Pamir Alpay was appointed as Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Read President Maric's announcement here.
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2022 Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories
Student & Young Professionals UNITECR Funding Recipient
Congratulations to Sharon Uwanyuze for being selected to receive the Student & Young Professionals UNITECR funding on behalf of the RCD committee and North American UNITECR Committee.
This funding is awarded to 10-20 students/professionals for the Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories (UNITECR). This conference will take place March 14-18, 2022 in Chicago.
Promise in Computational Chemistry Winner
Uchenna Anene won the “Promise in Computational Chemistry” award for speaking at the Women Make COMP symposium of the American Chemical Society, Fall 2021.
Women are under-represented in science and this symposium aimed to address this gender-gap by ensuring that young women in the field had the mentorship to pursue academia and industry fields.
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Open in new tab MSE Professor Recognized as a Fellow of the Most Established Materials Information Society
December 30, 2020
Professor Alpay, Ph.D., has recently had the honor of being selected by the Board of Trustees of ASM International as a Fellow of the Society. This position recognizes his distinguished contributions in the field of materials science and engineering. It allows a broadly based forum for technical and professional leaders to serve as advisors to the Society. According to the Board, Alpay was elected for his “exceptional contributions and leadership in materials theory, computational materials science, and multi-scale materials modeling towards an understanding of aerospace alloys, functional materials, and surface properties.”
Read the full article here.
Alpay Named UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
May 7, 2020
The UConn School of Engineering is proud to announce that S. Pamir Alpay, Associate Dean for Research and Industrial Partnerships, has been named a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, after a vote by the trustees last week.
Read the full article here.
Congrats! Ayana and Dennis Earn Top Distinction in Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports published more than 1,072 physics papers in 2019, and so a position in the top 100 most downloaded articles is an extraordinary achievement.
Uche Was Inducted Into The John Lof Leadership Academy
(Photo Credit: Christopher LaRosa/UConn)
John Lof Leadership Academy Mission
Without culturally competent visionaries that are able to communicate, collaborate, and create, there would be no progress in society. The John Lof Leadership Academy strives to inform and inspire these next-generation leaders in academia, industry, and beyond.
Through a “for us, by us” philosophy, John Lof Scholars aim to develop themselves through focused training, specialized workshops, and active learning through outreach and enterprise on and off the UConn campus.
https://grad.engr.uconn.edu/john-lof-leadership-academy-for-graduate-engineering-students/