McQuade, who joined the Cornell faculty on July 1, was one of 11 researchers nationally honored by the foundation. He was selected from 86 nominees for the awards, which are designed to provide external research support to new faculty no later than the beginning of their first full-time academic appointments.
McQuade's research group is investigating a biomimetic approach to materials research. Building on the tools acquired through the synthesis of small molecules, the group is attempting to create well-defined polymeric and molecular-based assemblies that mimic the complexity and function of biological materials, from enzymes to organs.
The Dreyfus foundation was established in 1946 by chemist, inventor and businessman Camille Dreyfus as a memorial to his brother, Henry, also a chemist, who was his partner in developing the first commercially successful system of cellulose acetate fiber production.
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