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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Panama City, Panama | Posted: November 15, 2010
Dario Solis, Ph.D., former director of research at the Universidad Technológica de Panamá and Managing Director of the Georgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation & Research Center, was the 2010 recipient of the ASME McDonald Mentoring Award. Dr. Solis was honored for his contributions to the personal growth and professional advancement of countless young engineers, and for pioneering critical research programs that have enhanced the academic capacity at the Universidad Technológica de Panamá and the national scientific community.
The McDonald Mentoring Award, established in 2007, recognizes the outstanding mentoring of other professionals by an engineer in industry, government, education or private practice. Candidates must have made a significant contribution as a mentor and engineering advocate within the past five years, as well as a member of ASME or another International Congress of Mechanical Engineering Societies (ICOMES) member society. The winner of ASME McDonald Mentoring Award receives a $1,000 honorarium and a bronze medallion.