Awards & Accolades

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Congratulations to these recent honorees.

Ratcliff Earns Department of Energy's 'Ten at Ten Award'

Erin Ratcliff, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, has earned a Ten at Ten Award from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, part of the U.S. Department of Energy. Ratcliff was honored at a meeting last month in Washington, D.C.

The Office of Basic Energy Sciences' Energy Frontier Research Centers program brings together multidisciplinary research teams to tackle challenges preventing advances in energy technology. To mark the 10th anniversary of the program, the office's Ten at Ten Contest issued 10 awards to individuals and teams "that embody the extraordinary impact that the EFRCs have had on people, scientific ideas, and technologies and tools."

Ratcliff received a People Award for her work on the Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials. The center, based at the UA, aims to "inspire, recruit and train future scientists and leaders in the basic science of solar electric energy conversion." Specifically, Ratcliff was recognized for "embracing multi-disciplinary team science to characterize and control the chemical and physical interactions between electrical contacts and active layers in emerging solar energy technologies," according to the award announcement.

Ratcliff joined the UA in 2010 as a research scientist.

Slepian Elected President of Medical Device Technology Organization

Dr. Marvin Slepian, Regents Professor of Medicine and associate department head for clinical and industrial affairs, has been elected president of ASAIO, a national organization that promotes innovation in medical device technology. Slepian was honored at the organization's annual conference in San Francisco earlier this summer.

The society, which was formerly known as the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs, promotes the development of innovative medical device technology "at the crossroads of science, engineering and medicine."

Slepian's term began in late June and will run for one year.

Slepian's research includes diagnostics and therapeutics for cardiovascular diseases, including tissue engineering, drug delivery and medical device development.

Slepian is also a member of the BIO5 Institute and is a McGuire Scholar in the Eller College of Management.

Bauman Named to National Women's Leadership Fellowship

Dr. Julie Bauman, a professor of medicine at the College of Medicine – Tucson, has been named a 2018-19 fellow of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program. The fellowship began in May.

The national program, based at the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, prepares women for senior leadership roles in schools of medicine, dentistry, public health and pharmacy. Yearlong fellowships are intended for associate and full professors "who demonstrate the greatest potential for executive leadership positions at academic health centers."

To be selected, prospective fellows must "exhibit a track record of professional development; strategic risk-taking leadership experiences; sound rationale for seeking a leadership role; and be nominated by the dean of their institution, a director-supervisor and senior colleague."

Bauman's research focuses on increasing survival from and preventing head and neck cancer. She joined the UA in 2016.

Mullins Named Arizona's 2019 Outstanding Dietitian

Veronica Mullins, an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, has been named the 2019 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year by the Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She was recognized at the organization's annual meeting in Phoenix in June.

The Arizona Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is an affiliate of the national Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The statewide organization's mission is to "promote optimal nutrition and well-being for all people by advocating for its members." Its Outstanding Dietitian of the Year award recognizes a dietitian who has demonstrated leadership in the association or larger community through legislation, research, education or other areas.

Mullins' areas of interest are sports nutrition and environmental nutrition. She came to the UA in 2015.

Britt Wins Nine Telly Awards

Darious Britt, a media specialist in the School of Theatre, Film and Television, won nine Telly Awards for two films, a feature and a documentary. Award winners were announced in May.

The Telly Awards recognize "video and television made for all screens." Winners are selected by a panel of more than 200 judges, all of whom are working industry leaders.

Britt's winning feature film, "UNSOUND," won five Telly Awards in the non-broadcast category and one in the branded content category.

The 90-minute feature film is based on true events and tells the story of a mother's battle with schizophrenia as her son struggles to get her the help she needs. The film premiered in 2014 and has been screened at festivals across the country.

Britt's documentary "How I Made My FIRST Movie | Making UNSOUND" also won three awards, all in the non-broadcast category.

Britt is an alumnus of the School of Theatre, Film and Television. His YouTube channel, D4Darious, has more than 350,000 subscribers and his videos have more than 16.5 million views.

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