November 12, 2009
Etc.: Campus news & notes
INVESTIGATIVE INNOVATOR: Chemistry Professor Sarah L. Keller has been named the winner of the 2010 Avanti Young Investigator Award in Lipid Research, bestowed by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In recognition, Keller will be given a cash prize and will give a talk at the society’s annual meeting in April.
CIVIL LIBERTIES CHAMPION: Phil Bereano, professor emeritus of human centered design & engineering, has been given the William O. Douglas Award by the American Civil Liberties Union for outstanding, consistent and sustained contributions to the cause of civil liberties. This is the ACLU’s lifetime achievement award, given to Bereano for “decades of activism and his prescient advocacy on issues of technology and civil liberties.” Bereano, an active and long-time member of the ACLU, served on the ACLU-Washington Board from the late 1970s to the mid 90s, leading the affiliate to pass the first ACLU policy in the country dealing with the collection of DNA and its databanking. He has served on the National Board since 1994, and chairs the Committee on Data Collection, Storage, and Dissemination
SOCIAL WORK STAR: Peter Pecora, professor of social work, has been selected as one of the inaugural Fellows of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. He will also serve on the board of directors for the group. The academy has just been established to encourage and recognize outstanding, premier quality research, scholarship and practice that contribute with demonstrated impact to a sustainable, equitable and just future.
ACOUSTIC ACE: The Acoustical Society of America has awarded its Silver Medal in Acoustical Oceanography to Robert C. Spindel, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and emeritus director of UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory. The medal recognizes “contributions to the advancement of science, engineering, or human welfare through the application of acoustic principles or through research accomplishments in acoustics.” Spindel’s award citation reads: “for implementation of ocean acoustic tomography and basin scale acoustic thermometry.” His research investigates how sound is transmitted in the ocean in order to improve the performance of systems used for sonar, underwater communication, and navigation.
BOOSTING BLOOD BANKS: Michael Strong, research professor in orthopaedics and sports medicine, received the American Association of Blood Banks prestigious President’s Award “in recognition of his extraordinary public service and contributions in the health care arena.” The award is for leadership in the championing of the United States Biovigilance Network, the first and only collaboration between government and the private sector focused on tracking and analyzing adverse reactions and incidents associated with blood collection and transfusion as well as organ and cell donation and transplantation.
MAGNETIC SPEAKER: Kannan Krishnan, the Campbell Chair Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, was named a distinguished lecturer for 2009 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ Magnetics Society. Lecturers are chosen for their outstanding achievements in magnetic research and excellent communication skills. During the year Krishnan is lecturing at society meetings in the U.S., Europe and Asia on the topic of biomedical nanomagnetics. Krishnan will also be presented with a certificate at the society’s conference in January 2010.
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