Three talented faculty members from the College of Letters & Science have received Romnes Faculty Fellowships.
Romnes awards recognize exceptional UW-Madison faculty members who have earned tenure within the last six years. Selected by a Graduate School committee, winners receive an unrestricted $50,000 award for research, supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
This year's L&S recipients are:
Nemet
Gregory Nemet, associate professor of public affairs and environmental studies, studies energy, environmental and technology policy. He focuses on identifying the determinants of past improvements in energy technologies, and using those results as inputs for models to inform policy design. He also chairs the Energy Analysis and Policy program in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.
Raimy
Eric Raimy, professor of linguistics, works on sound patterns in human language from a cognitive science perspective. His recent work focuses on mental representations in phonology and on the Wisconsin Englishes Project, which documents and analyzes local dialects of English, such as distinct vocabulary, pronunciations, idioms and ethnic influences.
Yoon
Tehshik Yoon, professor of chemistry, investigates more efficient and environmentally responsible ways to synthesize complex molecular structures. He has pioneered a strategy to construct chemical bonds using sunlight or similar sources of visible light, with long-term hopes that these reactions might improve the sustainability of chemical manufacturing.
The award is named for the late H. I. Romnes, former chairman of the board of AT&T and former president of the WARF Board of Trustees.
Overall, nine UW-Madison faculty members received fellowships. To see the full list, read this story from University Communications.