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AIMBE Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) inducted three members of Penn’s department of bioengineering, Scott Diamond, Ravi Radhakrishnan and Andrew Tsourkas, into its College of Fellows at a ceremony in March.
Dr. Diamond, Arthur E. Humphrey Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; professor of bioengineering; director, Penn Center for Molecular Discovery, departments of chemical and biomolecular engineering and bioengineering; was elected for his contributions in mechanobiology, high throughput drug discovery, gene therapy and blood systems
biology.
Dr. Radhakrishnan, associate professor of bioengineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, was elected in recognition of his novel and unprecedented use of stochastic dynamics and molecular modeling in oncology and systems pharmacology.
Dr. Tsourkas, associate professor, bioengineering, was elected for his outstanding contributions to the fields of molecular imaging and nanomedicine and dedicated service to the University of Pennsylvania.
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Devon Brackbill: National Science Foundation Dissertation Award
Doctoral candidate Devon Brackbill has received a Doctoral Dissertation Award from the National Science Foundation. Mr. Brackbill is a member of the Network Dynamics Group at the Annenberg School whose dissertation research focuses on the effects of network efficiency on collective problem solving within large empirical networks. His project uses computational modeling and internet experiments to identify the network principles governing the emergence of collective intelligence.
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David Brownlee: Fellow, Society of Architectural Historians
David Brownlee was named a Fellow of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) at an awards ceremony in April. He is the Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of 19th Century European Art and chair of the graduate group in the history of art department at Penn.
Dr. Brownlee has previously won publication prizes from the Society for his work as a historian of modern architecture. His publications have been awarded the Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award from the Society of Architectural Historians and the Society of Historians of Great Britain. He served as director of SAH from 1989-1992, editor of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians from 2007-2011 and president and vice president of the Philadelphia Chapter.
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DesignIntelligence’s “30 Most Admired Educators”
Marilyn Jordan Taylor, dean and Paley Professor, and Winka Dubbeldam, professor and chair of graduate architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, are among an elite group of “30 Most Admired Educators” for 2015, according to DesignIntelligence. Each year, DesignIntelligence reports excellence in education and education administration in the design fields.
Dean Taylor was noted as a “brilliant, inspiration[al] leader,” cited for her efforts to integrate a variety of subjects in design, including design theory, sustainability and technical issues between architecture, planning and landscape architecture. “Taylor is known as strategic and hardworking; she creates opportunities for everyone around her,” the report summarized.
Professor Dubbeldam, was heralded for bringing a “fresh, new vision to PennDesign, as well as a great new attitude.” A noted practitioner as founder of the New York-based firm Archi-Tectonics, she was praised as “forward-thinking” and leading with “clarity and intent, with the purpose of promoting the profession.”
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Paul Ducheyne: SFB Founders Award
Paul Ducheyne, professor of bioengineering at Penn, received the 2015 Founders Award in April from the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) for his long-term landmark contributions to the discipline of biomaterials. Dr. Ducheyne’s research activities have established him as a pioneer and leader in bioengineering, orthopedic surgery research and tissue engineering.
“Throughout his career, Paul has been a highly productive and visible researcher, leader and entrepreneur in the field of biomaterials. His accomplishments are significant and considerable,” remarked nominator Michele Marcolongo.
A former president of the SFB, Dr. Ducheyne has authored about 330 papers and chapters in a variety of international journals and books. His papers have been cited more than 10,000 times. He has also been granted more than 40 U.S. patents with international counterparts.
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Michael B. Katz: Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award
The Organization of American Historians (OAH) announced in April that the late Michael B. Katz received its 2015 Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award, given annually to an individual or individuals whose contributions have significantly enriched our understanding and appreciation of American history.
Dr. Katz, the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at Penn, passed away in August of 2014 (Almanac September 2, 2014). “He was one of the great historians of his generation,” said Katherine M. Finley, executive director of the OAH. “The 19 letters of nomination submitted by colleagues on his behalf for the Rosenzweig Award were absolutely stunning in the praise and admiration for Katz as scholar, mentor, teacher and public intellectual who greatly influenced, through his writings and advocacy, discourses about poverty, education and welfare in America.”
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Kristen Kelly: Terry B. Heled Travel & Research Grant
Kristen Kelly, C’16, won the Terry B. Heled Travel & Research Grant at the Kelly Writers House. Ms. Kelly is majoring in urban studies and English. Supported financially by this grant, she will travel to San Francisco and Seattle to research the history of Asian immigration (including its familial/personal impacts) into the U.S. She will present her writing, the result of this research, next fall.
Mali Heled Kinberg, C’95, created this endowed fund in memory of her mother, Terry B. Heled. Each summer, the fund enables a student to travel for the purpose of conducting research that leads to a significant writing project.
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A. Joshua Wand: APS Fellow
A. Joshua Wand, Benjamin Rush Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Dr. Wand was elected for creative development and application of high-resolution NMR methods to examine the role of dynamics and statistical thermodynamics in the function of proteins, including use of NMR relaxation to evaluate conformational entropy, high pressure NMR and the reverse micelle encapsulation strategy.
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Penn: City’s Hero of Philadelphia Award
Mayor Michael Nutter was a special guest at the University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety’s spring Commendation Ceremony in April, where he presented Penn with the City’s inaugural Hero of Philadelphia Award.
Craig Carnaroli, Penn’s executive vice president, and Maureen S. Rush, Penn’s vice president for public safety, accepted the award on behalf of Penn President Amy Gutmann and the University. Mayor Nutter remarked on Penn’s dedication as a valued partner in the areas of public and fire safety, noting that the City is grateful for Penn’s “incredible leadership and valued service, making not only the University at Pennsylvania safer, but also the City of Philadelphia.”
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Vet School Research Day Winners
Students, faculty and guests convened for the annual Phi Zeta Student Research Day. The keynote presentation was given by John Clifford, deputy administrator for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Oral presentations were given by students whose abstracts were selected by faculty judges. Those who did not give talks presented their work in poster format. Talks and posters were judged by faculty and alumni judges.
The winners are:
VMD-PhD dual-degree presenters:
1st place: Jonathan Madara
2nd place: Bailey Baumann
3rd place: Ian Penkala
VMD presenters:
1st place: Beatriz Blanco
2nd place: Ashley Power
3rd place: Alexandra Crooks
Poster presentations:
1st place: Sherrie Xie
2nd place: Abigail Shearin
3rd place: Sarah Colmer
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Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students
Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students
The awardees for this year’s Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students were honored at a reception on April 28.
The 2015 awardees, pictured with Vice Provost for Education Andrew N. Binns (center), are:
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Standing (from left to right):
Thomas Brinkerhoff, history
Kevin Gotkin, communication
Andrew Barnard, political science
Daniel McCarthy, statistics
Kyle Smith, chemistry
Basima Tewfik, management
Nese Devenot, comparative literature
Kneeling (from left to right):
Lydia Rosenberg, fine arts
Timothy Sowicz, nursing
Beeta Baghoolizadeh, history |
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Class of 2015 Ivy Stone & Student Awards
Class of 2015 Ivy Stone
The Class of 2015 Ivy Stone was designed by Ethan Skaggs, C’15, and will be made from Georgia gray granite. The stone will be installed on the southwest corner of 36th Street and Locust Walk.
Student Awards Senior Honor Awards
*Althea K. Hottel Award: Ariel S. Koren, C’15
*Gaylord P. Harnwell Award: Joyce J. Kim, C’15
*David R. Goddard Award: Victoria N. Ford, C’15
*R. Jean Brownlee Award: Jordyn H. Feingold, C’15
*Spoon Award: Denzel K. Cummings, C’15
*Bowl Award: Gabriel A. Jimenez, C’15
*Cane Award: Taylor C. Culliver, W’15
*Spade Award: Rishi Simha, W’15
Leadership Awards
*Association of Alumnae Fathers’ Trophy: Agustina S. Eskenazi, C’15; MeghanRose Markham, C’15
*Class of 1915 Award: Markhus P. Lacroix, C’15
*James Howard Weiss Memorial Award: Jodi L. Feinberg, N’15
*Penn Student Agencies Award: Natalie R. Miller, E’15
*Penn Alumni Student Awards of Merit: Dawn H. Androphy, C’15; Jesus E. Fuentes, C’15; Katlyn M. Grasso, W’15; Kaitlin M. Meiss, W’15; Tess P. Michaels, W’15, C’15
Sol Feinstone Undergraduate Awards: Dhruv Maheshwari, E’15; Katherine Mateo, C’15; Nikhil Rajapuram, E’15
James Brister Society Student Leadership Award: Katherine Mateo, C’15
Association of Latino Alumni Student Leadership Award: Emanuel Martinez, C’15
Association of Native Alumni Student Leadership Award: Talon Bazille Ducheneaux, C’15
Black Alumni Society Student Leadership Award: Makini E. Hughes, W’15
University of Pennsylvania Asian Alumni Network Student Leadership Award: Isaac Lin, E’15
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alumni Association Student Leadership Award: Juan Gomez, C’15
Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Leadership Award: Madeleine I. Stevens, C’15
William A. Levi Kite & Key Society Award for Service and Scholarship: Julie M. Clanahan, C’15
* Note: Awards marked with an asterisk were presented during the Ivy Day ceremony on May 16. The other awards were presented at other award ceremonies this semester.
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Riders For Health: Lipman Family Prize
The Wharton School announced Riders for Health as the winner of the fourth annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize, made possible by a multi-million dollar gift by Barry Lipman, W’70, and his wife, Marie (Almanac February 1, 2011). Riders for Health is an international social enterprise that enables public health care services to reach rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa in predictable, reliable and cost-effective ways. Chosen from more than 75 organizations worldwide, Riders for Health received $125,000 at an award ceremony in April at Penn.
The other finalists are CareMessage, a social enterprise that empowers health care organizations with mobile technologies to improve health literacy and self-health management, and Innovation: Africa, an organization bringing Israeli innovation to African villages by engaging in top-quality, sustainable, scalable and renewable infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
“The strides that Riders for Health have made in creating, showing and sharing truly equitable health care solutions exemplify the founding spirit of the Barry & Marie Lipman Prize,” said Penn President Amy Gutmann. “It is an honor to work with an organization so deeply committed to the ideal of universal health care rights.”
“The group’s accomplishments, including providing access to regular health care for millions of people to working with ministries of health, international and African NGOs and private sector organizations to improving access to life saving health care for over 14 million people, are a testament to Riders’ organizational strength and dedication to affecting real change in attitudes and behaviors,” said Geoffrey Garrett, dean of the Wharton School.
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