Hamilton College's Winslow Professor of Chemistry George Shields has been awarded a Cottrell College Science Award for his research project, "Quantum Chemical Investigation of the Mechanism of Action of the Enediyne Natural Products." The goal of Shields' research, as outlined in his own proposal to the CCSA, is to "use advanced computational methods to gain a thorough understanding of the mechanism of DNA cleavage by the enediyne family of natural products." According to the website, the Cottrell College Science Awards at the Research Corporation supports research in astronomy, chemistry and physics "that contributes to the advancement of science and to the professional and scholarly development of faculty at undergraduate institutions along with their students."
