Cyrus receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 9/9/2004

Cyrus and slide Cyrus in hall Cyrus in room

Cyrus giving a brief talk at NSF on his work (Sep 9, 2004, Morning)

Cyrus in front of the Eisenhower Hall at White House's Eisenhower Executive Office Building before entering the award ceremony (Sep 9, 2004, Afternoon)

Cyrus at the post-award reception in Indian Treaty Room at White House's Eisenhower Executive Office Building (Sep 9, 2004, Evening)

2003 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

The president has named 57 young government-supported scientists and engineers to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest national honor for investigators in the early stages of promising research careers who have also displayed leadership in their fields.
Three computer scientists, Cyrus Shahabi of the University of Southern California, Sandeep K. Shukla of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Yoky Matsuoka of Carnegie-Mellon University were honored today.
Today's awards bring to 160 the number of NSF-supported PECASE recipients since 1996.


The complete one hour video of the award ceremony, broadcasted live from the whitehouse website on Sep. 9 2004, 3-4pm EST.

The NSF press release, Sep 9 2004. Infolab picture is one of the two pictures appeared in this release.

The whitehouse webpage of this event.

The original whitehouse press release, Sep 9 2004.

Maria Zemankova's email message announcing this award to IDM PI's. Maria is the Program Director of the Information and Data Management (IDM) program at NSF

IDM Community Success Stories

USC Viterbi School of Engineering announcement

IMSC e-News, September 2004

NSF Awardee Photographs with links to award descriptions and White House photographs

Remarks to the NSF Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) 2003 Awardees


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Jack Marburger, left, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Arden L. Bement Jr., right, National Science Foundation acting director, present Cyrus Shahabi with his award at a Sept. 9, 2004 White House ceremony.

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