A Florida State University researcher who has spent three decades investigating the mysteries of particle physics through computer simulations has achieved one of academia's top distinctions. Bernd Berg, the Dirac Professor of Physics at FSU, has been chosen to receive Germany's Humboldt Research Award, given to outstanding academics who are at the peak of their careers.

Please join the Editors and the Publisher in welcoming I. Michael Navon to the Editorial Board of the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids.

M. Yousuff Hussaini, the Sir James Lighthill Professor, is one of 30 fellows and three honorary fellows elected to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for 2008. The AIAA bestows the distinction of "fellow" on members who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology in aeronautics or astronautics.