Amiya Mukherjee, a UC Davis engineering professor world-renowned for his pace-setting research and a dedicated teacher in the materials science field, has been awarded the 1993 UC Davis Prize for Teaching and Scholarly Achievement -- believed to be the largest of its kind in the country. Established by the UC Davis Foundation through gifts of the Davis Chancellor's Club Fellows, the $25,000 prize pays tribute to faculty members on campus who demonstrate skillful undergraduate teaching and remarkable scholarly accomplishments. Although Mukherjee is known for his animated classroom lectures, enthusiasm about his subject and concern for his students, he emphasizes that learning doesn't stop at the classroom door. Teaching extends into research and may be inseparable from it. "Research enriches teaching by giving us new ideas and perspectives, and it keeps our minds fresh," he says.