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Jun Jiao, associate professor of physics and of electrical and computer engineering, was honored this month by President George W. Bush with the 2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Jiao is one of only 58 researchers nationally to receive the 2004 award—the nation's highest honor for professionals who show exceptional promise for leadership in scientific knowledge at the outset of their research careers.

"This award is well deserved," said U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). "Dr. Jiao is one of the great minds of nanotechnology research and development, and she will help lead this country into the future of that field."

Jiao is currently researching ways to fabricate carbon nanotubes and nanowires and the use of these structures as building blocks for future devices. She receives funding from the National Science Foundation, companies such as FEI and Intel, private donations and grants through the University's Building Our Future campaign, and through partnerships such as the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI).