{"id":533172,"date":"2022-09-14T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T14:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=533172"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:40:13","slug":"faculty-in-data-science-mechanical-engineering-and-history-to-receive-goergen-award-for-excellence-in-undergraduate-teaching-533172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/faculty-in-data-science-mechanical-engineering-and-history-to-receive-goergen-award-for-excellence-in-undergraduate-teaching-533172\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty in data science, mechanical engineering, and history to receive Goergen Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
Three professors in Arts, Sciences & Engineering at the University of Rochester<\/a> will receive the Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching<\/a> in an October ceremony held on the River Campus.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s recipients are Ajay Anand, associate professor, Goergen Institute for Data Science<\/a>; Christopher Muir, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/a>; and Pablo Sierra Silva, associate professor, Department of History<\/a>.<\/p>\n Established in 1997 by University Trustee and Board Chair Emeritus Robert Goergen \u201960 and his wife, Pamela, the award recognizes distinction in undergraduate teaching among faculty in Arts, Sciences & Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nominations come from students, faculty, staff members, and administrators. The winners are chosen by Jeffrey Runner, dean of the College<\/a>; Gloria Culver, dean of the School of Arts & Sciences<\/a>; and Wendi Heinzelman, dean of the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI continue to be impressed by the innovative qualities of our faculty in the College, \u00a0and this year\u2019s Goergen Award recipients are prime examples,\u201d Runner says. \u201cAll three are known for the inclusive tone set in their classrooms, their mentoring of individual students, and their uniquely Rochester course offerings. It\u2019s these qualities that I think Pam and Bob Goergen had in mind when they developed this generous award.\u201d<\/p>\n Anand <\/strong>joined the University in 2017 and serves as deputy director of the Goergen Institute for Data Science. He received his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Bombay, India, master\u2019s degrees from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Washington, and his doctorate from the University of Washington.<\/p>\n Muir <\/strong>came to the University in 2014. He received his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and doctoral degrees from Lehigh University.<\/p>\n Sierra<\/strong> Silva<\/strong> joined the University in 2013. He earned his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and his master\u2019s and doctorate from UCLA.<\/p>\n A ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. on October 27 in Feldman Ballroom in Frederick Douglass Commons.<\/p>\n Chris Muir prepares mechanical engineering students to solve real-world problems.<\/span><\/div>\n
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