Noetic Hosts Holiday Party

Noetic Technologies, Inc. hosted a holiday party at its office on Pearl Street in Hattiesburg on Friday December 2nd. Attending were numerous Southern Miss faculty, staff, and students, along with several local business leaders.

In appreciation for support in advancing innovation and commercialization at Southern Miss, Noetic presented its 2005 Inventor Awards. The winners were:

Most Invention Disclosures

• Dr. Marek Urban

School of Polymers and High Performance Materials

Largest Private Research Contract

• Dr. Doug Wicks
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials

Heavy Lifting Award

• Dr. John Pojman
  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Heavy Lifting Award

• Dr. Joseph Kolibal
  Department of Mathematics

Early Bird Award

• Dr. Sarah Morgan
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
• Dr. Doug Wicks
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials

Noetic Appreciation Award

• Dr. James Evans
  Mississippi Polymer Institute
• Dr. Andrew Strelzoff
  School of Computing
• Dr. Hans Schanz
  Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Dr. Jinx Campbell
  Department of Coastal Sciences
• Mr. John Ogle
  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
• Mr. J. D. Caldwell
  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
• Mr. David Burke
  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
• Dr. Patrick Biber
  Department of Coastal Sciences
• Ms. Linda Skupien
  Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
• Dr. Tulio Sulbaran
  School of Construction
• Ms. Cindy Lowe
  Office of the VP of Research and Economic Development
• Ms. Debbie Witherby
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
• Ms. Connie Wyldmon
  Office of Sponsored Programs Administration
• Dr. Joshua Otaigbe
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
• Dr. James Rawlins
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
• Dr. Sergei Nazarenko
  School of Polymers and High Performance Materials