2025 Faculty and Lecturer Excellence Awards

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The annual Awards of Excellence for engineering faculty will be presented at the Faculty Recognition Banquet on April 25, 2025.

6:00pm
3rd Floor Shively Club, Ross-Ade Pavilion (Shively Club | Ross-Ade Stadium | Third Floor)


This year's recipients are:

Early Career Teaching

David Warsinger
School of Mechanical Engineering

Dean A.A. Potter Undergraduate Teaching

Shreyas Sundaram
Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Graduate Student Mentorship

Kathleen Howell
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Online Education

Ilias Bilionis
School of Mechanical Engineering

Online Education

Karen Marais
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Early Career Research

Tyler Tallman
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Early Career Research

Xiaoping Bao
Davidson School of Chemical Engineering

Impact on Industry

David Johnson
School of Materials Engineering

Impact on Industry

Jeffrey Youngblood
School of Materials Engineering

Impact on Industry

Ken Sandhage
School of Materials Engineering

Impact on Industry

Matthew Krane
School of Materials Engineering

Impact on Industry

Michael Titus
School of Materials Engineering

Research

Chi Hwan Lee
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Dean H.T. Yang Leadership in Service

Bill Crossley
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Engagement

Tamara Moore
School of Engineering Education

Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers

J. Case Tompkins
Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Newly Approved University Faculty Scholars

Meng Cui
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kerrie Douglas
Engineering Education

Craig Goergen
Biomedical Engineering

Chi Hwan Lee
Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Justin Weibel
Mechanical Engineering

2024-25 Approved or Ratified Distinguished and Named Faculty

Alina Alexeenko
Reilly Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautics and Chemical Engineering

Brandon Boor
Dr. Margery E. Hoffman Associate Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering

Hua Cai
Thomas and Jane Schmidt Rising Star Professor of Industrial Engineering

Zhihong Chen
Reilly Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Shirley Dyke
Donald A. and Patricia A. Coates Professor of Innovation in Mechanical Engineering

Eckhard Groll
Reilly Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering; William E. and Florence E. Perry Head of Mechanical Engineering

Inseok Hwang
Paul Stanley Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Krishna Jayant
Leslie A. Geddes Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

David Johnson
Ravi and Eleanor Talwar Rising Star Faculty in Industrial Engineering

Luna Lu
Indiana ACPA Professor in Concrete Paving and Materials Science

Ramses Martinez
Hall Family Rising Star Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering

Brandon Pitts
Elliott Sigal Rising Star Professorship in Industrial Engineering

Gesualdo Scutari
Pedro and Barbara Granadillo Professor in Industrial Engineering; Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jie Shan
Reilly Professor of Civil Engineering

Akanshu Sharma
Jack and Kay Hockema Associate Professor in Civil Engineering

John Sutherland
Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Satish Ukkusuri
Hubert and Audrey Kleasen Professor in Civil Engineering

Juan Wachs
James H. and Barbara H. Greene Professor of Industrial Engineering

Wenbin Yu
Milton Clauser Professor in Aeronautics and Astronautics