Honors & Other Things |
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November 19, 2013, Volume 60, No. 14
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Related: Perelman School of Medicine Awards of Excellence
CCDC Board: Ms. Currano
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Ms. Judith Currano, head of Penn Libraries’ Chemistry Library, has been named to the Board of Governors of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) for a four-year term, effective May 2014.
The CCDC is a non-profit organization and a registered charity in the United Kingdom best known as a repository for chemical crystal structures. The CCDC is dedicated to the advancement of chemistry and crystallography for the public benefit through providing high quality information, software and services. It is supported by sales of crystal structure modeling and visualization software and the Cambridge Structural Database, a compilation of these crystal structures, to which Penn Libraries subscribes. |
TMS Early Career Award: Dr. Gianola
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Dr. Daniel Gianola, Skirkanich Assistant Professor in the department of materials science and engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is the recipient of a 2014 Early Career Faculty Fellow Award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). The award recognizes a tenure-track assistant professor who has “demonstrated accomplishment in advancing their academic institution and in broadening the technological profile of TMS with the goal of engaging members in relevant activities.”
Dr. Gianola will receive his award at the TMS spring meeting in San Diego and will speak at its Young Leaders Tutorial Luncheon to take place on February 18, 2014.
Dr. Gianola’s research interests lie in the area of nanomechanics, and his research program focuses on understanding, modeling and predicting the mechanical response of advanced materials at reduced length scales. |
Penn, Carnegie Mellon Receive Grant for Transportation Research
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The University of Pennsylvania and Carnegie Mellon University have received a $5.65 million US Department of Transportation grant for a joint research center to conduct transportation technology research and development.
The two-year grant will allow the Penn CMU partnership, Technologies for Safe and Efficient Transportation, or T-SET, to continue to develop and implement new technologies.
“It’s great to be recognized as a national DOT transportation center,” said Dan Lee, co-director of T-SET and professor of electrical and systems engineering in Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. “Our faculty and students are excited to be working on research related to improving the safety and efficiency of our transportation systems.”
This is the third time T-SET has received the federal University Transportation Center Award.
The partnership between the universities advances transportation safety, improves the quality and efficiency of roadways and saves travel time. Researchers will find ways to improve safety, upgrade infrastructure and ensure that the best new technologies come from American companies.
Penn and CMU have also engaged more than 40 public, private and non-profit partners who are critical in deploying the federally funded research technologies through pilot projects and commercialization. In addition, this consortium contributes to the development of “real world” education and workforce training programs at Penn and CMU to prepare students and workers for tomorrow’s transportation infrastructure and policy challenges. |
Hilton Inn at Penn: AAA 4 Diamonds
For the 13th consecutive year, the Inn at Penn has been awarded the AAA Four Diamond rating. The AAA Diamond rating process is North America’s premier rating program and is considered a trusted source of quality when traveling.
To be awarded AAA Four Diamond status, a hotel must offer accommodations which are progressively more refined and stylish than a standard property. The physical attributes of the building must reflect an obvious enhanced level of quality throughout the facility. The fundamental hallmarks at this level include an extensive array of amenities combined with a high degree of hospitality, service and attention to detail. Being ranked as a AAA Four Diamond property showcases the Hilton’s Inn at Penn dedication to all areas of hotel and travel services. |
Advanced Certification in Heart Failure for HUP
The Joint Commission, in conjunction with the American Heart Association (AHA), has awarded the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) Advanced Certification in Heart Failure. Achievement of this certification signifies HUP’s dedication to fostering better outcomes for patients in its heart failure program. HUP’s Advanced Certification in Heart Failure demonstrates long-term success in improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with and being treated for heart failure. HUP is the first hospital in Philadelphia to be recognized by The Joint Commission with the Advanced Certification in Heart Failure.
The Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification in Heart Failure Program is designed to target methods of providing safe, successful transitions of care as the patient moves from the inpatient setting to an outpatient setting. In addition to the new Advanced Heart Failure designation, HUP was the first hospital in Philadelphia to receive Advanced Certification in Ventricular-Assist Devices from The Joint Commission (now joined by Penn Presbyterian Medical Center). HUP has also received the Get With The Guidelines®—Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the AHA. |
Related: Perelman School of Medicine Awards of Excellence
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