Awards and Honors 2025

Andarawis-Puri has been promoted to full professor.

Brundan ’26 has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Callister, senior lecturer, received a Cornell Engineering Teaching Award.

Fisher, who has been a member of the faculty since 1991, received emerita status.

Hofheins, doctoral student, was selected for a 2025 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship.

Kirby, professor, received a Creative Teaching Award from the Cornell Center for Teaching Innovation.

Kress-Gazit, the Geoffrey S.M. Hedrick Senior Endowed Professor, was named associate dean for diversity and academic affairs for Cornell Engineering.

Moridi, associate professor and Aref and Manon Lahham Faculty Fellow, was selected to participate in the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2025 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering. Moridi was also promoted to associate professor with tenure.

Nunez, assistant professor, was honored with an EPICC Award by Cornell Engineering.

Shepherd was elected John F. Carr Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Silberstein was promoted to full professor.

Sobhani, assistant professor, was selected for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Niagara Frontier Section 2025 Young Professional of the Year Award.

Rand, professor emeritus, received the JP Den Hartog Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Ritz, senior lecturer, received an Advising Award from Cornell Engineering.

Royer, assistant professor, received a Teaching Award from Cornell Engineering.

Tian received the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Director’s Fellowship. Tian was also promoted to full professor.

Wang was elected associate professor.

Wang, professor, was recognized as the recipient of the American Physical Society’s 2025 Stanley Corrsin Award. Wang also received a Teaching Award from Cornell Engineering.

Zehnder, professor, received an EPICC Award from Cornell Engineering.