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Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:35:14 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Dr. Ken Chong Named ASME Fellow

Dr. Ken Chong Named ASME Fellow

Dr. Ken Chong

Dr. Ken Chong, Engineering Advisor and Program Director for the Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).  Chong is cited for his extensive research and policy contributions to the area of solid mechanics.

"Ken has been a tremendous resource on the frontiers of research in mechanics," said Dr. ...

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Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:34:54 -0600 (CST)
Subject: In Alaska's Forests, Dried Mushrooms to the Rescue?

In Alaska's Forests, Dried Mushrooms to the Rescue?

Photo of mushrooms, sphagnum moss and cranberry.

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally: mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other northern regions, according to new research.

Results of the study appear online Nov. 3, 2008, in a paper in the journal Global Change Biology.

When the soil in these forests is warmed, fungi that feed on dead plant material, such as mushrooms, dry out and produce significantly less ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112567&govDel=USNSF_51


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