| 词条 | Nancy Ho |
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| name = Nancy W. Y. Ho | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = {{zh |t=何汪瑗}} | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1936}} | birth_place = China | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | citizenship = American | nationality = | fields = molecular biology | workplaces = Purdue University | alma_mater = National Taiwan University, Purdue University, Temple University | thesis_title = | thesis_url = | thesis_year = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | influences = | influenced = | awards = National Medal of Technology and Innovation | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = | spouse = }} Nancy W. Y. Ho is the recipient of 2013 USA National Medal of Technology and Innovation,[1] awarded to her by President Barack Obama.[2] The award is the highest honor for technological achievement bestowed by the President of the United States. She was awarded the medal for: "For the development of a yeast-based technology that is able to co-ferment sugars extracted from plants to produce ethanol, and for optimizing this technology for large-scale and cost-effective production of renewable biofuels and industrial chemicals."[3] President Obama's citation at the award ceremony read:{{centred pull quote|text=Ho’s work will lead to large-scale and cost-effective production of renewable biofuels and industrial chemicals.}} Early lifeHo was born in China.[4] Ho grew up in Taiwan.[4] Ho is a Taiwanese American.[4][5] EducationHo earned her PhD in molecular biology in 1968, her masters from Temple University in 1960, and her undergraduate degree from National Taiwan University, Taiwan in 1957. CareerIn 2006, Ho founded GreenTech America Inc. in West Lafayette, Indiana.[6] Ho is also the President of GreenTech America Inc. Ho is known for the yeast called Ho-Purdue Yeast.[7] Ho is a research professor emerita at Purdue University. Earlier on, she was a senior research scientist at Purdue Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE). In 2007, she became a research professor at Purdue, in the School of Chemical Engineering.[8] For over 30 years, she has devoted research to develop the most successful yeast for the production of ethanol. This has considerable impact in the renewable energy field. Awards
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|first=Nancy |last=Ho |year=2018 |title=The Miracle Yeast |location= |publisher= LifeRich Publishing }}[9] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalmedals.org/laureates/nancy-w-y-ho#|website=nationalmedals.org|title=National Science and Technology Medals Foundation|accessdate=2018-09-28}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/05/19/obama-honors-purdue-professor/84616570/|website=indystar.com|title=Obama honors Purdue professor with technology medal|accessdate=2018-09-28}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/ip-programs-and-awards/national-medal-technology-and-innovation/recipients/2013|title=2013 Laureates- National Medal of Technology and Innovation|website=USPTO|accessdate=2018-09-28}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wiareport.com/2015/12/nancy-ho-chosen-to-receive-the-national-medal-of-technology-and-innovation/|website=wiareport.com|title=Nancy Ho Chosen to Receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation : Women In Academia Report|accessdate=2018-09-28}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://taiwaneseamericanhistory.org/blog/whoswho1015/|title=1015. Nancy Ho / 何汪瑗 2016/05 | History of Taiwanese American (T.A. Archives) 台美史料中心|website=taiwaneseamericanhistory.org|accessdate=2018-09-28}} 6. ^{{cite web |URL=https://www.purdue.edu/lorre/people/faculty/ho_nancy.php |title=Nancy W. Y. Ho |publisher=Purdue.edu |accessdate=December 12, 2018}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite web |URL=http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2015/01/20/dr-nancy-ho-founder-green-tech-america/ |title=Dr. Nancy Ho, Founder, Green Tech America |publisher=biofuelsdigest.com |first=Jim |last=Lane |date=January 20, 2015 |accessdate=December 13, 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q4/purdue-engineer-receives-top-award-from-president-obama.html|title=Purdue engineer receives top award from President Obama - Purdue University|website=purdue.edu|accessdate=2018-09-28}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.es/Miracle-Yeast-Nancy-W-Y/dp/1489719296|website=amazon.es|title=The Miracle Yeast: Amazon.es: Nancy W. Y. Ho: Libros en idiomas extranjeros|accessdate=2018-09-28}} External links
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