Appointments, honors and activities
November 20, 2015
• Faculty and staff honors:
- Prasoon Diwakar, a postdoctoral research associate in the College of Engineering, was named winner of the 2016 CappSci Inventors prize. He was selected for his proposed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy detector, a portable instrument for real-time detection of carcinogens in airborne material, solids or liquid samples. He receives a $100,000 grant for a 12-month residency at Frost Science in Miami.
