Michael Hess, adjunct lecturer and alumnus, has received the Research Technical Staff Recognition Award for his efforts in supporting and strengthening U-M’s research enterprises. The award recognizes staff members who have advanced their unit’s research mission in a way that exceeds ordinary fulfillment of their duties.
For more than 15 years, Hess has supported U-M faculty and research. He has worked as a solution architect lead and adjunct professor at the School of Information, an app programmer/analyst lead for the Medical School, and he now leads teams providing technical expertise to research projects in both schools.