Assistant Professor Kostas Konstantinidis (Civil and Environmental Engineering and School of Biology) recently received the 2010 Skerman Award for Taxonomy from the World Federation for Culture Collections. This award recognizes excellence in taxonomic research and significant contributions to the discipline by a scientist under the age of 40. As part of this award, Dr. Konstantinidis will deliver the Skerman Award Lecture at the Twelfth International Congress for Culture Collections, to be held in Catarina, Brazil in September. Congratulations Kostas!

More information on Dr. Konstantinidis's work can be found at:
http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/shewanella/