Call for nominations: 2019–20 Distinguished Research Lectureship

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a CU Boulder colleague.

Each year, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) requests nominations and a faculty review panel recommends one faculty member as a recipient. The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 5. Nominations should be submitted online.

About the lectureship

The lectureship honors a tenured faculty member, Research Professor (Associate or full) or Adjoint Professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years and is widely recognized for a distinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of CU Boulder.

The selection of the Distinguished Research Lecturer is based on the research and creative record of the nominee as presented in the nomination application and as recognized by experts in the field.

The recipient typically presents a lecture in the fall or spring following selection and receives a $2,000 stipend.

Eligibility

Nominees for the Distinguished Research Lectureship must be: tenured faculty member, Research Professor (Associate or full) or Adjoint Professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years; recognized nationally/internationally for scholarship, research and creative work; and highly regarded for contributions to CU Boulder and its reputation.

Nomination procedure

Any faculty member may submit a nomination to the vice chancellor for Research & Innovation. The nomination’s supporting materials should include:

• A statement (two to three pages) explaining the importance of the nominee’s research or creative work in his/her field and summarizing the research record
• A current record of the nominee’s accomplishments
• Three to five letters of recommendation from experts outside CU Boulder (as well as inside letters if appropriate)

If an applicant is not a recipient, the submission will remain in a pool of submissions for the following year. It may be appended as necessary before the next application deadline.

2018–19 lectureship recipients

Kristine M. Larson of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and William M. Lewis Jr. of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department were selected as recipients of the 2018–19 Distinguished Research Lectureship.

Larson’s lecture, “GPS Can’t Do That, Can It?” drew nearly 200 enthusiastic attendees to the University Memorial Center in December. Watch “GPS Can’t Do That, Can It?” now.

Lewis will deliver his lecture, “Lakes, Nutrients, and Water Sin,” at the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom at 4 p.m. on April 30, with a reception to follow. Registration is requested for this event, as space is limited.

Questions? Please visit the Distinguished Research Lectureship website or email rio@colorado.edu.