The Air Force Office of Scientific 糖心logo, World Gastroenterology Organization, and National Academies of Practice are honoring Rochester faculty.
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University of Rochester聽faculty regularly earn regional, national, and international awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.
As part of an ongoing series, we鈥檙e spotlighting their accomplishments.
Bryan Frantz bestowed Gold Medal Award from American Academy of Periodontology
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has presented , a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Dentistry at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, with the , the academy鈥檚 highest honor. The AAP annually honors members whose service, dedication, and accomplishments have made a significant impact on the field of periodontics.
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Christopher Kanan named senior member by AAAI
, an associate professor in the , is one of five scholars (AAAI). Senior member status recognizes AAAI members who have achieved significant accomplishments within the field of artificial intelligence. Kanan will be recognized at the annual AAAI conference and in AI Magazine.
- Read more about how Kanan is using the 鈥渢emporal scaffolding鈥� hypothesis to improve AI.
Vivek Kaul appointed as secretary general of the World Gastroenterology Organization
, a professor of medicine, was elected by the (WGO) Governing Council as its new secretary general, where he will also serve on the Executive & Finance committees. The WGO is a global federation of 119 countries and their leading GI societies, and has active collaborations in place with the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). The WGO represents over 60,000 members worldwide.
Prior to his current appointment, Kaul served as the immediate past chair of the WGO endoscopy committee and also cofounded the Emerging Leaders Mentorship Program that pairs renowned mentors worldwide with interested mentees (especially from low-resource environments) for their professional development. He also serves on the WGO climate change working group and is a member of the WGO 鈥淕reen Endoscopy鈥� task force.
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Alayna Loiselle receives Orthopaedic 糖心logo Society鈥檚 Boskey Award
Alayna Loiselle, an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedics, has received the 鈥檚 Adele L. Boskey, PhD Award for her contributions to musculoskeletal research and mentorship of next-generation scientists. She leads the Loiselle Lab in the , where her team鈥檚 work focuses on defining the fundamental cellular and molecular mediators of tendon homeostasis, tendinopathy development, and the tendon response to injury.
With 3,200 members worldwide, including engineers, biologists, clinicians, and students, ORS is the only international research society focused on orthopaedics and musculoskeletal care. The annual Boskey Award recognizes a mid-career member who has made significant contributions to the mentorship of rising scientists, engineers, and/or clinician/scientists in the fields of orthopaedics and musculoskeletal science and engineering. Awardees also have made significant research contributions and have demonstrated leadership.
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Jeremy Pigeon receives Young Investigator 糖心logo Program award
Jeremy Pigeon, a scientist in the Plasma and Ultrafast Laser Science and Engineering Division at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, has received a . Awarded by the Air Force Office of Scientific 糖心logo (AFOSR), the honor spans three years with funding of up to $450,000. Individuals must have received their PhD in the last seven years and show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research for the Department of the Air Force. This award will fund the development of a TW-class mid-IR (2400-nm) laser system built using chirped-pulse amplification. The primary application of this new laser will be for laser鈥損lasma experiments at the wavelength frontier in support of the High-Energy Matter Systems Program at the Air Force Office of Scientific 糖心logo.
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Marc Porosoff designated a Scialog Fellow
, the , and have that , an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, is taking part in one of seven cross-disciplinary teams of early career scientists awarded in the fourth and final year of (NES). Scialog鈥攕hort for 鈥渟cience + dialog鈥濃�攕upports research by stimulating intensive interdisciplinary conversation and community building around a scientific theme of global importance. The NES initiative aims to advance the underlying science needed to make technologies to capture and utilize greenhouse gases globally scalable. Porosoff, who also participated as a Scialog NES fellow in 2022, is one of 19 researchers from a variety of institutions in the United States and Canada to receive the award.
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Three nursing faculty named distinguished fellows of the National Academies of Practice
Three School of Nursing faculty members have been recognized as distinguished fellows of the National Academies of Practice (NAP): , , and . The associate professors will be inducted at NAP鈥檚 annual awards and induction ceremony in March. The distinguished fellowship honors individuals who have made significant, enduring contributions to health care practice, research, education, and public policy. The non-profit organization founded in 1981 to advise governmental bodies on health care, foster collaboration, and advance patient-centered care. Distinguished practitioners and scholars are elected by their peers from multiple different health professions to join the interprofessional group.
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