M. Russell Harter Award for Scientific Research

The purpose of the M. Russell Harter Award for Scientific Research is to recognize a significant research project in the sciences accomplished by either a faculty member or graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  In 1994, family and friends established the award in memory of Russell Harter, a renowned professor of Psychology at UNCG from 1968 to 1990. Harter’s association with the university spanned 22 years earning him the love of hundreds of students and the respect of colleagues from around the world.  He was a pioneer in studying how the brain controls attention by recording brain waves.  Dr. Harter also worked with adults who had reading disabilities as children. His research in this area enabled schools to identify pre-school aged children with reading disabilities and ensured that those children would receive appropriate services and support in school.

The award, which carries a stipend of $1,000, recognizes outstanding achievement in research in the sciences by a UNCG undergraduate student. The M. Russell Harter Award for Scientific Research is awarded at Excellence Day ceremonies.

The $1000 award was given on alternate years – one year presented to a faculty member the next to a graduate student. The award was presented to an undergraduate student for the first time in 2005.

ELIGIBLILTY
The award recognizes a meritorious scientific project. Dissertations, published papers, or a cohesive group of papers emerging from a single extended project may provide the basis for a nomination.