Pm Salutes Its Breakthrough Awards Winners

Media Platforms Design TeamAt New York City’s American Museum of Natural HistoryMedia Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamThe Mingle. That’s PM Assistant Art Director Michael Friel to the left.Media Platforms Design TeamPM Editor-in-Chief James Meigs (facing far left) and PM Publisher Bill Congdon (facing far right) honor award recipients.Media Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamPM Home department Senior Editor Roy Berendsohn (right)Media Platforms Design TeamPM Deputy Editor Jerry Beilinson (foreground) and PM Researcher Ben Chertoff (far right)Media Platforms Design TeamHearst Magazines President Cathleen Black shares her opening remarks.Media Platforms Design TeamMeigs kicks off the awards presentations.Media Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamCongdon honors Sarah Mims, PM Young Achiever Award, for her research in fungal spores. Mims proved that burning diseased crops in Central America releases live spores that travel with the smoke all the way to the Gulf Coast.Media Platforms Design TeamHugh Herr, creator of the Rheo knee, discusses biomechatronics.Media Platforms Design TeamPM Reader Project winners Sarah and Tim Pickens with their rocket bikes.