RMcase2021, Author at Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

News Release

June 9, 2020

Rocky Hill, CT – The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) took the initiative in late April 2020 to convene a committee of CASE Members and/or Members of the National Academies to develop concepts for consideration by the Office of the Governor for addressing the ongoing challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CASE committee met concurrent to the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group and other efforts by the Office of the Governor to reopen the state of Connecticut. Consequently, the focus of this study was not on the initial reopening but on concepts that will be needed as part of a sustainable response to the ongoing pandemic challenge.

The White Paper aligns with CASE’s mission to provide expert guidance on issues of science and technology for the social and economic well-being of the people and the state of Connecticut. The members of the CASE White Paper Committee, with diverse backgrounds from academia and industry, collectively represented the areas of public health, medicine, science, engineering, and technology.

The decision-making process for reopening the state is being conducted in a complex, dynamic environment that requires continuous adaptation to reduce the risks and increase benefits to public health and the economy. Decisions in this environment are not either/or, but more nuanced and require a deft touch to adapt to changing levels of risk. These difficult choices involve highly interconnected systems where the direct and unintended outcomes are often uncertain. To this end, CASE looked at this challenge from a risk-based systems perspective.

This white paper was prepared to respectfully serve the state by offering our initial ideas as an additional resource to other guidance being provided to the state. CASE is available to further serve the state by exploring any of these or other areas that fall within our expertise if called upon.

To access/download the White Paper: CASE – An Adaptive Risk-Based Strategy for Connecticut’s Ongoing COVID-19 Response

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March 12, 2020

Rocky Hill, CT —The CT Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) recommends that CT residents use the most reliable, coordinated source of information about COVID-19 when making decisions to plan, prepare and respond to the outbreak. This recommendation follows from the National Academy of Medicine’s commentary “COVID-19: An Urgent Call for Coordinated, Trusted Sources to Tell Everyone What They Need to Know and Do,” (Mar. 5).

For CT, Gov. Ned Lamont has established https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus for the latest information, resources, and guidance on COVID-19. The site includes updates from the CT Department of Public Health State Laboratory on the results of state testing for COVID-19 and is the source for state and national information on:

What You Should Know
Public Health Resources
Information for Communities, Schools, Childcare Providers, businesses, and Travel
Checklists, Forms, and Print Materials
What’s New
News Releases

Additionally, the Governor announced the launch of a COVID-19 Infoline in partnership with the United Way of Connecticut for general questions. The infoline can be accessed by calling 2-1-1 or texting “CTCOVID” at 898211.

The Academy’s mission is to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut and promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well-being.

The Academy applauds the Governor and his administration for their efforts thus far. Our members and member networks are available to provide guidance during this current outbreak and will remain available to respond to scientific and technological issues that affect the people and the state of Connecticut in the future.

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February 24, 2020

Rocky Hill, CT —The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) announces the election of 36 of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering, medicine, and technology to membership in the Academy. The new members will be introduced at the Academy’s 45th Annual Meeting and Dinner on May 26, 2020, at The University of Connecticut (Storrs Campus).

The 36 newly elected members are:

Ron Adelman, Prof. of Ophthalmology & Visual Science; Director of the Retina & Macula Service, Yale School of Medicine
Nita Ahuja, William H. Carmalt Prof. of Surgery; Chair, Dpt. of Surgery; Surgeon-in-Chief; Assistant Cancer Center Director for Surgery, Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine
Jinbo Bi, Prof., Computer Science & Engineering, School of Engineering, UCONN
Georgios M. Bollas, Prof., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering, UCONN
Nancy J. Brown, Dean, Yale School of Medicine
Daniel C. Burbank, Senior Technical Fellow Discipline Lead – Systems Engineering, Collins Aerospace
Daniel D. Burkey, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education, Outreach, and Diversity, School of Engineering, UCONN
Yang Cao, Prof. & Director, Electrical Insulation Research Center, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Institute of Materials Science, School of Engineering, UCONN
Igor Cherepinsky, Director, Autonomy Programs, Engineering & Technology, Rotary Mission Systems, Sikorsky Aircraft
Elizabeth Claus, Prof., Biostatistics; Director, Medical Research, Yale School of Public Health
Tanimu P. Deleon, Technical Lead: Human Factors Engineering & CONFORM: Warfighter Performance, Electric Boat Corporation
Heidi M. Dierssen, Prof. of Marine Sciences, UCONN
Gregory A. Duba, Staff Engineer – System Modeling, Simulation & Analysis, Electric Boat Corporation
Erika J. Edwards, Prof. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dpt. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
David A. Ferrucci, Founder, CEO & Chief Scientist, Elemental Cognition; Director of Artificial Intelligence, Bridgewater Associates
Nilay Hazari, Prof. of Chemistry, Chemistry Dpt., Yale University
Thomas C. Katsouleas, President, UCONN
Yehia F. Khalil, Associate Director, Research, Physical Sciences Dpt., United Technologies Research Center
Albert I. Ko, Professor & Chair, Dpt. of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Ramesh B. Malla, Prof., Dpt. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Institute of Materials Science, UCONN
Ruth R. Montgomery, Professor of Medicine; Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs, Yale School of Medicine
Rachel J. O’Neill, Professor & Director, UCONN Institute for Systems Genomics, Institute of Systems Genomics, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Genetics and Genome Sciences, UCONN
José Manuel Otero, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations & Executive Team Member, Turnstone Biologics, Inc.
Ugur Pasaogullari, Prof. & Director, Cntr. for Clean Energy Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, UCONN
Peter N. Peduzzi, Prof. of Biostatistics, Director Yale Center for Analytical Sciences, Yale School of Public Health
Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Prof. of Epidemiology & Public Health; Director, Office of Public Health Practice; Director, Global Health Concentration, Yale School of Public Health
David M. Post, Prof., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Andreas E. Roelofs, Vice President of Research, United Technologies Corporation; Director, United Technologies Research Center
Nenad Sestan, Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Neuroscience, & Professor of Comparative Medicine, of Genetics and of Psychiatry; Executive Director, Genome Editing Center, Yale School of Medicine
Linda H. Shapiro, Professor, Cell Biology, UCONN School of Medicine
John P. Shegirian, Staff Engineer, Integrated Power Systems, Electric Boat Corporation
Scot A. Slimon, Staff Engineer, Fluid Mechanics, Electric Boat Corporation
Megan V. Smith, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and in the Child Study Center; Director, Mental Health Outreach for Mothers Partnership; Director, Yale Child Study Center Parent & Family Development Program, Yale School of Medicine
Nagendra Somanath, Principle Engineer, Advanced Tech. & Preliminary Design, Advanced Concepts & Tech., Pratt & Whitney
Christian Tschudi, John Rodman Paul Professor of Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Paul E. Turner, Rachel Carson Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University

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Election to CASE is on the basis of scientific and engineering distinction achieved through significant contributions in theory or applications, as demonstrated by original published books and papers, patents, the pioneering of new and developing fields and innovative products, outstanding leadership of nationally recognized technical teams, and external professional awards in recognition of scientific and engineering excellence. CASE was chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1976 to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut, and to promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well-being. For more information about the Academy, please visit http://ctcase.org .

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September 3, 2019

Rocky Hill, CT ⎯ Christine Caragianis Broadbridge, PhD, professor of physics and Executive Director of Research and Innovation at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), has been appointed Vice President of the Academy. Professor Broadbridge will serve as Vice President through June 30, 2020, with the Council’s recommendation that her name be submitted for election by the membership for President (2020 – 2022) and Past President (2022 – 2024).

Professor Broadbridge began her faculty career at Trinity College. In 1998, she was appointed Visiting Fellow in Electrical Engineering at Yale University and in 2000 joined the physics department at SCSU. She has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on ten National Science Foundation projects and a researcher on many others, including grants from NASA, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Broadbridge participated in the establishment and is a researcher and education director for the Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena (CRISP) at Yale/SCSU and is the director for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Center for Nanotechnology. Throughout her career she has implemented numerous industry workforce initiatives, most recently BioScience Academic and Career Pathway Initiative (BioPath) and the New Haven Manufacturer’s Association Summer Teachers’ Institute.

An active member of the Academy since her election in 2008, she chairs the Membership Committee, serves on the Development and Advocacy Committee, and was elected to the Council in 2016, “I am honored to continue working with such a distinguished and dedicated group of scientists and engineers from Connecticut’s academic, industrial, and public sector communities,” said Dr. Broadbridge. “The work that the Academy does adds value to the state of Connecticut from promoting science education for K-12 students and the citizens of Connecticut to providing expert advice on issues of science and technology.”

Professor Broadbridge has a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and an MS and Ph.D. in engineering from Brown University. At Brown, she conducted research in the fields of materials science, physics, and nanotechnology. Selected awards include the 2006 Connecticut Technology Council’s Woman of Innovation Award for Academic Leadership and the 2014 Connecticut Materials and Manufacturing Professional of the Year Award. Broadbridge was a Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame Honoree in 2008 for Outstanding Women of Science in Academia and was a Connecticut Science Center STEM Achievement Award nominee in 2016. She is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of Sigma Pi Sigma and Tau Beta Pi (national honor societies for physics and engineering respectively).

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The Academy is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 institution patterned after the National Academy of Sciences to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut and to promote the application of science and technology to social and economic well being. The Academy’s 400+ members include leading scientists, physicians, engineers, and mathematics who are experts in a wide range of science and technology-related fields.

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May 24, 2019

What: 44th Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering
Where: Red Lion Hotel Cromwell
When: Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:00 to 9:30 p.m.

Student Award Presentations: Students will display their projects during the 6:00-7:00 p.m. reception and will receive awards during dinner (includes winners of this year’s Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and Connecticut Invention Convention). Read more.

Gerber Medals/Award: The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence and Award of Excellence, established by the Academy, will be awarded to the top student winners of the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair. Read more.

New Academy Members: Newly elected members of the Academy will be introduced. Read more. Connecticut Medal of Science: The Honorable Josh Geballe, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services, will present the 2019 Connecticut Medal of Science to Pasko Rakic, Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine. Professor Rakic is recognized for his contributions as a transformative neuroscientist credited with establishing fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms for the development of the cerebral cortex, the most complex structure in the universe. Read more.

Keynote Speech: Meg Urry, PhD, Israel Munson Prof. of Physics and Astronomy, Yale University. Read more.

Featured Student Awards Ceremony Speaker: Bridget Oei, past CASE winner of a Connecticut Invention Convention Award, 2018 Miss Connecticut, and 2019 Miss America Runner-up.

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The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering was chartered by the General Assembly in 1976 to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut, and to promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well-being.

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May 23, 2019

Young Scientists and Engineers Take Spotlight at Annual Awards Dinner

Rocky Hill, CT — Connecticut’s most talented young scientists and engineers will be honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) at its 44th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Tuesday, May 28th at the
Red Lion Hotel Cromwell. Winners of this year’s Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, Connecticut Junior Science and
Humanities Symposium and Connecticut Invention Convention will be recognized during the evening ceremonies.

The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence, established by CASE will be awarded to the top winners of the Connecticut
Science & Engineering Fair. The medal was created to recognize and honor H. Joseph Gerber’s (1924-1996) technical
leadership in inventing, developing and commercializing manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of
industries, making those industries more efficient and cost-effective in a worldwide competitive environment.

This year’s keynote address will be delivered by CASE Member Meg Urry, PhD, Israel Munson Prof. of Physics and
Astronomy, Yale University. Additionally, twenty-four newly elected members of the Academy will be recognized at the
event.

Student winners to be honored are:

The 2019 H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence
Raina Jain, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – 1st Place, Life Sciences-Senior DivisionProject: Control of Varroa Destructor Infestation with a Dual-function, Thymol-Emitting Honey Bee Hive Entranceway

Cynthia Chen, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – 1st Place, Physical Sciences-Senior Division
Project: A Green Nanotechnological Approach for Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Tungsten-doped Vanadium Dioxide
Thermochromic Smart Windows

2019 H. Joseph Gerber Award
Srikar Godilla and Cristian Rodriguez, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, East Hartford, CT
2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – Urban School Challenge High School Winner
Project: Development of In-situ Fabrication Methods of Martian Construction Material

2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – Middle School Winner, Urban School Challenge
Srishti Ramakrishnan, Westside Middle School Academy, Danbury, CT
Project: The Study of Effectiveness of Different Separation Methods in Removing Suspended Microplastics from Water
2019 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

1ST Place: Raina Jain, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Project: Control of Varroa Destructor Infestation with a Dual-Function, Thymol-Emitting Honey Bee Hive Entranceway

2ND Place: Hannah Goldenberg, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Project: Linking Continued Exposure to E-Cigarette Vapor Constituents with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

3RD Place: Olivia Yoo, Darien High School, Darien, CT
Project: Angiotensin-II Hypertension Enhances Morphological Alterations of Tight Junctions

4TH Place: Collin Marino, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Project: A Versatile, Genetic-Based Cancer Treatment Capable of Selectively Killing Cancerous Cells via the Detection of Single Mutations

5TH Place: Sophia Wang, Amity Regional High School
Project: Real Time Sinkhole Detection Using Civil Engineering Techniques, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence

2019 Connecticut Invention Convention (Awardees listed by hometown)
Avon: Leo Southam, Talcott Mountain Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
Avon: Zachary Starr, Talcott Mountain Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology
Baltic: Brendan Bezanson, Sayles School
Bethel: Nila Kumar, Bethel Middle School
Bolton: Nicole Barnes, Bolton Center School
Bolton: Gianpaolo Girasoli, Bolton Center School
Colchester: Abigail Belding, William J. Johnston Middle School
Danbury: Max Coisman, St. Gregory the Great School
East Granby: Sara Moore, East Granby Middle School
Ellington: Molly Deptula, Ellington Middle School
Lyme-Old Lyme: Nyla Goulis, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School
North Windham: Manuel Silva, Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy
Putnam: Lily Goyette, Putnam Middle School
Westport: Tolani Oshin, Greens Farms Academy
Westport: Jakob Zapanta, Greens Farms Academy

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May 22, 2019

Rocky Hill, CT – Meg Urry, PhD, will deliver this year’s keynote address at the 44th Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE), Tuesday May 28, 2019, at the Red Lion Hotel Cromwell. CASE member Urry is the Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics for Yale University. She will speak on how astrophysics can help solve humanity’s big challenges.

Best known for her research on active galaxies that host accreting supermassive black holes in their centers, she is recognized as one of the world’s leading astrophysicists and for promoting the impact of the physical sciences on the Earth. Additionally, Dr. Urry has worked to increase the number of women and minorities in science, including organizing the first national meeting on Women in Astronomy.

A physics and mathematics graduate of Tufts University, Professor Urry earned her doctorate in Physics and Astronomy from The Johns Hopkins University. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she was a senior astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute that runs the Hubble Space Telescope for NASA, and headed the institute’s Science Program Selection Office that oversees the solicitation and review of observation proposals. When she joined Yale, Urry was the first woman granted tenure by the university’s physics department and served as department chair from 2007-2013.

Professor Urry has published more than 300 scientific articles on supermassive black holes and galaxies and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Tufts University and the American Astronomical Society’s Annie Jump Cannon and George van Biesbroeck prizes. She received the 2010 Women in Space Award from the Adler Planetarium for her
efforts to increase the number of women in the physical sciences, and writes about science for CNN.com.

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May 21, 2019

Rocky Hill, CT — Outstanding young Connecticut scientists will be awarded the H. Joseph Gerber awards at the 44th Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) on May 28, 2019 at the Red Lion Hotel ― Cromwell.

The award, created by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, is in recognition of H. Joseph Gerber’s (1924-1996) technical leadership in inventing, developing and commercializing manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries, making those industries more efficient and cost-effective in a worldwide competitive environment.

“The Academy is pleased to continue to recognize annually H. Joseph Gerber and his many contributions to the state by awarding the H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence and Gerber Award of Excellence to Connecticut’s top high school student scientists and engineers for their outstanding achievements,” said CASE President Baki Cetegen.

Mr. Gerber – Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and President for South Windsor-based Gerber Scientific, Inc. – was a leader for nearly half a century in inventing and producing factory automation equipment designed to solve global manufacturing problems. An elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Mr. Gerber received the National Medal of Technology in 1994 followed by the Connecticut Medal of Technology in 1995.

The recipients of this year’s H. Joseph Gerber awards are top winners of the 2019 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair. Recipients of the H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence were: Raina Jain, Greenwich High School (1st Place, Life Sciences – Senior Division) and Cynthia Chen, Greenwich High School (1st Place, Physical Sciences – Senior Division). Additionally, recipients of a H. Joseph Gerber Award of Excellence were the team of Srikar Godilla and Cristian Rodriguez from the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering (1 st Place, Urban School Challenge – High School Division).

Jain’s winning project was entitled, “Control of Varroa Destructor Infestation with a Dual-function, Thymol-Emitting Honey Bee Hive Entranceway” and Chen’s project was entitled, “A Green Nanotechnological Approach for Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Tungsten-doped Vanadium Dioxide Thermochromic Smart Windows.” Godilla and Rodriguez won for their project, “Development of In-situ Fabrication Methods of Martian Construction Material.”

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONNECTICUT ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CASE)

CASE is a non-profit institution founded in 1976 by a Special Act of the Connecticut General Assembly. Its mission is to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people of Connecticut, and promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well-being. CASE seeks to retain and expand its role of providing evidence-based information for the decision makers through research studies and projects funded by State. The Executive Director will work closely with the Academy’s Council to guide us through a challenging transition as the State’s leadership sets new directions, approaches and programs. Qualifications include experience in management and fundraising as well as experience working with the state government and the private sector. Attached documents provide additional information about CASE and the Executive Director position.

Individuals interested in this position should submit a Letter of Interest and Resume addressed to Laura Grabel, Chair, Search Committee, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, no later than May 1, 2019 via email to rstrauss@ctcase.org

CASE Non-Discrimination/Affirmative Action Resolution
The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering adopted as its policy to support the nondiscrimination agreements and warranties required under Connecticut General Statute § 4a-60(a)(1) and § 4a-60a(a)(1), as amended in State of Connecticut Public Act 07-245 and sections 9(a)(1) and 10(a)(1) of Public Act 07-142. The policy includes a commitment by CASE to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants with job-related qualifications are employed and that employees are treated when employed without regard to their race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, mental retardation, or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such contractor that such disability prevents performance of the work involved. Further CASE agrees and warrants that it will not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the grounds of sexual orientation, in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or of the state of Connecticut, and that employees are treated when employed without regard to their sexual orientation.

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Rocky Hill, CT — Professor Pasko Rakic, Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Science for his contributions as a transformative neuroscientist credited with establishing fundamental molecular and cellular mechanisms for the development of the cerebral cortex, the most complex structure in the universe. He will accept the award at the 44th Annual Meeting & Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering on May 28, 2019, at the Red Lion Hotel – Cromwell.

Professor Rakic’s discoveries have profound implications for neuropsychiatric disorders, the most disabling medical
conditions worldwide. The processes of neuronal production, migration and synaptic connections in the developing
brain that he identified have been implicated in developmental disorders of childhood-onset, such as autism, intellectual
disability, among many others. His observations also have informed the understanding of psychiatric and neurologic
disorders of adulthood including schizophrenia, dementia, and epilepsy. His pioneering work has set the stage for
treatments that hope to target disturbances in brain development and that might have a transformative impact on the
lives of patients, families, and society. Thus, his discoveries have enormous implications for public health.

“Connecticut is home to some of the nation’s leading scientists who are pushing the envelope and making revolutionary
discoveries that are having a global impact,” Governor Ned Lamont said. “The scientific community here in Connecticut
reflects our legacy of innovation. In this case, Professor Rakic’s work is having a life-altering impact on people whose
health may be at-risk. On behalf of the entire state, I want to congratulate Professor Rakic on receiving Connecticut’s
highest honor for scientific achievement.”Professor Rakic earned an M.D and PhD from the Belgrade University. He was one of the founding recipients of the Kavli Prize, considered to be the most prominent neuroscience prize in the world. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and, American Academy of Science, National Acadamy of Medicine and of numerous foreign academies, including Norway, Spain and Royal Academy (UK).

The Connecticut Medal of Science is the state’s highest honor for scientific achievement in fields crucial to Connecticut’s
economic competitiveness and social well-being. Modeled after the National Medal of Science, this award is bestowed by
the State of Connecticut, with the assistance of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, in alternate years
with the Connecticut Medal of Technology.

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