The NC State Engineering Foundation Inc.
and the
College of Engineering
at
North Carolina State University

Invite You to the

PRESENTATION
OF
THE R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND EXTENSION

Going to Extremes:
Observations from the Biology/Engineering Interface

Lecture by the Eighteenth Award Recipient

Dr. Robert M. Kelly

Alcoa Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director of North Carolina State University Biotechnology Program
North Carolina State University

The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Extension was established in 1982 within the College of Engineering to honor a member of the Engineering faculty who has demonstrated superiority in several areas of activity that relate to the University's three-fold mission of teaching, research, and extension. The annual award is supported by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company through the NC State Engineering Foundation Inc. to bring recognition to scientific and educational achievements in fields of engineering.

Dr. Robert M. Kelly, a dedicated researcher and educator, is an internationally renowned scholar with primary interests in the biology and biotechnology of extremophiles. He has achieved notable accomplishments in research, education, and public service. His laboratory is recognized as one of the preeminent extremophile laboratories in the world. Dr. Kelly, who joined the College of Engineering faculty in 1992, is the Alcoa Professor of Chemical Engineering at NC State and director of both the NC State Biotechnology Program and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate Student Biotechnology Training Program. He served as associate vice-chancellor for research and graduate studies in 2001-02.

Thursday, January 30, 2003

2:30 PM Reception

3:00 PM Award and Lecture

242 Riddick Engineering Laboratories

College of Engineering

North Carolina State University

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