Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Members in the News

The Fall 2012 issue of the UA College of Engineering publication mentions the accomplishments of two members of the Church. (reported by Jim Haynes)

("Donald K. Roper, associate professor of chemical engineering and holder of the Charles W. Oxford Endowed Professorship in Emerging Technologies, has patented a process that reduces the time it takes to perform DNA analyses from hours to minutes. Roper's process, which he developed while working at University of Utah, uses gold nanoparticles to increase the efficiency of
the polymerase chain reaction")

Donald K. (Keith) Roper, a member of the Fayetteville 2nd Ward (currently on temporary duty in Washington DC for the National Science Foundation.





(Brady Cox, assistant professor of civil engineering has been named by President Obama as one of 96 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards of Scientists and Engineers. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.)

Brady Cox, a former member of the Fayetteville 2nd Ward. (recently moved to the University of Texas at Austin)