Institute for Environmental Genomics awarded a 2010 Innovator of the Year award
March, 2010Over the past 13 years, The Journal Record has presented Innovator of the Year awards to "top-notch business innovation in Oklahoma" annually. The Institute for Environmental Genomics is one of 34 Oklahoma organizations honored with this award for 2010 ." "The Journal Record's Innovator of the Year program has honored the spirit of Oklahoma ingenuity for more than a decade. This program allows us to recognize businesses, organizations and individuals who embrace both the entrepreneurialism and innovation that make Oklahoma such a special place to live and work," said Mary Melon, publisher of The Journal Record. "Our honorees over the years have developed products and services that have grown our communities and have literally put us on the map - both nationally and internationally."
GeoChip Wins a 2009 R&D100 Award
Drs. Jizhong Zhou, Zhili He, Liyou Wu, Joy Van Nostrand, and Ye Deng of the Institute for Environmental Genomics and the Department of Botany and Microbiology travelled to Orlando, Fl on November 12th to be presented with a 2009 R&D100 Award for their development of the GeoChip. "Past winners have included sophisticated testing equipment, innovative new materials, chemistry breakthroughs, biomedical products, consumer items, and high-energy physics. The R&D 100 Awards span industry, academia, and government-sponsored research."
