Press Release - CO Federal Research Labs Receive Gov's Award
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OFFICE OF GOVERNOR BILL RITTER, JR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, FEB. 17, 2009
CONTACT:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER HONORS COLORADO'S FEDERAL RESEARCH LABS
Gov. Ritter this evening presented the 2009 CO-LABS Governor's Award for Research Impact to five scientists from federal research laboratories in Colorado. CO-LABS is a nonprofit that educates about and advocates for Colorado's 24 federal research labs.
"Colorado's research labs and scientists continue to gain national recognition for their outstanding contributions in advanced scientific research," Gov. Ritter said. "These 24 labs also contribute significantly to Colorado's economy. They support 6,300 employees and had a net economic impact of $1.25 billion in 2008."
The winners of the 2009 Governor's Award for Research Impact:
- Climate Science was awarded to Community Climate System Model, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Peter Gent, Ph.D., Principal Investigator.
- Information Technology was awarded to NIST Internet Time Service, JILA and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Judah Levine, PhD, Developer.
- Renewable Energy was awarded to Thin Film Solar Cells, National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
- Public Health was awarded to Inhaled Aerosol Vaccines, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science, Robert E. Sievers, Ph.D, Principal Investigator.
- Natural Resources was awarded to Oral Contraceptive for Wildlife, USDA National Wildlife Research Center, Kathleen Fagerstone, Ph.D., Manager, Invasive Species and Technology Development Program, and Lowell Miller, Ph.D., Research Reproductive Physiologist.
Based in Boulder, CO-LABS is a consortium of federally funded scientific laboratories, universities, businesses, local governments and community leaders organized to establish Colorado as a global leader in research, technology and their commercialization.