THE 1997 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society’s Awards were presented by the IEEE President Charles Alexander, GRS-Society President Martti Hallikainen, and GRS-Society Vice-President Nahid Khazenie on August 5, 1997, at the Awards Luncheon during IGARSS’97 in Singapore. The call for nomination for the GRS-S Distinguished Achievement Award is published in the GRS-S Newsletter. Nominations...

The Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement Award is the American Diabetes Association's highest scientific award and honors an individual who has made significant, long-term contributions to the understanding of diabetes, its treatment, and/or prevention.The award is named after Nobel Prize winner Sir Frederick Banting, who codiscovered insulin treatment for diabetes. Bruce M. Spiegelman, PhD...

OBJECTIVE The study's objective was to identify the important qualities of outstanding mentors as described by their mentees' letters of nomination for a prestigious lifetime achievement award in mentorship. METHODS The Lifetime Achievement in Mentorship Award at the University of California, San Francisco, recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated sustained mentoring excellence in the...

ASSOCIATION PRESENTS AWARDS AT SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Among the honors conferred on physicians for outstanding service in advancing the heart program and for achievement in cardiovascular research by the American Heart Association at its Scientific Sessions, were the following: Gold Heart Awards The Gold Heart Awards were presented at the Annual Dinner to Edgar V. Allen, M.D., past-President of th...

This paper aims to present the benefits achieved in the ergonomics process management with the use of the TPM methodology (Total Productive Maintenance) in Tucuruí Hydropower Plant. The methodology is aligned with the corporate guidelines, moreover with the Strategic Planning of the company, it is represented in the TPM Pillars including the Health Pillar in which is inserted the ergonomics pro...