GOLDEN, Colo. , Jan. 3, 2007 – Tissa H. Illangasekare, Ph.D., has been awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2006. Illangasekare holds the Colorado School of Mines AMAX Distinguished Chair of Environmental Science and Engineering and is a professor of civil engineering.
Illangasekare is among 449 members elected by their peers to receive the award for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
Illangasekare, who also serves as director of the Center for Experimental Study of Subsurface Environmental Processes at Colorado School of Mines, was cited for his “distinguished contributions to improving fundamental understanding of flow and transport processes in soils and groundwater, including snow, through innovative laboratory, field and modeling studies.”
Dr. Nigel Middleton, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of faculty, noted the honor is a “rare and prestigious award” within the scientific community.
“Dr. Illangasekare's experimental research in the remediation of subsurface environmental contaminants is making enormous contributions in the underlying sciences and associated engineering techniques,” Middleton said. “The way in which he educates students in a context of cutting-edge research is truly exemplary, and his recognition by the AAAS is richly deserved. Colorado School of Mines is proud to have Dr. Illangasekare as a member of the faculty, and is proud of his election as a Fellow of the AAAS.”
New Fellows will receive a certificate and the society's rosette pin Feb. 17 during the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco .
AAAS, founded in 1848, is the world's largest federation of scientists including more than 260 affiliated societies and academies of science serving 10 million people and publisher of the journal Science . Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world with an estimated total readership of 1 million.
Founded in 1874, Colorado School of Mines was established to serve the needs of the local mining industry. Today, the School has an international reputation for excellence in both engineering education and the applied sciences with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's resources. For more information about Colorado School of Mines, visit www.mines.edu .
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