Hispanic Scientist of the Year Award
The Museum of Science & Industry (Tampa) honors a Hispanic scientist every year since 2001.[1] MOSI awards a Scientist every year to provide role models for the diverse youth of the Tampa Bay area.[2]
2001[]
The 2001 honoree was Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, a Marine Biologist from Mexico.
2002[]
The 2002 honoree was Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, a NASA Astronaut from Argentina.
2003[]
The 2003 honoree was Dr. Mario Molina, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry from Mexico.
2004[]
Dr. Antiona Coello Novello was the 2004 honoree, and she was the U.S. Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993. She is originally from Puerto Rico.
2005[]
Dr. Edmond Yunis was the 2005 honoree, and he is an Immunologist from Colombia.
2006[]
The 2006 honoree was Dr. Ines Cifuentes, a Seismologist from England, Ecuador, and America.
2007[]
Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega is an Industrial Engineer from America and Puerto Rico, and he was the 2007 honoree.
2008[]
The 2008 honoree was Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a Molecular Biologist from America and Mexico.
2009[]
Dr. Nils Diaz, the former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was the 2009 honoree, and he is from Cuba.
2010[]
Dr. Dan Arvizu, the 2010 honoree, is the Director and Chief Executive of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and he is from Mexico.
2011[]
Dr. Cristian Samper, Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, was the 2011 honoree, and he is from Colombia.
2012[]
Dr. Nora Volkow, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, was the 2012 honoree, and she is originally from Mexico.
2013[]
Dr. Raul Cuero, Inventor and Microbiologist, is the 2013 honoree, and he is from Colombia .[3]
2014[]
Dr. Raefael L. Bras, Civil Engineer, Puerto Rico. Prize expanded to include an Early Career Honoree: Dr. Ana Maria Rey, Physicist, Colombia.
2015[]
Dr. Modesto Alex Maidique, Electrical Engineer, Cuba. Early Career Honoree: Dr. Miguel Morales Silva, Physicist, Puerto Rico.
2016[]
Dr. Adriana Ocampo, Planetary Geologist, USA.[4]
References[]
- ^ http://www.mosi.org/national-hispanic-scientist-of-the-year/past-recipients.aspx
- ^ http://www.mosi.org/national-hispanic-scientist-of-the-year/about-national-hispanic-scientist.aspx
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "MOSI hosts National Hispanic Scientist of the Year award recipient". Bay News 9. Hillsborough County. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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