2011 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

64 2011 Yearbook Fabián Kozynski Senior Telecommunications Engineering student and member of the faculty’s Applied Mathematics for Telecommunications group. He received the Jacobs Presidential Fellowship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to pursue graduate studies. April. Sebastián Goday Graduate of the Bachelor’s program in Systems Engineering. He received a scholarship from the Carolina Foundation to pursue an MBA in Technology Business Management at Nebrija University in Madrid. June. Ricardo Szyfer Systems Engineering student and President of the IEEE-ORT Student Branch. He received a scholarship from the PresenTense organization to participate in the “PresenTense Global Summer Fellowship” course on Social Entrepreneurship, which took place in Jerusalem, Israel, from June 15 to July 29. June. Martín Solari, Associate Professor of Software Engineering. Awarded a scholarship under the “Ibero-American Scholarships. Young Professors and Researchers. Santander Universities” to undertake a stay at the Polytechnic University of Madrid as part of his PhD in Computer Engineering in January and February 2012. July. Martín Zubeldía Electronics Engineering Student and Research Teaching Assistant in the Applied Mathematics for Telecommunications Group. He received a Research Initiation Grant from the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII), through which he is developing his final-year project, “Efficiency and Fairness in WiFi Networks,” over the course of a year. August. Erienne Jackson, Faculty Member in the Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program. She received a Research Initiation Grant from the National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) to develop the project “In vitro use of polyketide synthases for the synthesis of molecules of biotechnological interest,” which is being carried out in the Biotechnology Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Lorena Betancor. September. Nicolás Montaner, Graduate of the Programmer Analyst Program. Selected for an internship at the Organization of American States (OAS) at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., in the Department of Information and Technology, from January 20 to May 6. January. AWARDS 2011