Kent Berridge, James Olds Distinguished University Professor of Pyschology and Neuroscience and professor of psychology, LSA; and Terry Robinson, Elliott S. Valenstein Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, and professor of psychology, LSA, have won the 2019 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. They earned the honor for explaining how brains process “liking” versus “wanting” and how neural sensitization of the “wanting” system plays a key role in drug addiction. The annual, $100,000 prizes reward outstanding ideas in music, world order, psychology, education and religion.
Pallab Bhattacharya, Charles M. Vest Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering, and professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, is the co-recipient of the 2019 IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal for contributions to the development and commercialization of quantum dot lasers. The medal is given for outstanding contributions to material and device science and technology, including practical application.
Steven T. Cundiff, Harrison M. Randall Collegiate Professor of Physics, professor of physics, LSA; and professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, recently received the American Physical Society’s Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science for pioneering contributions to the field of ultrafast laser spectroscopy.
Kimberly Dowdell, intermittent lecturer in architecture and urban planning, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, was recently inducted as president of the National Organization of Minority Architects. Her term starts Jan. 1. Representing more than 900 minority architects and students across the country, Dowdell will lead the organization for the next two years.
Ruth E. Dunkle, Wilbur J. Cohen Collegiate Professor of Social Work and professor of social work, School of Social Work, was recently honored by the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work with a Career Achievement Award. The award recognizes Dunkle for her outstanding leadership in social work education and aging.
Senait Fisseha, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Medical School, was recently named by New African magazine as one of the 100 most influential Africans of the year. Published since 1966, the English language monthly has consistently brought an African point of view to international news. An Ethiopian-born reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, Fisseha serves as the director of international programs at the Buffett Foundation. She is the founding executive director of the Center for International Reproductive Health Training, a U-M center aimed at enhancing reproductive health pre-service training in African and Asian nations.
Katherine Freese, George E. Uhlenbeck Collegiate Professor of Physics and professor of physics, LSA, received the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize from the American Physical Society, which recognizes a most outstanding contribution to physics. Freese received the honor for ground-breaking research at the interface of cosmology and particle physics, and for her tireless efforts to communicate about physics to the general public.
Sharon C. Glotzer, Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, John Werner Cahn Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, and Stuart W. Churchill Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, recently received the American Physical Society’s Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, which recognizes outstanding achievement in computational physics research. She received the honor for innovative molecular dynamics simulations of the self-assembly of variously shaped particles which opened up new directions in soft matter and materials science research. Glotzer is also a professor of chemical engineering, professor of materials science and engineering, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, College of Engineering, and a professor of physics, LSA.
Jordan Horowitz, assistant professor of biophysics and complex systems, LSA, received the American Physical Society’s Irvin Oppenheim Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to physics by early career scientists who publish in Physical Review E. He co-received the honor for an article that demonstrated significance, rigor and broad impact in the area of non-equilibrium thermodynamics.
Todd Herrenkohl, Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families, School of Social Work, was recently appointed by Alex Azar, the U.S. secretary of health and human services, to the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ronald G. Larson, A.H. White Distinguished University Professor of Chemical Engineering and George Granger Brown Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, received the American Physical Society’s Polymer Physics Prize for wide-ranging, multidisciplinary contributions to understanding the structure, dynamics and rheology of polymeric materials in melt, solution, glassy, mesomorphic and multi-phase states. Larson is also a professor of chemical engineering, macromolecular science and engineering, and of mechanical engineering.
Parents Magazine recently recognized C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital among the nation’s 20 most innovative children’s hospitals. Parents identified top hospitals based on a comprehensive survey about innovations in various specialties, as well as research, patents, and partnerships. Hospitals on the list had to show a proven track record of innovations that have led to medical advances and adoption of the latest technologies and innovative efforts to support families. The magazine also collected a list of “little things that make a big difference” at top hospitals. Mott’s list included everything from virtual reality technology to child life services, such as music therapy, pet therapy and the sibling program.
