Geology professor wins top national award
By Todd Steiner | August 24, 1993The National Science Foundation has selected Naomi Oreskes, an assistant professor of earth sciences and adjunct professor of history, to receive a 1993 Young Investigator Award. The combination of an annual stipend of $25,000 and a NSF guarantee to match any money Oreskes raises from alumni or other sources will allow her access to $315,000 over the next five years. "The awards are very competitive and prestigious since recipients can do things that typical grants might not let them do," said James Wright, the program director at the National Science Foundation. "The nice thing about it is that while most other awards have very specific restrictions about what you can use the money for, this one is fairly open ended," Oreskes said.