Eberly News
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WVU inducts International Studies founder into Order of Vandalia
In recognition of her loyalty and service to West Virginia University, Eberly College Professor Emerita Sophia Peterson has been inducted into The Order of Vandalia.
![Pioneering WVU astrophysicist named prestigious Fellow of the Royal Society, the ‘Oscar’ of the science world](/files/fb126921-88a2-4e4a-80dd-10adab127b7c/400x.webp?cb=5494668df5031a3d77c0d2a02b7510c2)
Pioneering WVU astrophysicist named prestigious Fellow of the Royal Society, the ‘Oscar’ of the science world
Duncan Lorimer, professor of physics and astronomy in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the Royal Society of London for his contributions to pulsar astrophysics and his role in the discovery of fast radio bursts.
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Acclaimed WVU astrophysicist elected to elite National Academy of Sciences, a first for the University
Maura McLaughlin, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been selected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world. She is the first WVU researcher to join the prestigious group.
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Erin Goodykoontz Recognized with Professor of the Year award
Erin Goodykoontz, a Teaching Professor in Eberly College’s School of Mathematical and Data Sciences, has been named 2023 Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.
Katy Goodrich honored with prestigious NSF CAREER awards
Katy Goodrich, assistant professor of space physics, receives 2024 WVU CAREER award. She believes her research project will make space science more accessible to institutions with limited resources. For her project, she’ll design a CubeSat, or miniature satellite, mission to study the Earth’s auroral acceleration region.
DeKeseredy recognized with American Society of Criminology's Ralph Weisheit Lifetime Achievement Award
Sociology professor Walter DeKeseredy received the American Society of Criminology's Ralph Weisheit Lifetime Achievement Award on November 16 for his scholarship, teaching and service in the field of rural criminology.
![WVU employees recognized with Boy Scouts of America national educator award](/files/e33472ba-47c5-46ef-b915-43d8b3d5dae4/400x.webp?cb=6707853cd3e0fb6020d0d9940fad1988)
WVU employees recognized with Boy Scouts of America national educator award
Jay Cole and Michelle Richards-Babb were recognized as the 2023 recipients of the Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award, presented to teachers, educational support staff and school administrators who instill Scouting values in their students.
![Written in the stars: WVU astrophysicists set to receive Shaw Prize, the ‘Nobel of the East’](/files/af4daf3d-214e-4a1c-bed6-e9c857ac4987/400x.webp?cb=59be18a8bf7a080c60c0cf3173a670ef)
Written in the stars: WVU astrophysicists set to receive Shaw Prize, the ‘Nobel of the East’
For Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin, working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico set off a sequence of life events that would include marriage, children, finding a home at West Virginia University, an out-of-this-world scientific discovery and, now, earning a highly prestigious award described as the “Nobel Prize of the East.”