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Professor Samy Missoum is leading the development of a surrogate aerodynamic database, which aims to help researchers choose which experiments and computations are the most efficient and cost effective to run.

The University of Texas at Arlington will use a $1.5 million grant to support domestic doctoral students specializing in Internet-of-Things (IoT) study and research. Ishfaq Ahmad, a UT Arlington professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, is the principal investigator on the project, which includes $1.2 million from the U.S. Department of Education and $300,000 from UT Arlington. Doctoral students will focus on the Internet of Things, which are networks of sensors, software and other technology that connect with one another and exchange data.

Kessler Foundation's grant will enable SHRM Foundation " ...to train 2,000 HR professionals in the year following the launch of Employing Abilities @Work, with 95% of participants committing to hiring at least one candidate with disabilities within a year of earning their certificate,” said Wendi Safstrom of SHRM Foundation. “We provide continuing education for our global membership of more than 300,000 HR professionals and are well positioned to meet these goals.”

Mathematical physicist Elliott H. Lieb, Higgins professor of physics and professor of mathematics emeritus at Princeton University, has been selected to receive the 2022 American Physical Society (APS) Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research. Lieb will be recognized for his seminal contributions to several fields of physics at a ceremony during the APS Annual Leadership Meeting on January 27.

This five-year study funded by the National Science Foundation will enable researchers from multiple biological science disciplines to evaluate amphibian resilience to the disease chytridiomycosis, which is caused by a fungus that affects amphibians worldwide.

The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce 72 new members. Founded in 1888, the APS is the first and most prestigious academic pediatric organization in North America. New members will be recognized during the APS Presidential Plenary at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2022 Meeting, April 21-25, 2022, in Denver, Colorado.

A £1.4 M pioneering project examining how ultrasonic imaging can be delivered remotely aims to revolutionise the quality of manufacturing processes.

Certificates of Publishing Excellence have been awarded to the authors of the 10 most highly cited papers published between 2015-2019 in Osteoporosis International and its sister journal Archives of Osteoporosis.