Awards and Recognition

Atieh Moridi, assistant professor, has been selected to participate in the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2025 Symposium of the National Academy of Engineering. The symposium will be held September 14-17 at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Chloé Arson, professor, has been elected a member of the Board of Directors of the American Rock Mechanics Association.

Fengqi You, Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor, had his research featured on the cover of the journal Nature Computational Science.

Eilyan Bitar, associate professor, has been awarded a grant from the Bezos Earth Fund’s inaugural AI Grand Challenge for Climate and Nature to investigate how electric vehicles can be transformed into a vast, dispatchable network of mobile energy storage resources.

Fengqi You, Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor, had his study “Transitioning Photovoltaics to All-Perovskite Tandems Reduces 2050 Climate Change Impacts of PV Sector by 16%” featured on the cover of the May 20 issue of Environmental Science & Technology.

Carolina Muñoz-Saez, assistant professor, received the Faculty Champion Award for Early Career Faculty from the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement.

Atieh Moridi, assistant professor, received the Young Innovator in the Materials Science of Additive Manufacturing Award at The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society annual meeting held in March in Las Vegas. This award seeks to recognize an outstanding, early career individual who is performing innovative research in the area of the materials science of additive manufacturing.

Éva Tardos, Jacob Gould Schurman Professor, has received Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards, which recognize sustained and distinguished contributions of tenure-track faculty and senior lecturers to advising undergraduates. Tardos has helped to shape the computer science curriculum and fostered a supportive community for students from all backgrounds. She has been instrumental in developing curriculum innovations to ensure that students graduate and are well-prepared for future careers.

Sadaf Sobhani, assistant professor, was selected for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Niagara Frontier Section 2025 Young Professional of the Year Award, recognizing significant achievement within aeronautics and astronautics.