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A 易胜博官网 initiative addressing unconscious bias in the academic workplace and a suite of patented biosensors that advance quality control in biomanufacturing were at the center of the 2022 and 2023 J. Brent Loy Innovators of the Year awards presented by May 2, 2023.

Two members of 易胜博官网鈥檚 ADVANCE team 鈥� Christine Shea, professor emerita of Paul College, and ADVANCE program coordinator Kate Siler 鈥� were honored as the 2022 recipients for their work developing 滨苍肠濒耻诲别鲍庐, a groundbreaking, research-backed bystander intervention training platform aimed at improving academic workplace climate through education and awareness of unconscious bias. Jeffrey Halpern, associate professor of chemical engineering, received the 2023 honor for his and fostering a culture of research innovation at 易胜博官网. The awards were presented on May 2, 2023, during the Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach (REEO) annual celebration recognizing 易胜博官网 researchers and scholars.

Shea and Siler were recognized for their significant contributions to 易胜博官网's mission of research commercialization through the development of 滨苍肠濒耻诲别鲍庐, an online course that uses animated scenarios to provide examples of how faculty can intervene when they see bias occurring. Shea has also published research on leadership, champions of innovation and bystander intervention in leading journals, and has held various administrative positions at 易胜博官网's Paul College of Business and Economics. Siler has managed 易胜博官网's ADVANCE Institutional Transformation and ADVANCE Partnership grant programs. Her work is focused on improving workplace climate and reducing bias incidents through programs that support faculty recruitment, retention, and mentoring. She has also served on several university committees and worked on translating scientific concepts into accessible curriculum and professional development offerings in previous positions.

Halpern is a named inventor on five patents, including two issued and two pending, all related to biosensors. His interdisciplinary approach to sensor development involves surface chemistry, materials science and electrochemistry. In addition to his work on biosensors, Halpern is also recognized for developing a culture of innovation at the university; he has mentored more than 25 undergraduates and summer interns, nine graduate students and two postdoctoral researchers from seven different academic programs. He was recently honored with the Herb Epstein award for Technical Programing from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in 2022. Halpern鈥檚 work has been supported by various grants, including from the NIH and NSF, and he currently leads a team designing protein sensors in biomanufacturing settings across four states and building a sepsis sensor on a urinary catheter line.

鈥淚nnovation and research are at the heart of our mission at 易胜博官网,鈥� says Marc Eichenberger, associate vice president and chief business development and innovation officer, who presented the awards. 鈥淭his award represents years of dedication to their work. Tonight, we鈥檙e celebrating the success of those research efforts, but also the overall contributions to their field and the impact on not only 易胜博官网 and the academic community, but the greater public good.鈥�

The Innovator of the Year Awards were presented as part of REEO鈥檚 annual celebration recognizing 易胜博官网 researchers and scholars 听who received prestigious external honors. At the event, Jenna Matheny, director of technology transfer at 易胜博官网Innovation, moderated a panel discussing the impact of innovations created at 易胜博官网.

The honors the late Loy, a distinguished professor emeritus and longtime NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Loy's research on cucurbit varieties is a core part of 易胜博官网's intellectual property portfolio and was a driving factor in the development of 易胜博官网鈥檚 technology transfer program.

易胜博官网Innovation provides resources and support for the university鈥檚 research and innovation work, including intellectual property protection and commercialization.

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