College of Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Research Award

This award recognizes achievements by a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the advancement of knowledge through research activities. Research faculty and tenured/tenure-track faculty are eligible. This award was initially established in 1978. 

The contributions of the nominee should emphasize the recent research activities of the individual. The accomplishments should indicate how the individual has advanced the field of knowledge and provided new and innovative insights into unsolved research problems.

The nomination should describe the value and impact of results achieved, the significance they hold for the field involved, and any peer recognition or awards the nominee has received as a result of his/her research activities.

The award is presented annually and the winner receives a stipend of $2,000.  An individual may only be awarded this recognition one time.

Making a Nomination 

Department Chairs or Program Directors should submit your nomination to this Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/r/fyLcwrxnkW

Previous Recipients

2024

Juliet Gopinath
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

2023

Greg Rieker 
Rady Mechanical Engineering

2022

Shelly Miller
Rady Mechanical Engineering

2021

Jade Morton
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences

2020

Dragan Maksimovic
Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering

2019

John Zhai
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

2018

Hanspeter Schaub
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences

2017

Charles Musgrave
Chemical and Biological Engineering

2016

Harihar Rajaram
Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

2015

Kristine Larson
Aerospace Engineering Sciences

2014

Diane McKnight
Civil, Environmental & Architectual Engineering

2013

Balaji Rajagopalan
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering