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Outstanding Young Alumni Named
Adrienne Hoffman has been named Outstanding Recent Alumna from the College of Science. After graduating from Virginia Tech with a degree in biological sciences in 1998, Hoffman went on to earn her master’s
degree and begin a career as a teacher at Potomac Falls
High School in Potomac Falls, Va. Since then, Hoffman’s
teaching career has included numerous awards and
honors. She participated in a prestigious workshop on
molecular markers, obtained certification to assist in
the Smithsonian Institute’s biodiversity teaching and
discovery project, and was selected at the national level
for Who’s Who Among High School Teachers.
David M. Janicke has been named Outstanding Recent
Graduate Student from the college. Janicke earned a
Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2001 and has since be-

www.aip.org/pnu/2007/split/820-1.html.
Russell T. Jones, professor of psychology, was part of a
national study led by Harvard University and funded by
the National Institutes of Mental Health that was cited
in the December 7, 2007, issue of the New York Times. The
longitudinal study of more than 1,000 New Orleans residents has so far determined that mood problems, including symptoms of post-traumatic stress, were at a high
level after Hurricane Katrina and that the delayed government response may have made the problem worse.
For the full story see www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/
health/research/04katr.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pag.

Issue No. 5 SUMMER 2008

Michael Hochella

Assistant physics Professor Jonathan Link played a
key role in one of the American Institute of Physics’ Ten
Top Physics Stories for 2007. Link was involved in the
MiniBooNE experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. The project solved a mystery
in neutrino physics, apparently dismissing the possibility of a fourth type of neutrino. For the full story see

M a g a z i n e

Professors’ Research Recognized

S c i e n c e

journal articles and has been active in many university
governance and service roles.

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Michael Hochella, University
Distinguished Professor of Geosciences, was named a Fellow in
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Election as a Fellow is an honor
bestowed upon AAAS members
by their peers. Recipients are
noted for their “scientifically distinguished efforts to advance science or it applications.”

Patricia Dove

come a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida. He joined the university faculty in 2003
after serving as a postdoctoral fellow at the Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center. His areas of interest include pediatric psychology, pediatric obesity and
health promotion, pediatric feeding issues, and health
care utilization. In addition to his teaching and research,
Janicke has authored dozens of book chapters and

C o l l e g e

Patricia Dove, professor in the
Department of Geosciences,
has been named a Fellow of the
American Geophysical Union
(AGU). This prestigious award is
bestowed upon approximately 12
individuals worldwide per year.
According to the AGU, nominees
“must have attained acknowledged eminence in the Earth and
space sciences.”