Faculty Awards
Nick Kotov has won the Charles M. A. Stine Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The Stine Award recognizes Nick's outstanding scientific and technological contributions to materials engineering and science. Nick will be presented the award during a plenary session at this fall's AIChE Meeting.
Angela Violi has won a Henry Russel Award. These awards are given out by Rackham Graduate School to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of mid-career faculty and "encourage their potential for even more notable achievements in the future." Angela will receive the award in 2013 at the Henry Russel Lecture.
A new twist on an ancient math problem
A hidden facet of a math problem that goes back to Sanskrit scrolls has just been exposed by nanotechnology researchers. It turns out we've been missing a version of the famous "packing problem," and its new guise could have implications for cancer treatment, secure wireless networks, microelectronics and demolitions, the researchers say. "Besides introducing the problem, we also provided a solution in two dimensions," said Sharon Glotzer, who worked with her student, Carolyn Phillips, and other researchers from Michigan and the University of Connecticut on this project. Read U-M Press Release
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A bold new way to fund research begins—M-Cubed
A first-of-its-kind, real-time research funding initiative at the University of Michigan puts $15 million into the hands of professors to jumpstart new projects they believe in. To qualify, three researchers from different disciplines just need to come up with an idea and agree to work together. A modern alternative to the traditional year-long government grant review process, the new MCubed program puts university professors in charge of divvying research dollars in a pure form of peer review. Chemical Engineering Chair Mark Burns (left) spearheaded this effort along with professors Alec Gallimore and Thomas Zurbuchen, both associate deans in the College of Engineering.
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LaValle wins Pitney Service Career Award
Pablo LaValle, senior engineer, has won the 2012 Judith A. Pitney Service Career Award from the College of Engineering. He will be honored at a ceremony at the Dorothy L. and Harry E. Chesebrough Auditorium in the Chrysler Center on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 3.00 p.m. Recipients of the Pitney Award are chosen on the basis of their exemplary work and unique achievements. Pablo has also received the College of Engineering’s Excellence in Staff Service Award (1993) and the Candace J. Johnson Staff Award for Excellence (2004), presented by the University annually.
