Dennis Barbour, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a two-year, $236,000 grant from the Coulter Foundation for research titled “Improvement of Noisy Signal Representation in Auditory Prostheses via Biologically Inspired Spectral Contrast Shaping.” …
Christopher R. Carpenter, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, received the Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars award from the American Geriatrics Society. The award, funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, provides two-year grants of $200,000 to help young faculty initiate and sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspect of his or her discipline. …
Raj Jain, Ph.D., professor of computer science and engineering, is co-author of a paper that has received the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Data Communications (SIGCOMM) Test of Time Award. The award recognizes a paper published 10 to 12 years ago in Computer Communications Review or any SIGCOMM-sponsored or co-sponsored conference, the contents of which are still deemed to be a vibrant and useful contribution today. The paper, “A Binary Feedback Scheme for Congestion Avoidance in Computer Networks with Connectionless Network Layer,” appeared in ACM Transactions on Computer Systems in May 1990 and was reprinted in the 25th Anniversary Special Issue of Computer Communication Review in January 1995. …
Adam S. Kibel, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Urologic Surgery, received the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Urologic Oncology. The award is given to the physician/scientist who has made the most outstanding contributions to the field of urologic oncology within 10 years of completing urology residency. …
James E. Koch, affiliate faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering and past director of the Master of Construction Management Program, has been named Hill International’s 2005 Project Manager of the Year. The award recognizes his leadership of Hill’s team in Iraq, which is supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ efforts to manage the $12 billion Iraq Reconstruction Program. …
Robert Pless, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science and engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research titled “Passive Vision—What Can Be Learned by a Stationary Observer.” The five-year award totals $500,000. …
Kenneth F. Wong, Ph.D., senior research associate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has received the 2006 Big Fish Award from the Association of Graduate Engineering Students. The award recognizes excellence in teaching and mentoring.