2019 Faculty Excellence Awards Recipients
The annual Awards of Excellence for engineering faculty was presented at the Faculty Recognition Banquet on Friday, April 5, 2019. This year's recipients are:
Early Career Teaching Award
For the passion and enthusiasm with which he introduces students to probability and machine learning, and for his deep commitment to the professional development of students.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Stanley Chan
Early Career Teaching Award
For enhancing student achievement through the development of pioneering learning strategies and resources, such as her widely circulated Guide For Success, and for her exceptional track record of mentorship and academic advising.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Abigail Engelberth
Dean A. A. Potter Undergraduate Teaching Award
For engaging and inspiring students through his innovative courses and extensive mentorship, for spearheading the development of international learning opportunities, and for championing the continual improvement of undergraduate engineering education at Purdue and beyond.
VIDEO: Testimonials about John Lumkes
Graduate Student Mentorship Award
For his invaluable mentorship, which equips College of Engineering graduate students with the ethical foundation and technical and professional skills to achieve their full potential.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Saurabh Bagchi
Online Education Award
For leadership in online education in the College of Engineering exemplified in his popular course Global Sustainable Engineering, which challenges and inspires students around the world.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Larry Niles
Early Career Research Award
For globally recognized contributions to the understanding of fluid mechanics leading to important benefits in areas such as environmental remediation, energy production, biomedicine and manufacturing.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Arezoo Ardekani
Early Career Research Award
For breakthrough discoveries that advance fundamental understanding of catalyst systems, and open new possibilities for more environmentally sustainable fuels and chemicals.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Rajamani Gounder
Early Career Research Award
For field-leading research on drinking water contamination and the environmental risks of nanoparticles that exemplifies the profound societal benefits of publicly-engaged science.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Andrew Whelton
Impact On Industry Award
For research leading to significant enhancements to the American Concrete Institute’s Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-19) that enable more efficient and economical construction of steel-reinforced concrete structures worldwide.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Santiago Pujoli
Research Award
For the development of the ioNode device, an ultra-miniature contact lens system that is poised to greatly improve treatment for people with glaucoma.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Pedro Irazoqui
Research Award
For recent field-defining research on approximate computing including the technique of trained quantization for deep neural networks, which is foundational to a new generation of artificial intelligence hardware.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Anand Raghunathan
Leadership In Service Award
For the extraordinary impact of his mentorship on the professional development of early-career and mid-career faculty in the College of Engineering.
VIDEO: Testimonials about Michael Loui
2018-19 Approved or Ratified Distinguished and Named Faculty
Ernest R. Blatchley III
Lee A. Rieth Professor in Environmental Engineering
Sarah Calve
Leslie A. Geddes Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Craig J. Goergen
Leslie A. Geddes Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Ayman F. Habib
Thomas A. Page Professor of Civil Engineering
Y. Charlie Hu
Michael and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chad T. Jafvert
Lyles Family Professor in the Lyles School of Civil Engineering
Tamara L. Kinzer-Ursem
Marta E. Gross Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Charles M. Krousgrill Jr.
Tebbe Family 150th Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Jacqueline C. Linnes
Marta E. Gross Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
David J. Love
Nick Trbovich Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
William C. Oakes
150th Anniversary Professor
Panagiota Karava
Jack and Kay Hockema Associate Professor in Civil Engineering
Steven D. Pekarek
Edmund O. Schweitzer, III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dimitrios Peroulis
Reilly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Julio A. Ramirez
Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering
Gesualdo Scutari
Thomas and Jane Schmidt Rising Star Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
Steven F. Son
Alfred J. McAllister Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Amit H. Varma
Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering
Juan P. Wachs
James A. and Sharon M. Tompkins Rising Star Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
Wenzhuo Wu
Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering
View the photos from the 2019 CoE Faculty Awards of Excellence.