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Dean's Award plaque

2023 Dean's Awards for Excellence

The Dean's Awards for Excellence recognize our faculty members' incredible work, which has directly or indirectly impacted the success of our students.

Excellence in Teaching

  • Michael J. Bortner, Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Natalie S. Cherbaka, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Josh Iorio, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
  • Todd Lowe, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Kevin D. Young, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Excellence in Research

  • Rafael V. Davalos, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
  • Sheila “Charlie” Klauer, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Alan J. Michaels, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Hesham A. Rakha, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Jinsuo Zhang, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Excellence in Service

  • Robert A. Canfield, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Kim Mallinson Lester, College of Engineering Dean’s Office
  • Jennifer S. Wayne, PhD, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics

Excellence in Outreach

  • Lisa D. McNair, Department of Engineering Education

Faculty Fellow

  • Dr. Abiola Akanmu, Myers-Lawson School of Construction
  • Michael Bartlett, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Bo Ji, Department of Computer Science
  • Na Meng, Department of Computer Science
  • Shima Shahab, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Eli Vlaisavljevich, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics

Outstanding New Assistant Professor

  • Juhong Chen, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
  • Yao (Yolanda) Fu, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Dylan P. Losey, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Ismini Lourentzou, Department of Computer Science
  • Landon Marston, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

W.S "Pete" White Award for Innovation in Engineering Education

  • Jonathan Boreyko, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Certificate of Teaching Excellence

  • Alexander S. Brand, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Scott England, Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
  • Matthew B. James, Department of Engineering Education
  • Paolo Scardina, Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 


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