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Thompson honored again
Laura Anderson
Issue date: 12/10/07 Section: News
"He's an outstanding young faculty member," Johnson said. "He's contributed significantly to our entire department."
Hawes describes Thompson as "pretty humble. I don't usually hear about his awards until I see them in the media."
L'Ecuyer agrees.
"He's not one to gloat - I bet you anything he's sitting back at his desk, sort of embarrassed," L'Ecuyer said. "But he deserves the awards that he's getting."
Thompson's research has earned him much renown in the scientific and academic community. In 2006, Popular Science named him one of the country's 10 most brilliant scientists and he received CSU's Monfort Professor Award. He has received numerous other honors, including the NASA Earth System Science Fellowship and the American Geophysical Union's James B. Macelwane Medal.
In 2005 he was recognized by "Time" magazine as a premier scientific innovator. Thompson has also published over 30 peer-review articles in various scientific publications, such as "Science Magazine" and "Physics Today."
Because he is on sabbatical in Australia, Thompson could not be reached for comment.
Staff writer Laura Anderson can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Hawes describes Thompson as "pretty humble. I don't usually hear about his awards until I see them in the media."
L'Ecuyer agrees.
"He's not one to gloat - I bet you anything he's sitting back at his desk, sort of embarrassed," L'Ecuyer said. "But he deserves the awards that he's getting."
Thompson's research has earned him much renown in the scientific and academic community. In 2006, Popular Science named him one of the country's 10 most brilliant scientists and he received CSU's Monfort Professor Award. He has received numerous other honors, including the NASA Earth System Science Fellowship and the American Geophysical Union's James B. Macelwane Medal.
In 2005 he was recognized by "Time" magazine as a premier scientific innovator. Thompson has also published over 30 peer-review articles in various scientific publications, such as "Science Magazine" and "Physics Today."
Because he is on sabbatical in Australia, Thompson could not be reached for comment.
Staff writer Laura Anderson can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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