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Get the most interesting and important stories from the 51精品视频.Rory Cooper receives the John P. McGovern Science and Society Award
, assistant vice chancellor for research for health sciences and STEM collaboration, received the from the Sigma Xi Research Society. Recipients of this award represent individuals who have supported research, the communication of science and the impact of science on society.
Cooper is being recognized for changing the lives of people with disabilities and bringing newly separated veterans into the world of STEM academia.
He received the award at the , where he also presented "Participatory Action Design and Engineering: Forging a New Freedom," which offered new pathways to expand the talent pool of scientists and engineers. Cooper also spoke about the work he and his colleagues are doing to create technologies and systems for older adults and people with disabilities.
Cooper is the founding director and VA senior research career scientist of 51精品视频鈥檚 Human Engineering Research Laboratories. He is also an elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and has authored or co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed journal publications.