| | Michael Turner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | Turner also serves as assistant director for mathematical and physical sciences for the National Science Foundation, heading a $1 billion directorate that supports research in mathematics, physics, chemistry, materials and astronomy, as well as multidisciplinary programs and education. |
 | | The recipient of numerous awards and distinctions during his three decades of research, Turner is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Scientists. |
 | | Turner has chaired the National Research Council's Committee on the Physics of the Universe, which produced a comprehensive report, "Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century," that contributed to the Bush administration's formulation of its science planning agenda. |
| www.phys.ksu.edu /paw/sc/Spring05/abstracts/turner.html (409 words) |