Colorado State’s Diana Wall Awarded the Ulysses Medal

Diana W. Wall, a Distinguished Professor and director of the School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University, was awarded the Ulysses Medal from University College Dublin. The award is given annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions on a global scale. Past winners have included Noam Chomsky and Bill Clinton.

Professor Wall was honored for her 30 years of research in the Antarctic. Dr. Wall has conducted more than 25 expeditions to Antarctica, where Wall Valley has been named in her honor. There she has conducted research on soil biodiversity and ecosystem processes as they relate to world climate change.

Dr. Wall, holds a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Kentucky.