Awards and Honors
Petro selected for Young Investigator Program Award
Elaine Petro, assistant professor (MAE), was selected for an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award that will fund research into next-generation propellants.
Three early-career faculty win Sloan Research Fellowships
Assistant professors Eshan Chattopadhyay (CS), Angeline Pendergrass (EAS) and Andrej Singer (MSE) have won 2023 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Godwin promoted to associate professor
Allison Godwin has been elected to the rank of associate professor with indefinite tenure in the Robert F. Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Nair selected as NAS early-career research fellow
Sriramya Nair, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been selected as one of the National Academy of Sciences Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellows in the Offshore Energy Safety track.
Ober, materials scientists elected to National Academy of Engineering
Christopher K. Ober, professor (MSE), has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Ober is joined by MSE adjunct professor Kelin J. Kuhn and MSE alumni Peter F. Green, Ph.D. ’85, and Jie Xue, Ph.D. ‘92.
Sabuncu promoted to professor
Mert Sabuncu (ECE) was promoted to the rank of professor.
Fischbach-Teschl wins BES Momentum Award
Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, professor (BME), won the 2023 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Momentum Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society.
ACIF honors Ken Hover with namesake fellowship
Ken Hover, professor (CEE), was honored by the American Concrete Institute Foundation, which announced a new sustained fellowship in his name.