October 29, 2007
Awards and Honors
Celia Applegate,
associate professor of history, has received The DAAD (German Academic
Exchange Service) 2007 Book Prize from the German Studies Association for
her book Bach in Berlin: Nation and
Culture in Mendelssohn’s Revival of the St. Matthew Passion. The award honors an outstanding book on German language,
literature, history, political science, or cultural studies published
during the preceding two years.
Shaw Chen, professor
and chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has received the
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Lifetime Achievement
Award. Kevin Parker, dean of the school, honored Chen with a plaque for his
distinguished accomplishments in research, education, and leadership,
in a ceremony on September 20.
James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Jonathan Friedberg was
honored September 29 during the annual Gilda’s Club Gala. Friedberg,
associate professor of hematology/oncology, received the 2007 Jacob
Gitelman Award for outstanding service to people with cancer in the
Rochester community.
Joanne Larson, Michael
W. Scandling Professor of Education and chair of the teaching and
curriculum program at the Warner School of Education, was appointed to
serve as the next chair of the Standing Committee on Research for the
National Council of Teachers of English, a professional association of
educators in English studies, literacy, and language arts. Her three-year
term will begin immediately following the 2007 Annual Convention in
November.
The ASM International Materials Information Society
has awarded Professor James C. M. Li, the Albert A. Hopeman Professor of Engineering, with
this year’s Albert Easton White Distinguished Teacher Award. The
award is given to honor his long-standing and diverse contributions to
materials science, as well as the enthusiasm and skill he brings to
teaching. Li works on new catalysts for fuel cells to improve their
durability and reduce costs.
Tim Mosmann, director
of the David H. Smith Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology at the
Medical Center, has won the 2008 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
for his contribution to the field of immunology. The prize, which includes
a cash award of 100,000 euros, is given each year by the Scientific Council
of the Paul Ehrlich Foundation to recognize achievement in immunology,
oncology, hematology, and microbiology.
Dennis O’Donnell,
University sports information director, has won a writing award from CoSIDA
for his story covering Rochester’s 1-0 victory over SUNY Oneonta in
the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs in November. His story
finished second nationally in the event coverage category.
Sally Quataert, a
recognized leader in bioanalytical method development for vaccines, has
been appointed to the newly created position director of core facilities
for the School of Medicine and Dentistry. As director, Quataert will be
responsible for the business, financial, logistical, regulatory, and
personnel management of all core research facilities, effective September
1. She also will be charged with setting performance standards for each
facility, in consultation with core directors and user groups.
David Williams, William
G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics and director of the Center for
Visual Science, has won the 2007 Alfred W. Bressler Prize in Vision
Science, awarded each year by the Jewish Guild for the Blind. Williams is
being recognized for his extensive and groundbreaking research on the
mechanisms of human vision.
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