Other Awards and Honors
2008 Awards
Kevin Rosso named Virginia Tech Collefge of Science's Outstanding Alumnus
Kevin Rosso was honored by Virginia Tech for his outstanding research and contributions to the scientific community. Each year the university's alumni association selects, from each academic college, a gifted person who has graduated in the past decade. Rosso received the award from the College of Science, where he earned a doctoral degree in geochemistry in 1998. As a user of EMSL, Rosso leads internationally recognized research in environmental spectroscopy and biogeochemistry. He is an expert in mineral-water interface geochemistry, combining scanning probe microscopy and ab initio molecular modeling. He is known for his insightful models of electron transfer kinetics in environmental systems. His recent studies illuminate the relationship between bacteria and environmental metals, such as iron and uranium. (announced 12/1/2008)