- Dr. Amy Throckmorton served as the Associate Chair for the
Bioengineering Track at the 57th Annual American Society for
Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) conference in Washington, DC,
this past June, and was selected as the Chair for the
Bioengineering Track at the 58th Annual ASAIO conference to be held
in San Francisco, CA from June 14-16, 2012. Congratulations!
- Dr. Amy Throckmorton was elected to the board of trustees for
the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO).
Congratulations!
- Sonya Bhavsar was honored as the first runner up for the
2009-2010 Graduate Engineering Teaching Assistant award for her
excellence in teaching.
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Sonya Bhavsar was the recipient of an American Society for
Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Fellowship for her poster
presentation entitled, "Use of External Pressure Application To
Augment Fontan Hemodynamics." This awarded included a monetary
prize of $500 and certificate.
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Steven Chopski was honored with a 2010 Biomedical Engineering
Student Award at the 6th International Conference of Pediatric
Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric
Cardiopulmonary Perfusion for his manuscript and presentation
entitled, "PIV Measurements of an Idealized Total
Cavopulmonary Connection with Mechanical Circulatory Assistance in
the
IVC." This award included a monetary prize of $500
and an engraved plaque.
- Sonya Bhavsar was chosen as the 2010 Susan E. Kennedy
Scholarship recipient for academic excellence and role in advancing
the presence of women in higher education.
- Dr. Throckmorton was awarded a "2010 Student-Choice
Certificate of Recognition from the Engineering Student
Council" for her excellence in teaching.
- In August of 2009, the VCU Board of Visitors approved the
appointment of Dr. Amy Throckmorton and Dr. Hooman Tafreshi, as
Qimonda Assistant Professors. Qimonda Professorships are awarded to
untenured, tenure track faculty who have distinguished themselves
in scholarship. Dr. Throckmorton and Dr. Tafreshi were recommended
by the School of Engineering Qimonda Professorship Committee from
among a number of highly qualified candidates and approved by the
VCU Chairs and Professorships Committee, the Provost, and the
President. Qimonda Professors are appointed for three years.
Current Qimonda Professors are Dr. Worth Longest, Mechanical
Engineering, and Dr. Raj Rao, Chemical and Life Science
Engineering.
- Sonya Bhavsar was honored with the 2009 Bioengineering
Student Award at the 5th International Conference of Pediatric
Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric
Cardiopulmonary Perfusion for her manuscript and presentation
entitled, "Intravascular Mechanical Cavopulmonary Assistance
for Patients with Failing Fontan Physiology." This award
included a monetary prize of $500 and a beautifully engraved
plaque.
- Jugal Kapadia was awarded an Honorable Mention at the 55th
Annual Conference of the American Society for Artificial Internal
Organs (ASAIO) for his Top ASAIO For Young Innovators abstract and
presentation entitled, "Mechanical Cavopulmonary Assist using
an Intravascular Axial Flow Blood Pump." This award includes a
monetary prize of $200 and a certificate of achievement.
- Dr. Throckmorton received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty
Enhancement Award. She was selected as 1 of 2 candidates across the
University to represent VCU in this national competition. She was
ultimately selected as 1 of the 30 recipients out of 118 applicants
nationally.