Goldbart is a pioneer in several areas of theoretical physics, including vulcanized materials and mesoscopic systems. Goldbart initiated basic questions that led to a theory of vulcanized materials, and subsequently developed this theory, which has since become a prototype to a wide range of issues, including the structure of glasses and proteins and even the design of synthetic drugs. The quality of his research is reflected in the support he has received as well as by his winning a Presidential Young Investigator Award. Geoffrey J.D. Hewings professor of geography Hewings is best known for analysis of regional economies. He is an authority on interregional input-output analysis and his modeling strategies have resulted in significant breakthroughs in the analysis of poorly developed national and regional economies.
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In 1995 the North American Regional Science Council honored him with the Award for Service to Regional Science and renamed its Junior Scholar Award the Geoffrey J.D. Hewings Award. Valerie J. Hoffman associate professor, Program for the Study of Religion Hoffman was one of the first to examine the role of women in both Islamic fundamentalist movements and the Sufi Orders. Her research combines fieldwork with an examination of both modern and classical Islamic texts, enabling her to depict contemporary Islam in its personal, polemical and historical dimensions. Hoffman is on the board of directors of the leading organization of Middle Eastern studies in North America. Jeffrey S. Moore professor of chemistry Moore's contributions have revolutionized the field of nanostructures, a field that focuses on matter that bridges the gap between the molecular and macroscopic worlds.