The Museum of Science & Industry (Tampa) honors a Hispanic scientist every year since 2001.[1] MOSI awards a Scientist every year to provide role models for the diverse youth of the Tampa Bay area.[2]
2001
editThe 2001 honoree was Dr. Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez, a Marine Biologist from Mexico.
2002
editThe 2002 honoree was Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, a NASA Astronaut from Argentina.
2003
editThe 2003 honoree was Dr. Mario Molina, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry from Mexico.
2004
editDr. Antiona Coello Novello was the 2004 honoree, and she was the U.S. Surgeon General from 1990 to 1993. She is originally from Puerto Rico.
2005
editDr. Edmond Yunis was the 2005 honoree, and he is an Immunologist from Colombia.
2006
editThe 2006 honoree was Dr. Ines Cifuentes, a Seismologist from England, Ecuador, and America.
2007
editDr. Louis A. Martin-Vega is an Industrial Engineer from America and Puerto Rico, and he was the 2007 honoree.
2008
editThe 2008 honoree was Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, a Molecular Biologist from America and Mexico.
2009
editDr. Nils Diaz, the former chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was the 2009 honoree, and he is from Cuba.
2010
editDr. Dan Arvizu, the 2010 honoree, is the Director and Chief Executive of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and he is from Mexico.
2011
editDr. Cristian Samper, Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, was the 2011 honoree, and he is from Colombia.
2012
editDr. Nora Volkow, the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health, was the 2012 honoree, and she is originally from Mexico.
2013
editDr. Raul Cuero, Inventor and Microbiologist, is the 2013 honoree, and he is from Colombia .[3]
2014
editDr. Rafael L. Bras, Civil Engineer, Puerto Rico. Prize expanded to include an Early Career Honoree: Dr. Ana Maria Rey, Physicist, Colombia.
2015
editDr. Modesto Alex Maidique, Electrical Engineer, Cuba. Early Career Honoree: Dr. Miguel Morales Silva, Physicist, Puerto Rico.
2016
editDr. Adriana Ocampo, Planetary Geologist, USA.[4]
References
edit- ^ http://www.mosi.org/national-hispanic-scientist-of-the-year/past-recipients.aspx
- ^ http://www.mosi.org/national-hispanic-scientist-of-the-year/about-national-hispanic-scientist.aspx
- ^ "Hispanic Scientist of the Year". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "MOSI hosts National Hispanic Scientist of the Year award recipient". Bay News 9. Hillsborough County. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2021.