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QUANTUM® PRESIDENT AND CEO, DR. BENNY
JOHNSON, INDUCTED INTO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Leading researcher in the fields
of theoretical chemistry and artificial intelligence tutoring and
assessment software bridges the gap between scientific research and
theory and successful business ventures.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — October
25, 2007, Benny G. Johnson, Ph.D., Co-Founder, President and CEO of
Quantum Simulations, Inc., a developer of artificial intelligence
(AI) tutoring, assessment and professional development software will
be inducted into the University of Kentucky's College of Arts and
Science Alumni Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony held at the Lexington
Convention Center on Friday, October 26.
Award recipients have demonstrated distinguished
professional accomplishments, outstanding character and a commitment
to community service (please see http://www.as.uky.edu/Admin/Alumni/HallOfFame2007.aspx).
One of four inductees, Dr. Johnson will be recognized for his achievements
as a leading expert in the fields of theoretical chemistry and artificial
intelligence tutoring and assessment software for science, mathematics
and business disciplines.
Dr. Johnson appreciates the importance
and value of education. Having grown up on a small dairy farm near
the rural town of Russell Springs, Kentucky, Dr. Johnson was inspired
by his high school chemistry teacher, Mr. Dale Holder, to pursue a
career in chemistry. As an undergraduate at the University of Kentucky,
he received Bachelor of Science Degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics.
He went on to receive his Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry from Carnegie
Mellon University working with Professor John A. Pople, a 1998 Nobel
Laureate in Chemistry.
Dr. Johnson has been principal investigator
on more than 37 federal projects which received more than $9 million
dollars in funding. Last year, he was the recipient of the national
Tibbetts Award, the highest recognition given by the federal government
to small businesses for innovative research, technological innovation
and economic impact. He was one of only 55 candidates to receive this
award in the U.S. out of more than 4,000 organizations.
As a result of his research efforts,
Dr. Johnson has successfully developed and commercialized the world's
first and only artificial intelligence Tutors for chemistry education
and secured several patented and patent-pending technologies and methodologies.
He has also realized the pressing need for quality educational tools
for those with special needs and developed the first-ever accessible
AI Tutors for the blind and visually impaired with support from the
U.S. Department of Education and the National Eye Institute.
Throughout his career, Dr. Johnson has
successfully bridged the gap between academic research and business
practice and has been a true inspiration and relentless force in improving
the quality of education for students across the country.
About Quantum®
Quantum Simulations, Inc. develops artificial intelligence (AI) tutoring,
assessment and professional development software that empowers teachers
and inspires students from middle school through college to achieve
more. Quantum's intelligent learning software is available stand-alone
or integrated with our partners' web-based homework products and Learning
Management Systems. A "technology think tank", Quantum® is funded and
supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science
Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
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