2012 Waterman Award

美国国家科学基金会很高兴地宣布，哈佛大学工程与应用科学学院副教授S·罗伯特·伍德被选为2012年度艾伦·沃特曼奖获得者。伍德博士是怀斯生物启发工程研究所的核心教员。沃特曼奖是美国国家科学基金会(NSF)的最高荣誉。该年度奖项表彰NSF支持的任何科学或工程领域中年龄在35岁以下的杰出研究人员。这是第一年评选出两位获奖者。除了一枚奖牌外，今年的获奖者还将获得100万美元的奖金-是去年奖金的两倍-在五年内在他的领域进一步深造。伍德教授是哈佛微型机器人实验室的创始人，该实验室利用微制造方面的专业知识，开发出特征尺寸从微米到厘米的仿生机器人。他的团队S研发机器人飞行昆虫的项目在2009年获得了美国国家科学基金会的计算机远征奖。他的其他奖项还包括入选麻省理工学院？S？麻省理工学院技术评论杂志？S年度世界榜单？S 35岁以下最优秀的35位创新者，以及2010年美国国家科学基金会主席早期职业科学家和工程师奖。他的研究是生物学和工程学相互作用的一个有趣的例子。

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce the selection of Harvard University?s Robert Wood, an Associate Professor of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, to receive its 2012 Alan T. Waterman Award. Dr. Wood is a core faculty member of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. The Waterman Award is the National Science Foundation's (NSF) highest honor. The annual award recognizes outstanding researchers under the age of 35 in any field of science or engineering that NSF supports. This is the first year that two awardees have been selected. In addition to a medal, each of this year's awardees will receive a $1 million grant---twice the amount of last year's award---over a five-year period for further advanced study in his field. Professor Wood, is founder of the Harvard Microrobotics Lab, which leverages expertise in microfabrication for the development of biologically-inspired robots with feature sizes on the micrometer to centimeter scale. His team?s project to develop robotic flying insects received an NSF Expeditions in Computing Award in 2009. His other awards include being named to MIT?s TR35?MIT Technology Review magazine?s annual list of the world?s top 35 innovators under the age of 35, and the 2010 NSF Presidential Early Career Award For Scientists and Engineers. His research is an intriguing example of the interplay of biology and engineering.