Honors

Ruth Heisler is one of five faculty members who were recently honored by the College of Arts & Sciences as Teaching Professors of Distinction. The honorific title is the College's highest honor for non-tenure-track teaching faculty, recognizing their exemplary teaching and participation in the university community. An article in Colorado...

Associate Teaching Professor Janet Casagrand is one of three winners of the 2022 Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Leadership and Service Award. In her nomination letter, Dr. Casagrand was praised for her long-standing, prolific leadership roles within the IPHY Department, at the University level, and within the profession of pedagogy...

Professor Kenneth Wright was named the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Mary A. Carskadon Educator Award from the Sleep Research Society. The award honors excellence in education in sleep and circadian research, recognizing contributions to training sleep and circadian professionals, and in educating the general public. Read more

Professor Chris DeSouza is one of four University of Colorado Boulder faculty members to have been named 2021 Professors of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their exceptional service, teaching and research. The professor-of-distinction title is reserved for scholars and artists of national and international...

Instructor Tammy Maldonado has been nominated and selected as a Marinus Smith Award recipient from New Student & Family Programs. The purpose of this award is to recognize CU Boulder faculty, staff, coaches and administrators who have made a remarkable impact in the lives of students. Honorees are nominated by...

Prof. Tom Johnson’s research article "Genetic suppression of cryoprotectant toxicity" published in Cryobiology Vol. 86, Feb. 2019 has been named the Arthur W. Rowe Best Paper Award Winner. This award recognize the most outstanding paper published annually in the journal Cryobiology . Cryobiology is the study of biological materials subjected...

Teresa Foley has been selected to receive the honorary title of Teaching Professor. The working title of Teaching Professor is given to a select group of Senior Instructors to recognize a record of distinction. The title carries the expectation that the individual is not only an exemplary teacher, but has...

Senior Instructor Janet Casagrand has been nominated and selected as a Marinus Smith Award recipient from New Student & Family Programs. The purpose of this award is to provide an opportunity for students to recognize CU Boulder faculty, staff, coaches and administrators who have made a significant impact in their...

Professor Ken Wright is one of four University of Colorado Boulder faculty members to have been named 2019 Professors of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their exceptional service, teaching and research. The honorific title is reserved for scholars and artists of national and international...

Wouter Hoogkamer, Ph.D. has been selected to receive the 2019 Post Doctoral Young Scientist Award from the International Society of Biomechanics. Dr. Hoogkamer is a post-doctoral research associate in the Locomotion Laboratory at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He uses a comprehensive approach to study human locomotion, integrating neurophysiology, biomechanics...