The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering is introducing \u201cLeadership Conversations,\u201d a speaker series exploring the experiences, decisions, partnerships, and challenges that shape leadership in research and academia. The new series is presented by the Swanson School\u2019s Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty Development.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, September 8, Rory A. Cooper<\/a> will present the inaugural conversation, \u201cBuilding HERL: From an Idea to a Research Enterprise.\u201d Cooper will share the story of developing Pitt\u2019s Human Engineering Research Laboratories<\/a> (HERL), along with lessons he learned while building a collaborative research enterprise with lasting impact.<\/p>\n Michele V. Manuel<\/a>, U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering, will provide opening remarks. Following Cooper\u2019s presentation, Anne M. Robertson<\/a>, distinguished service professor of mechanical engineering and materials science<\/a> and associate dean for faculty development, will moderate a conversation with Cooper.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Leadership Conversations\u2019 is an opportunity to learn from colleagues whose work demonstrates how leadership, innovation, and service can come together to create meaningful and lasting impact,\u201d said Robertson. \u201cDr. Cooper is an ideal person to open the series. Throughout his career, he has translated innovative ideas into technologies that improve people\u2019s lives while building a collaborative research enterprise grounded in service and human-centered design. His experience offers important lessons about what it takes to turn an idea into sustained impact.\u201d<\/p>\n Cooper, PhD, PLY, is Director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, a Pitt institute reporting to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences and the Senior Vice Chancellor for Research. He is the FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Professor and Distinguished Professor in Pitt\u2019s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine. He is also a professor of bioengineering, electrical engineering, and orthopedic surgery. Cooper is a VA senior research career scientist and serves as associate vice chancellor for research for STEM and health sciences collaboration.<\/p>\n Cooper founded HERL in 1994 and continues to serve as its director. HERL is home to a VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center; a National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center; and the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Robotic Assistive Mobility and Manipulation Platform (RAMMP) program.<\/p>\n A National Medal of Technology and Innovation laureate, National Inventors Hall of Fame member, National Academy of Engineering member, and Paralympian, Cooper will reflect on what it takes to grow a research idea into a sustained, multi-decade enterprise. He will share candid stories, hard-won lessons, and practical insights for anyone building, leading, or funding research that aims to outlast its founder.<\/p>\n Free and open to the public, the inaugural conversation will take place on Tuesday, September 8, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in 102 Benedum Hall. Learn more<\/a> and register now<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering is introducing \u201cLeadership Conversations,\u201d a speaker series exploring the experiences,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3892,3893,3894,3895,73,75,74,1164],"class_list":["post-271229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-banner","tag-dept-banner","tag-mems","tag-pitt-swanson-school-of-engineering","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}