The award is to honor a faculty member in the College of Science who has distinguished themself and the College through their productivity in discipline-based research. The award is given once a year.
Eligibility
All College of Science faculty members, including lecturers, are eligible for this award.
The Award
The Award carries with it a $500 honorarium, and the recipient is obligated to present a seminar to the university community.
Timeline
During the first week of spring semester, a call for nominations will go out to the chairs of each department with a deadline of the first Monday in February. Each nomination should include a brief paragraph describing the nominee's qualifications.
By the fourth Monday of February, the chairs and the associate dean will recommend the nominees to the dean.
By the first Monday in March, the dean will announce the recipient of the Ralph W. Ames Distinguished Research Award.
During fall semester, the recipient will receive their award and give a presentation about their research to the college.
During the Faculty/Staff Meeting during Fall Conference, the dean will introduce the current year's Ralph W. Ames Distinguished Research Award recipient.
Criteria
Among the qualifications to be considered for each nomination:
Quality of and numbers of: Publications in scientific/technical journals; presentations before professional groups; student research projects supervised
Invitations to: Speak before professional audiences; collaborate with researchers; serve on editorial and review boards; referee or review research publications or proposals in the discipline
Receipt of external funding grants
Constistency and longevity of research efforts at Cal Poly Pomona
Impact of research on the quality of the instructional program(s) in the college
Recipients
2023-2024: Junjun Liu, Professor of Biological Sciences
2022-2023: Chantal Stieber, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
2021-2022: Jayson Smith, Professor of Biological Sciences
2020-2021: Alan Krinik, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
2019-2020: Erin Questad, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
2018-2019: Amar Raheja, Professor of Computer Science
2017-2018: Jeffrey Marshall, Professor of Geological Sciences
2016-2017: Robert Talmadge, Professor of Biological Sciences
2015-2016: Jennifer Switkes, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
2014-2015: Craig La Munyon, Chair and Professor of Biological Sciences
2013-2014: Ángel A. Valdés, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
2012-2013: Hubertus Von Bremen, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
2011-2012: Randall J. Swift, Professor of Mathematics
2002-2003: Jonathan A. Nourse, Professor of Geological Sciences
2001-2002: Doug A. Klumpp, Professor of Chemistry
1999-2000: Peter B. Siegel, Professor of Physics
1998-1999: Bijay K. Pal, Professor of Biological Sciences
1997-1998: Harriet Lord, Professor of Mathematics
1996-1997: Don F. Hoyt, Professor of Biological Sciences
1995-1996: Halina Przymusinska, Professor of Computer Science
1993-1994: Lawrence J. Herber, Professor of Geological Sciences
1992-1993: Elisheva Goldstein, Professor of Chemistry
1991-1992: Jill Adler-Moore, Professor of Biological Sciences
1990-1991: Vasu Dev, Professor of Chemistry
1989-1990: Daniel F. Stiffler, Professor of Biological Sciences
1987-1988: Earl I. Pye, Professor of Chemistry
1985-1986: Patrick W. Mobley, Professor of Chemistry
1984-1985: Glenn R. Stewart, Professor of Biological Sciences
Restoring Fire-Resilient Ecosystems - Associate Professor Erin Questad, 2020 Ames Distinguished Research Award Recipient