Awards
Laurel Hind, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has received a $646,000 NSF CAREER Award to study immune system regulation and disease, while also promoting scientific literacy in immunology through a new outreach program.
Kristina M. Johnson served as a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ from 1985 to 1999.
The National Science Foundation has bestowed 22 prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards to É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ engineering students.The national awards recognize and support outstanding grad students
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) board of directors has established the Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-Cycle Engineering of Civil Structures in honor of Frangopol, a distinguished É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ professor emeritus with a significant career in the university’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.
Svenja Knappe has been awarded the prestigious Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award, given to researchers who have had a lasting effect on their discipline beyond their immediate research area, wish to collaborate with specialist colleagues in Germany and contribute to promoting diversity in the STEM disciplines.
Jonathan Musgrave received the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship for his promising research in laser physics and nonlinear photonics.
Assistant Professor Nick Bottenus of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded a Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award for research advancing the state of ultrasound molecular imaging.
Put on by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Collegiate Wind Competition prepares college students to enter the wind and renewable energy workforce through real-world experiences in wind energy technology, project development and outreach.
When Megan Conard was a high school student in Tennessee and deciding between universities, É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ won her over with its culture of collaboration and community.
Known for making difficult material approachable and fun, ChBE Teaching Professor Charlie Nuttelman recently won the university-wide É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ Faculty Assembly Excellence in Teaching Award. The award also recognizes his highly successful Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), soon to surpass 500,000 learners.