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Research Awards
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences proudly recognizes the accomplishments of our faculty in research leadership and excellence. Click on the tabs below to join us in honoring those named for each of the awards listed.
- Dean's Excellence Professorships for Research
Dean’s Excellence Professorships for Research
Dean’s Excellence Professorships for Research acknowledge our leading faculty in research impact as measured by factors that include international reputation, citations, awards, research mentorship, and broad impact in their field. These awards typically carry a three-year term.
Recipent Department Term Lance Snead Materials Science & Chemical Engineering 2024-2027 Donghui Zhu Biomedical Engineering 2024-2027 - Millionaires Elite
Millionaires Elite
The Millionaires Elite recognizes faculty with the largest research enterprises of CEAS in a fiscal year. It was instituted in Fall 2021. The standard is set in advance with the expectation of recognizing the top 5%. The current standard is that a faculty member must exceed $1M in externally sponsored research expenditures in the fiscal year (between July 1 and June 30).
- Millionaires Club
Millionaires Club
The Millionaires Club recognizes faculty members who achieved exceptional success in leading externally sponsored research proposals in a fiscal year. It was instituted in Fall 2016. The standard is set in advance of the fiscal year with the expectation of recognizing the top 10% of CEAS faculty. The current standard is that a faculty member must be the Principal Investigator (PI) on new externally sponsored awards totaling $1M+ and start dates within the 15-month period centered on the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). The intention of the 15-month period is to minimize disqualifications due to start dates altered by uncontrollable extrinsic factors.