Supporting & Recognizing Research Excellence: Faculty Awards

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As a means of supporting the ongoing development of our research, scholarship, and creative activities, as well as recognizing excellence in teaching, scholarship, and professional service, the Office of Research & Innovation and the Office of Faculty Advancement manage numerous awards for research, scholarship, creativity, teaching, and professional service. Congratulations to the below awardees!

ORI Research Awards

2024 Provost Awards for Outstanding Scholarly Productivity-Overhead

Early-Career

Usama Bilal
Dornsife School of Public Health
Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Mid-Career

Brian Lee
Dornsife School of Public Health
Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Career

Akhil Vaidya
Drexel University College of Medicine
Microbiology & Immunology

Hugo Woerdeman
College of Arts and Sciences
Mathematics

2024 Faculty Summer Research Awards for Faculty-New Funds

Xiaorui Huang
College of Arts and Sciences
Sociology

James McKinney
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Music Industry and Music

John Avarese
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Film/Video Production

2024 Scholarly Materials & Research Equipment Awards for Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty

Toby Seay
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Arts & Entertainment Enterprise

Wesley Chang
College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics

Caglan Kumbur
College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics

Teaching Awards

2023 Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

Von Wise
College of Arts and Sciences
English & Philosophy

Mollie Gambone
School of Education
School of Education

Susan Daley
LeBow College of Business
General Business

2024 Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award

Kristen Betts
School of Education
Teaching, Learning & Curriculum

Christine Fiori
College of Engineering
Engineering Leadership & Society

Yoto Yotov
LeBow College of Business
Economics

Alex Geisinger
Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Law

Provost Awards

2024 Provost Award for Pedagogical Innovation

Andre Kurmann
LeBow College of Business
Economics

Diana Nicholas
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Architecture, Design, and Urbanism

Joseph Larnerd
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Art & Art History

2024 Provost Award for Undergraduate Teaching Impact

Christina Love
College of Arts and Sciences
Physics

Monica Ilies
College of Arts and Sciences

Learn More about the Faculty Awards