On Friday, October 2, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. in Rea Auditorium, Sewickley Academy inducted its first three alumni,
Mark E. Schafer ’75, Ph.D.,
Carolee T. Bull ’81, Ph.D., and
Beth Willman ’94, Ph.D. into the Science and Technology Hall of Fame.
The Academy inducted
Robertson Parkman ’53, M.D. into the Hall of Fame on Friday, October 11, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. in Rea Auditorium.
科学技术名人堂旨在表彰在科学领域做出重大贡献的校友, medicine, engineering, or technology, as determined by awards, grants, original research, or practical innovation, as acknowledged by experts in their field.
入选者必须在课堂或实地对他人做出过重大贡献, 工作,大大提高了学习经验,为学生或社会的生活质量受益于他们的努力.
Sewickley Academy Science and Technology Hall of Fame Members
Robertson Parkman ’53, M.D. – 2019Robertson “Robby” Parkman, M.D., 是2010年儿科和骨髓移植协会终身成就奖的获得者吗, 2007年从美国血液和骨髓移植协会获得. In 1996, he received the H. Russell Smith Award from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 授予对儿科研究做出最大贡献的科学家. For almost 50 years, he has dedicated his career to clinical, teaching, 小儿骨髓移植与免疫学的研究任务. 他的开创性工作包括利用新生儿自己的脐带血细胞治疗遗传病的新方法. 他的团队在波士顿儿童医院医疗中心与彼得本特布里格姆医院的合作工作促成了新英格兰第一个骨髓移植单位. For 12 years, he performed military service as a surgeon for the U.S. Public Health Service. 1983年至2002年,他担任洛杉矶儿童医院研究免疫学/骨髓移植部门的负责人. Dr. Parkman在Amherst College获得学士学位,在Yale University获得医学学位. 他是洛杉矶儿童医院的儿科和微生物学教授, the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, 他是斯坦福大学儿科干细胞移植的兼职教授, 曾任哈佛医学院儿科学副教授.
Mark E. Schafer '75, Ph.D. – 2015
In the mid-1980s, 马克·谢弗1975年建立了后来成为全国领先的医学超声独立测量实验室, working with companies that ranged from startups to multinationals. Over the years, 他一直致力于推进超声技术在医学上的应用, developing ultrasound devices for: dissolving blood clots in the leg; removing cataracts; non-invasively treating stroke patients; harvesting stem cells; identifying malignant vs benign breast cancer; accelerating wound healing; treating epilepsy and depression; continuously monitoring heart function during surgery; and crushing kidney stones (lithotripsy). 他最近的创业努力结合了超声波和光来治疗细菌生物膜, 人类80%的慢性感染是由哪些疾病引起的. 这将适用于痤疮,湿疹,鼻-鼻窦炎和糖尿病伤口. He has 22 patents and over 60 research publications. 作为麻省理工学院(MIT)的毕业生,他获得了理学硕士学位.S. from Penn State, and a Ph. D. in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University. As a researcher, scholar, and innovator, 他被誉为超声技术领域的国际领先专家.
Carolee T. Bull ’81, Ph.D. – 2015 Dr. 布尔在有机和可持续作物生产研究方面处于世界领先地位, bacterial taxonomy, biological control of plant pathogens, and phytobacteriology. 她曾在苏黎世瑞士联邦理工学院(ETH)担任国家科学基金会博士后研究员, at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, 以及美国农业部农业研究服务处(ARS)在弗雷斯诺的博士后研究员, where in addition to her rigorous research program, 她的目标是让萨利纳斯山谷(被称为美国的沙拉碗)以培养出杰出的科学家而闻名,就像种植生菜一样. Dr. 布尔为本科生研究人员开发了一个屡获殊荣的指导项目, many the sons and daughters of field workers. Dr. 2014年,布尔获得了美国农业部颁发的部长荣誉奖(为国家农业服务的最高奖项). Dr. 2015年9月,Bull被任命为宾夕法尼亚州立大学细菌系统学和植物病理学终身教授,兼植物病理学和环境微生物学系主任. She earned her B.S. from Ohio University, M.S. from Washington State University, and Ph.D. from Oregon State University.
Beth Willman '94, Ph.D. – 2015
Beth Willman ’94, Ph. D., 2015年9月成为大型天气巡天望远镜(LSST)项目副主任, where she has been active as a chair of the Stars, Milky Way and Local Volume Science Collaboration. LSST是一个十亿美元的项目,正在智利的Cerro Pachon建造, 也是美国未来十年地面天文学研究的重中之重. 在此之前,她曾担任哈弗福德学院天文学和物理系的主任, where she taught for seven years. 她深受同学们的爱戴和尊敬,获得了学院的三个最高教学奖. In 2005, 他是纽约大学研究星系形成和暗物质的博士后, she discovered a new ultra-faint galaxy now known as Willman 1. Recipient of numerous National Science Foundation grants for research, 她曾担任纽约大学宇宙学和粒子物理中心的詹姆斯·亚瑟研究员和哈佛-史密森天体物理中心的克莱研究员. Dr. Willman earned her B.A. in astrophysics at Columbia University and Ph.D. in astronomy at the University of Washington.