Dr. Luna Lu was presented with the 2020 CE Outstanding Mentor of Engineering Graduate Students Award by the Civil Engineering Graduate Student Advisory Council (CEGSAC). She was nominated by grad student Yining Feng.

Luna Lu is the ACPA Professor of Civil Engineering with a courtesy appointment in the School of Materials Engineering. Prof. Lu’s research centers on the discovery of functional nanomaterials with tunable (mechanical, electrical, thermal, and optical) properties. She has worked across diverse research fields developing an interdisciplinary research program that integrates elements of material science, electrical engineering, and civil engineering.

Pictured from L to R: Agustin Quiñones, President of CEGSAC; Luna Lu, ACPA Professor of Civil Engineering; Yining Feng, Lyles School grad student