Awards Dr. Brian Burt, professor emeritus of dental public health in the Department of Epidemiology, recently received the 2007 John W. Knutson Distinguished Service Award in Dental Public Health from the Oral Health Section of the American Public Health Association. This award was established in 1982 to honor an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to improve oral health in the United States. Meredith Woo, associate dean for social sciences, LSA, was an executive producer for the film “Koryo Saram” that recently won an award at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film festival for best documentary. The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has named Hossein Tavana, research fellow in biomedical engineering, College of Engineering and Rackham graduate student as a recipient of the LabAutomation2008 Academic Travel Award. Recipients must submit an abstract as the primary author for a podium and/or poster presentation, a copy of their CV (curriculum vitae), supporting letters from faculty mentors or department chairs, and a personal statement on the value of attending LabAutomation2008. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s 2007 Clinical Discovery Program Awardees include Dr. Roger Albin, professor of neurology, Medical School, who will focus on improving sleep disorders, a common problem in Parkinson’s. The identification of a brain region that is altered in people with the disease who have sleep-disordered breathing could lead to the development of therapies targeting this region. Dorothy McLeer, program coordinator for the Environmental Interpretive Center at U-M-Dearborn, recently received the William B. Stapp Award from the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education at the group’s annual fall conference in Roscommon, Mich. The award recognizes an educator who “exemplifies the best in the field of environmental education,” and has made outstanding contributions to the field. Galip Ulsoy, professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and William Clay Ford Professor of Manufacturing, is the 2007 recipient of the Albert M. Sargent Progress Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. The award recognizes significant accomplishments in the field of manufacturing processes, methods or systems, and includes technical progress in support of productivity techniques. Elected Volker Slick, professor of mechanical engineering, has been elected to the Fellow Grade of the Society of Automotive Engineers. This membership grade recognizes and honors SAE members who have made a significant impact on society’s mobility technology through research, innovation, and creative leadership.
