2014 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

109 Eliseo Cabrera, full professor of Bioclimatic Design, Thermal Conditioning, and Architecture Workshop 7. A multidisciplinary team from Universidad ORT Uruguay selected as a finalist in the 2015 Solar Decathlon Competition for Latin America and the Caribbean (Colombia). The team consists of 34 students and eight faculty members from the Schools of Architecture, Engineering, Business and Social Sciences, and Communication and Design. November. Jorge Di Pólito, Academic Coordinator of Architecture. He was appointed to serve on the Advisory Committee of the Regional Accreditation System for University Programs in the Mercosur (Arcusur) for Architecture. December. María Victoria Paz, graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree in Interior Design, and Fernando Travieso, graduate of the Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design. They were selected in the 2014 call for applications for the Republic of Korea’s International Graduate Scholarship Program to pursue a master’s degree and a doctorate, respectively. May. Juan Manuel González, architecture student. He received a Research Initiation Scholarship from ANII (National Agency for Research and Innovation) for his project “Determination of the elastic constants of Pinus elliottii and Pinus taeda wood.” June. Institute of Education Denise Vaillant, academic secretary of the Institute of Education. She was appointed a member of the International Advisory Board of the journal Eventos Pedagógicos, a biannual publication of the State University of Mato Grosso. September. She was also appointed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as a member of the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEART), which analyzes the teaching profession. November. AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 2014