David Umulis, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, received the Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Early Career Award. Umulis has been a member of the ABE department since 2008. He works to modernize classical subjects such as thermodynamics for an evolving biological engineering curriculum. Umulis not only supports his students academically, but his empathy and personality have led to student retention at the university. He and his wife have hosted more than 85 events at their home in the past three years to give students education and support.