Global Resilience Institute receives ‘Outstanding Innovation Award’ from Northeastern University

GRI Founding Director Stephen Flynn (center) accepts the Outstanding Innovation award from Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun (right) and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs James C. Bean (left)

The Global Resilience Institute (GRI) is this year’s recipient of the Northeastern University Outstanding Innovation Award.

The Outstanding Innovation Award was established to recognize a team whose work embodies the principles and goals of the University strategic vision (Northeastern 2025) to “accelerate discovery exponentially through the power of networks.” It honors entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity and the drive to further the University’s goal to transform higher education.

The GRI nomination highlighted the success of its collective efforts to establish the Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN). The network, officially launched at the Inaugural GRRN Summit hosted by GRI on March 29, is populated by a group of international universities and institutes committed to building resilience within and across multiple levels and around the world by undertaking collaborative interdisciplinary, multi-institutional applied research projects.

The summit hosted representatives of 20 major universities and research institutes from 14 countries, as well as distinguished practitioners who have provided leadership during some of the major disasters of the 21st century. At the conclusion of the program network partners collectively identified a total of 21 collaborative projects to pursue in the weeks and months ahead.

“This is a very exciting affirmation of the value of our mission and the importance of all that we aim to achieve,” said GRI Founding Director Stephen Flynn. “The team’s hard work is directly responsible for the success of this effort, and this award recognizes in a tangible way the value of their contributions. It is a true honor and privilege to work with such an exceptional group of colleagues. It is also a wonderful and remarkable early validation of the investment that Northeastern’s leadership has made in the institute initiative generally and the Global Resilience Institute specifically.”

04/23/18 - BOSTON, MA. - Scenes during Northeastern's eighth annual Academic Honors Convocation held on the 17th Floor of East Village, April 23, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University — 04/23/18 – BOSTON, MA. – Scenes during Northeastern’s eighth annual Academic Honors Convocation held on the 17th Floor of East Village, April 23, 2018. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

The award was presented during Monday’s Academic Honors Convocation, which began in 2011 as a way to celebrate the highest achievements of the Northeastern University community. It recognized the following team members, who contributed to the founding of the GRRN:

Dr. Stephen Flynn, Founding Director, Global Resilience Institute
Robin White, Executive Director, Global Resilience Institute
Phil Anderson, Associate Director of Research and Innovation, Global Resilience Institute
Jennie Stephens, Associate Director of Strategic Research Collaborations, Global Resilience Institute
Mark Patterson, Associate Director and Chief Technology Officer, Global Resilience Institute
Angie Valencia, Project Manager and Special Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Kyla Van Maanen, Global Program and Outreach, Global Resilience Institute
Daniel Aldrich, Global Program and Outreach, Global Resilience Institute
Daniel Hiller, Global Program and Outreach, Global Resilience Institute
Christine Boynton, Communications & Media Manager, Global Resilience Institute
Carlisle Dockery, Staff Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
CJ Grasso, Research Program Manager, Global Resilience Institute
Aditya Kelkar, Web Specialist, Global Resilience Institute
Kendall Avenia, Undergrad Administrative Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Duo Hong, Research Admin Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Adriell Louis, Research Admin Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Peyton Luxford, Research Admin Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Betul Eksi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Global Resilience Institute
Robert Knake, Senior Research Scientist in Cybersecurity and Resilience, Global Resilience Institute
Elizabeth Moore, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Global Resilience Institute
Rachel Abastillas, Undergrad Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Towsif Ahasan, Undergrad Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Erin Bourque, Co-op Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Amanda Knightly, Undergrad Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Alexis Palmer, Undergrad Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Maria Robson, Doctoral Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Delanie Smither, Co-op Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Nathaniel Toll, Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Lizzy Warner, Doctoral Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Ari Young, Graduate Research Assistant, Global Resilience Institute
Stephanie Clark, Administrative Assistant-Temp, Global Resilience Institute
Diane Lahey, Finance Manager-Temp, Global Resilience Institute
Rob Leahy, Senior Research and Sponsored Programs Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Northeastern University
Eva Pasadas. Director, Grants and Contracts, Northeastern University
Dana Carroll. Associate Vice Provost, Research Administration, Northeastern University
Dan Cohen, Vice Provost for Information Collaboration, Dean of the Libraries, Northeastern University
Patrick Yott, Associate Dean, Digital Strategies and Services, Northeastern University

To learn more about the GRRN and the GRRN summit visit GRRNSummit.org