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News Release

May 6, 2016

Rocky Hill, CT  The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) will present a CASE award for Distinguished Service to its member Edward C. Monahan for his outstanding leadership within the Academy, specifically for significant contributions through his 12 years of service as the CASE Bulletin Executive Editor for Science. The CASE Governing Council created the Distinguished Service Award in 2010 to honor members who have provided outstanding service to the Academy. CASE will present the award at its 41st Annual Meeting and Dinner on Tuesday, May 24th at the University of New Haven.

Monahan was elected to CASE in 1999 and has served as Executive Editor for Science of the quarterly CASE Bulletin from 2004 to 2016. He is the longest serving Executive Editor in the history of the publication, having exceeded the previous record of 10 years. He retires from this role effective this spring. During his service, he provided expert scientific and technical advice, assisted in the selection of the feature articles, and reviewed each issue for quality and to ensure that information of interest to the Bulletin readership was included and understandable to individuals with a wide range of backgrounds. In this role, Professor Monahan also regularly participated in quarterly meetings of the Academy’s Governing Council. He has also served as a study committee member on the CASE – Long Island Sound Symposium: A Study of Benthic Habitats (2004).

Ed received a PhD from MIT, a DSc from the National University of Ireland, and is a Fellow of both the American Meteorological Society and the Acoustical Society of America. His research activities continue to center on investigations of those physical processes involved in air-sea exchange. He has greatly enhanced the understanding of the role of bubbles in mediating the air-sea exchange of sea-salt, moisture, heat, and gases, and while doing so has pointed out the significance of these air-sea interactions in the maintenance of the climate on earth.

For 20 years, he was the Director of the Connecticut Sea Grant Program at the University of Connecticut, Avery Point, and in retirement, currently serves as the Chairman of the Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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May 2, 2016

Rocky Hill, CT — Three outstanding young Connecticut scientists will be awarded the H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence at the 41st Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) on May 24, 2016 at the University of New Haven’s Beckerman Recreation Center in West Haven.

The award, created by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and presented in partnership with Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), 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 grateful to CCAT for continuing to support the H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence which recognizes three of Connecticut’s top high school student scientists and engineers,” said CASE President Sandra Weller. “The Gerber Medal celebrates their remarkable achievements and honors the memory of the inventor, entrepreneur and CASE member for whom they are named.”

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 Medal of Excellence are top winners of the 2016 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair. They are: Aakshi Agarwal of Hamden High School (1st Place, Life Sciences – Senior Division); Christopher Popham of Greenwich High School (1st Place, Physical Sciences – Senior Division); and Maya Geradi of Wilbur Cross High School (High School Winner – Urban School Challenge).

Agarwal’s winning Science Fair project was entitled, “CRISPR Based Gene Editing Confers Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)” and Popham’s award was for, “Increased Charge Rate and Capacity for Olivine LithiumIon Batteries Using Efficient, Upcycled Nanoscale Electrodes.” Geradi won for her project, “Exploring Conditions for Struvite Precipitation and Crystal Growth.”

CCAT sponsors the award as part of its goal to strengthen the quality of high school STEM education.

“CCAT is proud to sponsor the Gerber Medal of Excellence to recognize the creativity and ingenuity of Connecticut’s young scientists,” said Elliot Ginsberg, CCAT’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Through the Gerber Medal award, we continue to promote the importance of innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Connecticut.”

About CCAT: Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) is a nonprofit organization, headquartered in East Hartford, Conn., that creates bold, new ideas for designing and implementing applied technologies, IT strategies, STEM education, career development, and energy solutions. By leading state, regional, and national partnerships, CCAT helps manufacturers, academia, government and nonprofit organizations to succeed. Learn more at ccat.us, or follow CCAT on Twitter – @CCATInc.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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February 22, 2016

Rocky Hill, CT —The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering announces the election of 23 of Connecticut’s leading experts in science, engineering and technology to membership in the Academy. The newly elected members will be introduced at the Academy’s 41st Annual Meeting and Dinner on May 24, 2016 at the University of New Haven’s Beckerman Recreation Center,

The 23 newly elected members are:

  • Paul T. Anastas, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
  • Amy C. Anderson, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Department Head, Pharmaceutical Sciences, UConn
  • Isaac Cohen, Director, Systems Department, United Technologies Research Center
  • Nicholas M. Donofrio, Fellow Emeritus and Executive Vice President, Innovation and Technology, IBM (retired)
  • Clara Fang, Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, University of Hartford
  • Juan Fernandez de la Mora, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University
  • Michael S. Francis, Senior Fellow and Chief, Advanced Programs, United Technologies Research Center
  • Murat Günel, Nixdorff-German Professor of Neurosurgery and Professor of Genetics and of Neuroscience; Co-Director, Yale Program on Neurogenetics; Director, Neurovascular Surgery, Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital
  • Akiko Iwasaki, Professor of Immunobiology; Professor of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale School of Medicine; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Christine Jacobs-Wagner, William H. Fleming Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and of Microbial Pathogenesis and Director of the Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale School of Medicine; Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Jaehong Kim, Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
  • Eric S. Levine, Professor of Neuroscience, UConn Health Cente
  • Paul J. Lombroso, Elizabeth Mear and House Jameson Professor, Deputy Chair for Research, Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine
  • David A. McCormick, Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Physiology and Vice Director, Kavli Institute for Neuroscience, Yale School of Medicine
  • Michael E. McCune, Design Manager – Fan Drive Gear Systems, Cold Section Engineering – Mechanical Systems, Pratt & Whitney
  • Diane McMahon-Pratt, Professor of Microbial Diseases, School of Public Health, Yale University
  • Robert O. Mendelsohn, Edwin Weyerhaeuser Davis Professor, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University
  • Janice R. Naegele, Professor of Biology, Program in Neuroscience and Behavior, Wesleyan University
  • Karla M. Neugebauer, Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and of Cell Biology, Yale University
  • Anna Marie Pyle, William Edward Gilbert Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry, Yale University
  • Holly E. Rushmeier, Professor of Computer Science, Yale University
  • Paul H. Singer, Chief Technology Officer, GE Industrial Solutions
  • Dennis L. Wright, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UConn

Election to the Academy 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.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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September 21, 2015

Rocky Hill, CT — The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) conducted a study entitled Addressing Family Violence in Connecticut: Strategies, Tactics and Policies on behalf of the General Assembly’s Public Health Committee. The committee received a briefing on findings and recommendations September 21, 2015.

There is concern among the general public and the state’s leadership regarding family violence/ intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by adults and adolescents in Connecticut, as well as across the United States. Efforts to reduce family violence are numerous, but many standard interventions to accomplish this goal achieve minimal benefits. Additionally, family violence, and in particular, the impact of such violence directed at women, children and elders, is of particular concern. The issues and challenges that need to be addressed to identify effective research-based solutions to successfully reduce violence are known to be complex. The objective of the study was to identify strategies, tactics and policies that can be employed in Connecticut to reduce the incidence of family violence perpetrated by adolescents and adults by targeting the common causes of violence.

The literature review conducted for this study indicated that children who witness abuse in their home are at risk of becoming a victim or an offender into their adult years with co-occurring behavioral health disorders and medical problems. Current research also indicates that the “one size fits all” treatment as usual approach (e.g., large group treatment settings that fail to treat co-occurring behavioral health problems such as mental illness or addiction for male offenders) has been costly and ineffective.

The study’s recommendations are in three key areas: clinical, prevention and a pilot demonstration project. Clinical recommendations include training, education and supervision of frontline clinicians; standardized family assessments; and evidence-based, science informed interventions. Prevention recommendations encompass public health announcements; programs; and offender evaluations.

This study’s research indicates that some offenders in Connecticut are inappropriately offered diversion to family violence interventions, or are referred to family violence interventions inadequate for their levels of risk. Moreover, it was evident that not all offenders receive adequate screening, especially with regard to psychiatric and substance use disorders, nor are they tracked or entered into a database systematically for determining treatment and program effectiveness.

Therefore, it is recommended that the state develop the capacity to conduct ongoing research and evaluation of family violence prevention policies, programs and strategies through use of a multi-agency framework. The overriding goal of this effort is to ensure that the most effective treatment approaches are employed to reduce family violence as well as the overall cost of family violence to the state. It is suggested that the Office of Policy and Management take a leadership role, with support of the governor’s office, in coordinating this effort across all branches of state government.

Additionally, it is recommended that a demonstration pilot project be undertaken to provide “proof of concept” based on this framework. The recommended demonstration pilot is focused on improving the screening of offenders charged with family violence to identify characteristics that are associated with recidivism in each of the Court Support Services Division’s three family violence interventions, and developing an algorithm for better screening to match offenders with the most appropriate treatment

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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May 11, 2015

Rocky Hill, CT – This year’s keynote address at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE), will be a conversation with Edison T. Liu, president & CEO of The Jackson Laboratory, hosted by the Hartford Courant’s Dan Haar. The event takes place Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell. Dr. Liu is a member of CASE.

Liu is an international leader in cancer biology, genomics, human genetics and molecular epidemiology. He is the founding executive director of the Genome Institute of Singapore, building it in less than 10 years from a staff of three into a major research institute of 27 laboratory groups and a staff of 270.

Before being tapped to lead Singapore’s Genome Institute, Liu was with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1987 to 1996, where he rose to full professor directing the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer. He was also the director of the Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology at UNC’s School of Public Health, chief of medical genetics, and chair of the Correlative Science Committee of the national cooperative clinical trials group, CALGB. At UNC, Liu held faculty positions in the departments of medicine, epidemiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and in the curriculum in genetics. Prior to UNC, Liu was at the University of California, San Francisco.

Born in Hong Kong in 1952, Liu earned his BS in chemistry and psychology, as well as his MD, at Stanford University. He served his internship and residency at Washington University’s Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, followed by an oncology fellowship at Stanford.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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May 4, 2015

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 40th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on May 19, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in 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 and presented in partnership with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, 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 a conversation with CASE Member Dr. Edison T. Liu, President & CEO of the Jackson Laboratory, hosted by Hartford Courant Columnist Dan Haar.

Student winners to be honored are:

The 2015 H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence:
Olivia Hallisey, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
2015 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – 1st Place, Life Sciences-Senior Division
Project: Temperature-Independent, Portable, And Rapid Field Detection Of Ebola Via A Silk-Derived Lateral-Flow System

Ethan Novek, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
2015 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – 1st Place, Physical Sciences-Senior Division
Project: Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery And Carbon Sequestration Using An Innovative Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) And Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) System

Eunsun Hong, Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center, Bridgeport, CT
2015 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair – Urban School Challenge High School Winner
Project: Development Of Non-toxic Photostabilized Phycoerythrin For Application In Dye Sensitized Solar Cells

2015 Urban School Challenge Middle School Winner, Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair
Christopher Hwang, Westside Middle School Academy, Danbury, CT
Project: UV-C Lighting As A Supplemental Method Of Preservation In Refrigerators To Reduce Energy Consumption

2015 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
1st Place: Paul Han, Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, CT
Project: Evaluation Of Several Resonant Power Electronic Converters In Capacitively Coupled Wireless Energy Transmitters

2nd Place: Ethan Novek, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Project: Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery And Carbon Sequestration Using An Innovative Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) And Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) System

3rd Place: Anubhuti Mathur, Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury, CT
Project: Preparation And Comparison Of EGCG-Loaded PLGA And Cellulose Acetate Microparticles For Osteoarthritis Treatment

4th Place: Aakshi Agarwal, Hamden High School, Hamden, CT
Project: ACVR1/ALK2 Inhibitors As A Cure For Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

5th Place: Nicolas Santandrea, Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center, Bridgeport, CT
Project: Biochar Electrodes Incorporated With Cuprous Oxide Substrates To Optimize Solar Cells’ Efficiency

2015 Connecticut Invention Convention
Avon — Talcott Mountain Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology: Zachary Dornfeld and Nabeel Kemal
Bloomfield — CREC Academy of Aerospace & Engineering Middle School: Cristian Rodriguez
Bloomfield — CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global & International Studies: Angelique Ayala
Cromwell — Cromwell Middle School: Devon Schneider
East Granby — East Granby Middle School: Samantha Borsari
Farmington — Irving A. Robbins Middle School: Sai Chinta
Newtown — Newtown Middle School: Bryan Ingwersen
Southington — Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School: Lucca Riccio
Fishers Island, NY — Fishers Island School: Betsy Conger and Margot Hutchins
Torrington — Torrington Middle School: Logan Bermas, Chelsey Bournique and Kaitlyn Perbeck
Westbrook — Westbrook Middle School: Cristopher Guzman

Twenty-three newly elected members of the Academy will also be recognized during the evening.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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Rocky Hill, CT — Three outstanding young Connecticut scientists will be awarded the H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence at the 40th Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) on May 19, 2015, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell.

The award, created by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and presented in partnership with Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), 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 grateful to CCAT for continuing to support the H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence which recognizes three of Connecticut’s top high school student scientists and engineers,” said CASE President Sandra Weller. “The Gerber Medal celebrates their remarkable achievements and honors the memory of the inventor, entrepreneur and CASE member for whom they are named.”

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 Medal of Excellence are top winners of the 2015 Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair. They are: Olivia Hallisey (1st Place, Life Sciences – Senior Division) and Ethan Novek (1st Place, Physical Sciences – Senior Division) both of Greenwich High School; and Eunsun Hong (High School Winner – Urban School Challenge) of Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science and Technology Education Center.

Hallisey’s winning Science Fair project was entitled, “Temperature-Independent, Portable, and Rapid Field Detection of Ebola via a Silk-Derived Lateral-Flow System” and Novek’s award was for, “Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery and Carbon Sequestration using an Innovative Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) and Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) System.” Hong won for her project, “Development of Non-toxic Photostabilized Phycoerythrin for Application in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells.”

CCAT sponsors the award as part of its goal to strengthen the quality of high school STEM education.

“Each year as we prepare to award the Gerber Medal of Excellence, I am amazed by the work of these young scientists,” said Elliot Ginsberg, CCAT’s President and Chief Executive Officer, “CCAT is proud to sponsor the Gerber Medal in recognition of their achievements and to continue encouraging innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Connecticut.”

About CCAT: The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) is a nonprofit corporation that serves as a unique economic development center of excellence for the region, state and nation. www.ccat.us

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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April 28, 2015

Rocky Hill, CT – The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) will present a CASE award for Distinguished Service to its member G. Robert Wisner for his outstanding leadership within the Academy and for his exceptional contributions in support of the Academy’s mission through dedicated and outstanding leadership of the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF). The CASE Governing Council created the Distinguished Service Award in 2010 to honor members who have provided outstanding service to the Academy. CASE will present the award at its 40th Annual Meeting and Dinner on May 19th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell.

Wisner was elected to CASE in 2007 and has served on three Study Committees: Rail Energy (2014); Weigh Station Technologies and Practices (2008); and Feasibility of Utilizing Fuel Cells to Generate Power for the New Haven Rail Line (2007). In 2010, he was elected to fill a vacancy on the CASE Council through 2014 and for a full-term in 2015.

As Chairman and Director of CSEF, Wisner initiated the Urban School Challenge (USC) with support from the Academy’s Endowment Fund. Each year, the USC recognizes a middle school and high school student from an urban district. A past Connecticut Science Fair competitor, his volunteer support of CSEF began in the early seventies when his former 7th grade science teacher asked him to become involved with the CSEF Advisory Council. Wisner became chairman of the CSEF board of directors in 1974 and director in 1989.

While an electrical engineering student at UConn, Wisner joined the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) — at the time known as United Aircraft Research Laboratories — as a summer intern in 1960 and continued full time as a research engineer upon graduation. At UTRC, he conducted research on high-energy lasers, adaptive optics, and power electronics. His research and product development efforts produced 15 patents. Wisner also led a research team in the development of an automated clinical gait analysis system used to evaluate children with cerebral palsy. Wisner finished the last four years of his UTC career at Otis Elevator as engineering manager for elevator drives, retiring in 1999. In addition to his science fair duties, he works as the Technology Director for Barker Mohandas-Vertical Transportation Consultants

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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April 27, 2015

Rocky Hill, CT – The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) has elected Bruce Carlson, President and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council, to Honorary Membership. CASE will present the award at its 40th Annual Meeting and Dinner on May 19th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell.

The CASE Governing Council created the category of Honorary Membership in 2009 to recognize an individual not otherwise eligible for membership. The council nominates, and selects by vote, the recipients of this honor. Carlson is recognized for leadership and contributions throughout his career that support the Academy’s vision to “foster an environment where scientific and technological creativity can thrive and contribute to Connecticut becoming a leading place in the country to live, work and produce for all its citizens …”

As president and CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council, Carlson is responsible for public policy issues, business development and media relations for the state’s largest broad-based technology industry association, representing over 2500 technology companies in Connecticut.

Carlson has served as an associate project director for two CASE studies: Broadband Access and Availability (2011) and Workforce Development (2012). He was also Chief of Staff at the UConn Health Center when CASE conducted a study entitled, A Needs-Based Analysis of the UConn Health Center Facilities Plan (2008).

Currently, Carlson also serves as Chairman of The IP Factory, and Managing Partner of Jigsaw Ventures, a strategic planning consultancy. During his tenure as the UConn Health Center’s Chief of Staff, Carlson also established the university’s tech transfer program and held the position of Managing Director of the Office of Technology Commercialization.

Prior to UConn Health Center, Carlson served as Policy Development Director with the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management for two decades. During that time, he served four governors from three political parties, with a primary focus on economic development and budget-related issues. He holds a BA in History from UConn.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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April 22, 2015

Rocky Hill, CT — Professor Joan A. Steitz has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Connecticut Medal of Science for her pioneering work in understanding the structure and function of RNA. She will accept the award at the 40th Annual Meeting & Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell Hotel.

Steitz is an international leader in describing the molecular events involved in creation of messenger RNA (mRNA). Insights from her work have led to numerous research areas related to human health, including cancer, and autoimmune and infectious diseases. She continues to explore RNA in her laboratory at Yale, currently researching noncoding RNAs, including microRNAs.

“The State of Connecticut is proud to award the Connecticut Medal of Science to Joan Steitz who has made seminal contributions to the field of biology through her pioneering work in RNA research,” said Governor Dannel P. Malloy. “I am particularly pleased to note that Professor Steitz is the first woman to receive the medal.”

In addition to her scientific accomplishments, Professor Steitz is a dedicated teacher of biochemistry to Yale undergraduates and a mentor and research advisor to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She is recognized for her commitment to the training and advancement of women scientists, in particular, and her inspired leadership led to a renaissance at Yale that made the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry one of nation’s strongest in molecular biology.

A graduate of the Antioch College, Steitz holds a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. Steitz has authored more than 300 papers and has been the recipient of over 60 awards and honors, including the National Medal of Science (1986).

The Connecticut Medal of Science is the state’s highest honor for scientific achievement in fields crucial to Connecticut’s economic competiveness 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. Visit http://ctcase.org/medals.html to see a list of past winners.

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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. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.

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