TOPS IN TECHNOLOGY: UH MATH PROF HONORED
FOR ANEURYSM WORK
Suncica Canic Recognized by Association for Women in Computing
HOUSTON, April 12, 2005 – Suncica Canic, a University of
Houston mathematics professor, has been named one of Houston’s
top women in technology by the Houston chapter of the Association
for Women in Computing (AWC).
One of 23 honorees, Canic will receive her AWC-Houston Leadership
in Technology Award during the annual gala June 11 at the Inter-Continental
Houston Hotel. Dedicated to the advancement of women in technology
fields, the AWC, founded in 1978, is a national non-profit professional
organization for women and men interested in information technology.
Along with the other award winners, Canic was selected based on
her leadership roles in Houston’s technology and computing
arenas, as well as her significant career accomplishments. Representing
an array of leaders in Houston, the 2005 recipients are all positive
role models for women.
In particular, Canic has collaborated with researchers at the Texas
Medical Center to develop improved stents to treat arteries damaged
by aneurysm. She uses complex mathematical models to perfect stent
design and has initiated interdisciplinary alliances among experts
in cardiology, mathematics, biology, engineering and scientific
computing to address the issues related to this type of medical
treatment. (See related release at http://www.uh.edu/media/nr/2004/02feb/021604canic_heart.html.)
“Dr. Canic’s research is very important in the treatment
of coronary artery disease and in aortic abdominal aneurysm,”
said John Bear, dean of UH’s College of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics. “We are very pleased that the AWC is honoring
her with this award.”
Last year, Susan Hardin, an associate professor of biology and
biochemistry, brought home this honor for UH.
Canic received her bachelor’s degree from the University
of Zagreb in Croatia and her doctorate from the State University
of New York at Stony Brook. Before joining the UH faculty in 1998,
Canic was a Fields Fellow at the Fields Institute in Canada and
a post-doctoral fellow at UH. She has held several visiting positions
at Stanford University, Courant Institute (NYU), SUNY Stony Brook
and the University of Lyon in France.
For more information, visit http://www.awchouston.org/gala%202005/index.htm.
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