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Faculty Awards
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences proudly recognizes our amazing faculty. Click on the tabs below to join us in honoring those named for each of the awards listed.
- Dean's Excellence Professorships for Teaching
Dean’s Excellence Professorships for Teaching
Dean’s Excellence Professorships for Teaching acknowledge our leading faculty in teaching impact as measured by factors that include innovative methods and technologies, student outcomes achievement, inclusive pedagogy, and broad impact on student success and professional development as informed by alumni feedback. These awards typically carry a three-year term.
Recipent Department Term Kenneth Short Electrical and Computer Engineering 2025-2028 - Teachers Rated Excellent Educators by their Students (TREES)
Teachers Rated Excellent Educators by their Students (TREES)
The TREES award recognizes approximately the top 10% of CEAS educators as rated by their students. Instituted in Fall 2024, the award is given to instructors of CEAS Lectures and Labs who rate at the top of student course evaluations, with controls to account for the biasing factors of class size, class grade, class level, and class response rate. The specific metric may vary from year to year.
- Excellence in Teaching Award
Excellence in Teaching Award
The CEAS Excellence in Teaching Award goes to outstanding CEAS faculty who consistently demonstrate superior teaching, both in the classroom and beyond. CEAS faculty and others in an instructional role are eligible for this award. Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, staff and students.
Recipent Department Year Paolo Celli Civil Engineering 2024 Jie Gao Mechanical Engineering 2024 Elizabeth Hewitt Technology and Society 2024 Peter Milder Electrical and Computer Engineering 2024 Dimitris Assanis Mechanical Engineering 2022 William Bernhard Applied Mathematics and Statistics 2022 Kedar Kirane Mechanical Engineering 2021 Kevin McDonnell Computer Science 2021 Peter Milder Electrical and Computer Engineering 2019 Tony Scarlatos Computer Science 2018 Matt Reuter Applied Mathematics and Statistics 2017 Wei Yin Biomedical Engineering 2017 Yuefan Deng Applied Mathematics and Statistics 2016 Ryan Giles Civil Engineering 2016 - Excellence in Mentorship Award
Excellence in Mentorship Award
The CEAS Excellence in Mentorship Award goes to outstanding faculty who distinguish themselves by providing exceptional mentorship for junior faculty, postdocs and/or students of any level (graduate, undergraduate, high school). CEAS faculty are eligible for this award. Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, postdocs and students.
Recipent Department Year Shikui Chen Mechanical Engineering 2024 T J Kim Materials Science and Chemical Engineering 2024 Donghui Zhu Biomedical Engineering 2024 Prateek Prasanna Biomedical Imformatics 2022 - Excellence in Faculty Service Award
Excellence in Faculty Service Award
The CEAS Excellence in Faculty Service Award goes to outstanding faculty who distinguish themselves by providing exceptional service, including leadership, service to their department, CEAS, the university and/or the local community. CEAS faculty are eligible for this award. Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, staff and students.
Recipent Department Year Mei Lin (Ete) Chan-Lo Biomedical Engineering 2024 Paul Fodor Computer Science 2024 Wendy Tang Electrical and Computer Engineering 2024 Kevin McDonnell Computer Science 2022 C.R. Ramakrishnan Computer Science 2022 - Diversity Leadership Award
Diversity Leadership Award
The CEAS Diversity Leadership Award goes to outstanding individuals who distinguish themselves by providing exceptional leadership, mentoring, and outreach in the pursuit of diversity, inclusiveness, and equity in their professional endeavors. CEAS faculty and staff are eligible for this award. Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, postdocs and students.
Recipent Department Year Carlos Colosqui Mechanical Engineering 2024 Kevin McDonnell Computer Science 2024 C R Ramakrishnan Computer Science 2024 Aruna Balasubramanian Computer Science 2022 - Dean's Excellence Award
Dean's Excellence Award
The CEAS Dean's Excellence Award recognizes outstanding and well-rounded individuals who distinguished themselves in multiple areas of teaching, research, mentorship, service, and diversity leadership. CEAS faculty and staff are eligible for this award.
Recipent Department Year Yizhi Meng Materials Science and Chemical Engineering 2024 Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science and Chemical Engineering 2024 Karen Chen-Wiegart, MSCE Materials Science and Chemical Engineering 2022