall Fellow. Nayev volunteers on the Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS).
For extra details about the Outstanding Young Scientist and Engineer Awards, go to https://www.mdsci.org/be taught/awards-scholarships/oys-oye/
About the Maryland Science Center
Named one among Parents Magazine’s Top 10 Science Centers in America, the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore reaches 500,000 folks a yr. The Maryland Science Center evokes, fascinates, motivates, and engages youngsters and adults with dozens of interactive displays, touring exhibitions, authentic displays within the world-famous Davis Planetarium, larger-than-life motion pictures within the five-story St. John Properties IMAX Theater, and tons of of hands-on applications delivered all through the state annually. For extra info, go to www.marylandsciencecenter.org.