Accomplished leaders in science, medicine named Distinguished Professors by University of Colorado
Title recognizes contributions to research, teaching, service
The University of Colorado today introduced four newly designated Distinguished Professors, the highest honor awarded to faculty across the CU system’s four campuses.
CU Distinguished Professors are faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning, and outstanding service to the profession, the university and its affiliates.
CU President Bruce D. Benson reviewed nominations from CU’s campuses; with the recommendation of a committee of Distinguished Professors, he forwarded the candidates’ names to the Board of Regents. Today during its meeting at CU system administration offices in Denver, the board voted in favor of the nominees.
Honorees for 2016 are:
Amadei
Bernard Amadei, Ph.D., professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Boulder. His research and teaching in geological engineering and engineering for developing communities have served students, professionals and communities around the world. He holds the Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering and is faculty co-director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities. The graduate program he helped develop provides multiple pathways for engineers to enter the field of development engineering. At CU since 1982, Amadei has received numerous awards and is a past science envoy to Pakistan and Nepal for the U.S. Department of State. He has authored over 90 journal publications and four books.
Celinski
Zbigniew Celinski, Ph.D., professor, Department of Department of Physics and Energy Science, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He is an internationally recognized leader whose expertise and impact in multiple areas of magnetic materials research are significant. His research in magnetic systems has contributed to the ability to miniaturize many devices – including magnetic memories and microwave signal processing structures – and is revolutionizing their use in a wide range of applications. At UCCS since 1995, Celinski is ranked second in all-time research funding at the university. With a modest $13,000 in startup funding, he created the top magnetization dynamics lab at a U.S. university. Honors include Researcher of the Year at UCCS and CU system Inventor of the Year.
Hobbins
John Hobbins, M.D., professor, Chief of Obstetrics, Director of the Prenatal Diagnosis and Genetics Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus. He is world-renowned and an award-winning pioneer in the development and use of obstetrical ultrasound as a diagnostic tool. Having practiced medicine for nearly four decades, and at CU since 1991, he is one of the world’s leading Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) specialists. With over 400 published journal articles, 13 books, 42 book chapters and nearly 200 abstracts, Hobbins has been a prolific contributor to the field. A dedicated teacher and mentor at CU and previously at Yale, he has trained 26 Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellows and over 300 residents in obstetrics and gynecology.
Moore
Ernest E. Moore, M.D., professor, Department of Surgery, CU School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus. The Vice Chair of Research for CU Anschutz is considered one of the top academic physicians in the nation, with 1,500 journal publications, more than 30 books written or co-edited, three U.S. patents and NIH funding secured for over 30 years. At CU and Denver Health for 40 years, Moore is an expert in trauma surgery. His work has advanced the boundaries of surgical science in many areas, including trauma-induced blood clotting, multiple organ failure, and resuscitation with hemoglobin solutions. Among his many honors is the lifetime achievement award from the Society of University Surgeons.
With these four new designees, CU has recognized 87 Distinguished Professors since the program’s establishment in 1977.
About the CU System
The University of Colorado is a premier public research university with four campuses: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. With more than 63,200 students (and another 9,000 taking courses for credit), over 4,900 full-time instructional faculty members and another 1,200 research faculty members, CU is the largest institution of higher education in the state of Colorado. CU’s annual budget is $3.8 billion. CU researchers attracted more than $924 million in sponsored research funding in fiscal year 2015-16. The university’s Technology Transfer Office has helped launch more than 160 startups since 1994. Academic prestige is marked by CU’s five Nobel laureates, 10 MacArthur “genius” Fellows, 20 astronauts and 19 Rhodes Scholars. For more information about the CU system, and to access campus resources, go to www.cu.edu.
Contact: Jay Dedrick, CU system, 303-860-5707, jay.dedrick@cu.edu