Recognizing Nuclear Engineering Outstanding Teachers

Three School of Nuclear Engineering educators have been recognized as Outstanding Engineering Teachers for their excellence in teaching in 2022.

Drs. Stylianos Chatzidakis, Ahmed Hassanein, and Lefteri Tsoukalas (pictured left to right)

Dr. Ahmed Hassanein and Dr. Lefteri Tsoukalas were recognized for their outstanding teaching in the 2022 spring semester. Dr. Stylianos Chatzidakis was recognized for his phenomenal teaching in the 2022 spring and fall semesters.

For this recognition, Drs. Chatzidakis, Hassanein and Tsoukalas each scored a ranking in the 75th percentile or higher on teacher survey questions completed during the 2022 school year. Courses were divided into four groups according to class sizes (small, medium, large and very large), with class size corresponding to each quartile of enrollment size distribution. Individual teachers received an average score on ten Center for Instructional Excellence teacher evaluation survey questions related to instruction and teacher effectiveness on a 5-point scale and received a 50% or higher response rate.

Congratulations to our outstanding nuclear engineering faculty!

Learn more about the College of Engineering’s faculty, lecturers and other staff honored for their outstanding dedication to teaching Boilermaker Engineers at https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/News/Spotlights/2023/2023-0131-OutstandingTeachers. 

Writer: Jessica Johnson, john1690@purdue.edu