Achievements

Tomasz Kozlowski, a professor of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering, is the 2015 winner of the American Nuclear Society’s Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant technical contributions in any one of the many engineering disciplines the society serves. He was recognized for the development of advanced computational tools (for best estimate safety codes) and his expertise in training the next generation of users of these methods and codes at international workshops.

Yanfeng Ouyang, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded the American Society of Civil Engineers’ prestigious Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize for 2015. Ouyang received the prize for his “pioneering research on transportation planning and management, particularly as it relates to sustainable, resilient and safe design of coupled complex transportation networks and infrastructure systems against internal and external risks and uncertainties.”

David Padua, a professor of computer science, will receive the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 2015 Computer Society Harry H. Goode Memorial Award. The award was established to recognize achievement in the information-processing field – either a single contribution of theory, design or technique of outstanding significance; or the accumulation of important contributions on theory or practice over an extended period. Padua was cited “for basic and lasting contributions to parallel languages, compilers and tools.”

Daniel P. Shoemaker, a professor of materials science and engineering, has been selected by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science to receive significant funding for research as part of the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The office selected 44 scientists from across the nation, and the effort is designed to encourage the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to researchers during their early career years.

Josep Torrellas, a professor of computer science, is one of four prominent technologists who will receive the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 2015 Computer Society Technical Achievement Award. Torrellas is being recognized for his pioneering contributions to shared-memory multiprocessor architectures and thread-level speculation.

Rizwan Uddin, a professor of nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering, is the 2015 winner of the American Society for Engineering Education’s Glenn Murphy Award. The national award honors him for his strong and enduring commitment to advancing the quality and impact of education in nuclear engineering, and for his ability to fully engage students in learning through innovative teaching styles and techniques. 

Brian Allan, a professor of entomology, and Evan DeLucia a professor of plant biology, have been honored by the Ecological Society of America. Allan was named an early career fellow, an honorary title he will hold for five years. Only a select number of members are honored with this title, which recognizes their contributions and potential contributions to the discipline. DeLucia was named a fellow, which honors members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by the society, including those that advance or apply ecological knowledge in academics, government, nonprofit organizations and the broader society. Fellows are elected for life. 

Teaching and advising awards for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognized at the recent Celebration of Teaching Excellence reception:

Nancy Abelmann, a professor of anthropology, received the LAS Humanities Council Teaching Award for Faculty.

Gretchen M. Adams, an instructor in chemistry, received the Distinguished Teaching Career Award.

Lee DeVille, a professor of mathematics, received the Distinguished Teaching Award in Mathematics for Tenured Faculty.

Brendan Harley, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, received the Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence.

Philipp Hieronymi, a professor of mathematics, received the N. Tenney Peck Teaching Award in Mathematics.

Darcy Johnson, a clerk for the LAS Office of the Dean, received the LAS Nancy J. McCowen Distinguished Staff Service Award.

Robert Morrissey, a professor of history, received The George S. and Gladys W. Queen Excellence in Teaching Award.

Keri Niehans, an internship program coordinator and academic adviser for psychology, received the LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising.

Christian Ray, the director of general chemistry, received the LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Instructional Staff.

Siobhan Somerville, a professor of gender and women’s studies, received the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Outstanding Faculty Award.

Andrea Stevens, a professor of English, received the LAS Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers.

Wendy Yang,a professor of plant biology, was named a National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Fellow.

Katherine Daly, an office manager for mathematics; Ashley Ramm, a program coordinator for psychology; and Marilyn Whalen, an administrative aide for geology, received the LAS Staff Award.

The LAS Academic Professional Award was presented to James Clark, an operations manager for psychology; Ruth Hoffman, an assistant dean for the LAS Student Academic Affairs Office; and

Anthony Mullen, an information technology specialist for mathematics.

Rebekah Gilbert, an instructor in mathematics, and

Armin Straub, a J.L. Doob Research Professor of Mathematics, received the Distinguished Teaching Award in Mathematics for Non-tenure Track Faculty. 

John Murphy, a professor of communication;

Fiona I.B. Ngô, a professor of gender and women’s studies; Henry Schenck, a professor of mathematics; and John Vasquez, a professor of political science, received the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.