N.S.F. awards Yin up to $500,000
The National Science Foundation recently awarded Thayer School of Engineering Professor John Yin the distinguished Young Investigator Award in recognition of his scientific achievements. The Young Investigator Award guarantees Yin up to $100,000 per year for the next five years in research funding and is designed to foster interaction between academia and industry. While the bulk of Yin's award is composed of money from the N.S.F., it also includes potential grants from private industrial companies. The foundation, which awarded 150 U.S.