First $5,000 Qforma Lectureship Awarded to UNM Professor
Qforma has awarded its first-ever Qforma Lectureship, in the amount of $5,000, to Shuang Luan, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and assistant joint professor of radiology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque.
The Qforma Lectureship is awarded to a UNM Computer Science Professor who exhibits momentum toward building an internationally-recognized research program and who demonstrates great potential for attaining academic tenure at UNM.
“We are delighted that Dr. Luan has been chosen to receive the first Qforma Lectureship,” said Stephanie Forrest, professor and chairman of computer science at the University of New Mexico and research professor at the Santa Fe Institute. “Dr. Luan’s research on computational methods for therapeutic radiation oncology is exciting and promises to improve the clinical care of patients.”
The Qforma Lectureship competition, which will be held annually, supports the quality of UNM educational programs by attracting top talent to the school.
“At Qforma we are passionate about creating intelligent data software solutions that translate into improved health care and that ultimately benefit patients,” said Roger D. Jones, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Qforma. “Dr. Luan clearly shares that passion, and we are proud to recognize and support his important research with the first Qforma lectureship.”
“Qforma’s roots are here in New Mexico, where the technology incorporated into our solutions was first developed at Los Alamos National Laboratories,” said Kelly D. Myers, CEO of Qforma. “It is only fitting that we initiate the Qforma Lectureship at the University of New Mexico, and continue the state’s legacy of scientific advancement.”
“I am truly honored to have been named the Qforma Lecturer in the UNM Computer Sciences Department,” said Dr. Luan. “It gives me great pleasure to learn that a company such as Qforma so generously sponsors education.”
