College of Engineering faculty and staff awards
Early Achievement in Academic Advising: Holly Dunlay-Lott, student services specialist in materials science and engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Academic Advising: Vicky Thorland-Oster, assistant director of student services in electrical and computer engineering
Early Achievement in Research: Beiwen Li, William and Virginia Binger Professor and associate professor of mechanical engineering
Mid-Career Achievement in Research: Soumik Sarkar, professor of mechanical engineering
D.R. Boylan Faculty Award for Research: Hui Hu, Martin C. Jischke Professor in Aerospace Engineering and professor of aerospace engineering
Early Achievement in Teaching – Term: Travis Grager, associate teaching professor of aerospace engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Teaching – Tenure: Goce Trajcevski, Kingland Professor of Data Analytics and professor of electrical and computer engineering
Excellence in Foundational Course Teaching: Mani Mina, teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering
Excellence in Foundational Course Teaching: Leslie Potter, Distinguished Teaching Professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
Excellence in Extension and Outreach – Faculty: Pete Taylor, research professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering and director of the National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
Inclusive Excellence – Faculty: Cristina Poleacovschi, Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow in Engineering and assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering
Inclusive Excellence – Staff: Mindy Heggen, academic advisor in mechanical engineering
Staff Excellence: Leland Harker, electronics technician in electrical and computer engineering
Outstanding New Staff: Alisha Carroll, alumni relations specialist in civil, construction and environmental engineering
New named faculty positions
Vance D. Coffman Faculty Chair in Aerospace – Ossama Abdelkhalik, professor of aerospace engineering. Established by Vance (’67 BS Aerospace Engineering and ’06 Honorary Doctor of Science) and Arlene Coffman.
Thomas M. Murray Family Faculty Fellowship – Alice Alipour, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering. Established by Thomas M. Murray (’62 BS Civil Engineering)
Joseph Walkup Professorship in IMSE – Michael Dorneich, professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering. Established by Rudy (‘73 BS Industrial Engineering) and Deb Herrmann
Michael and Denise Mack 2050 Challenge Scholar – Ping He, assistant professor of aerospace engineering. Established by Mike (’79 BS and ’81 MS Mechanical Engineering) and Denise (’80 BS Agronomy) Mack
Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering – Valery Levitas, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and professor of aerospace engineering. Established by Murray (’43 BS Electrical Engineering) and Ruth (2016 Honorary Degree) Harpole
Northrop Grumman Professorship in honor of Fred W. O’Green – Manojit Pramanik, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Established by Northrup Grumman Professorship in honor of Fred W. O’Green (’43 Electrical Engineering)
The Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering – Nigel Reuel, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering. Established by Dick (’55 BS Mechanical and Electrical Engineering) and Mary Jo (’55 BS Home Economics) Stanley
Jack R. and Carol A. Johnson Faculty Fellowship in Chemical and Biological Engineering – Luke Roling, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering. Established by Jack (’81 BS Computer Engineering) and Carol (’80 BS Chemical Engineering) Johnson
Dennis and Rebecca Muilenburg Professorship – Kristin Rozier, associate professor of aerospace engineering. Established by Dennis (’86 BS Aerospace Engineering and ’17 Honorary Doctor of Science) and Becky Muilenburg
Schafer Professorship – Xiaoli Tan, professor of materials science and engineering. Established by Charles Schafer (1911 BS Civil Engineering)
James M. Hoover Chair in Geotechnical Engineering – Jeramy Ashlock, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering. Established by Craig Denny (’71 BS and ’73 MS Civil Engineering)
Richard L. Handy Professorship – Cassandra Rutherford, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering. Established by former students, colleagues and friends of Dick Handy
Reginald R. Baxter Endowed Department Chair in Chemical and Biological Engineering – Dennis Vigil, department chair of chemical and biological engineering. Established by Barney (’49 BS Chemical Engineering) and Jamie Baxter
Hershel B. Whitney Professorship, Global Initiatives in CBE – Zengyi Shao, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering. Established through the H. Whitney Charitable Trust in honor of Hershel and Ethel Whitney
Distinguished Teaching Professorship – Jennifer Heinen, teaching professor of chemical and biological engineering
Distinguished Teaching Professorship – Leslie Potter, teaching professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
Distinguished Professor of Practice Professorship – James Heise, professor of practice of mechanical engineering
Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship in Engineering – Ryan McGehee, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering. Established by Black & Veatch in honor of Len (’71 BS Civil Engineering) and Julie (’71 BS Home Economics Education) Rodman
Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship in Engineering – Roy Sturgill, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering. Established by Black & Veatch in honor of Len (’71 BS Civil Engineering) and Julie (’71 BS Home Economics Education) Rodman
Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellowship in Engineering – Danial Davarnia, assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering. Established by Black & Veatch in honor of Len (’71 BS Civil Engineering) and Julie (’71 BS Home Economics Education) Rodman
Harpole-Pentair Developing Faculty Award – Anwesha Sarkar, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Established by Murray (’43 BS Electrical Engineering) and Ruth (2016 Honorary Degree) Harpole
Harpole-Pentair Developing Faculty Award – Cheng Huang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Established by Murray (’43 BS Electrical Engineering) and Ruth (2016 Honorary Degree) Harpole
Patent recipients
Stephen Gilbert, Alex Renner, Jack Miller and Eliot Winer: Apparatus and Methods for Augmented Reality Measuring of Equipment
Stephen Gilbert, Alex Renner, Jack Miller and Eliot Winer: Apparatus and Methods for Augmented Reality Vehicle Condition Inspection
Sriram Sundararajan: Base Oil or Lubricant Additive
Eric Cochran, Jean-Philippe Tessonnier and Nacu Hernandez: Bioadvantaged Nylon: Polycondensation of 3-Hexenedioic Acid with Hexamaethylenediamine
R. Christopher Williams, Nacu Hernandez and Eric Cochran: Multiblock Copolymer and Method of Marking Therof
Eric Cochran: Gels Derived from Puly Block Copolymer Nanocomposites for Viscosity Modifications and Drilling Fluid Applications
Shan Jiang: Composition Comprising Self-Stratifying Amphiphilic Janus Particles
Reza Montazami and Nicole Hashemi: Conductive Graphene Matrix-Encapsulated Cells
Sonal Padalkar and Duane Johnson: Electrocatalyst for Water Electrolysis
Jonathan Claussen: Electrochemical Immunosensors
Surya Mallapragada: Fabrication of High-Resolution Graphene-Based Flexible Electronics Via Polymer Casting
Surya Mallapragada and Balaji Narasimhan: Nano-Theranostics for Parkinson’s Disease
Liang Dong: High Sensitivity Mems Pressure Sensor
Liang Dong: Self-Contained, Automated, Long-Term Sensor System for Monitoring of Soil and Water Nutrients in Fields
Peter Collins and Thomas Ales: Interstitial Control During Additive Manufacturing
Peter Collins: Mask-Free Photolithography Using Metastable Undercooled Metal Particles
Wenzhen Li: Method of Generating Energy from a Hydrazide Containing Anode Fuel and Fuel Cell
Ming-Chen Hsu: Methods for Creating Sinus-Matched Aortic Valves
Dan Barnard and Ronald Roberts: Microtexture Region Characterization Systems and Methods
Boyce Chang: Solid Dry-Type Lubricant
David Jiles: Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Apparatus and Method
Iver Anderson: Heat Treatable Magnets Having Improved Alignment Through Application of External Magnetic Field During Binder-Assisted Molding
Iver Anderson: Solid State Grain Alignment of Permanent Magnets in Near-Final Shape
Yue Wu: Transition Metal Carbides for Catalytic Methane Activation