Faculty, Staff Honored for Outstanding Work
The following members of the Tech community were honored at the 2024 Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Friday, April 26.
Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards
Best Faculty Paper Award
Christopher Rozell
Julian T. Hightower Chair and Professor
Electrical and Computing Engineering
Sankaraleengam Alagapan
Research Scientist II
Electrical and Computing Engineering
Shu Jia
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Young Faculty Award
Juan-Pablo Correa-Baena
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Yue Chen
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Sustained Research Award
Facundo Fernandez
Regents’ and Vasser-Wooley Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Institute Research Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement
Anton Bryksin
Regents’ Professor
Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences
Outstanding Achievement in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research
Mary Frank Fox
Dean’s Distinguished Professor
Public Policy
Outstanding Achievement in Early Career Research Award
Lindsey Rose Bullinger
Assistant Professor
Public Policy
Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation Award
Emmanouil (Manos) M. Tentzeris
Ed and Pat Joy Chair in Antennas
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor Award
Moinuddin Qureshi
Professor
Computer Science
Outstanding Faculty Research Author Award
Feryal Özel
Chair and Professor
Physics
Outstanding Achievement in Research Engagement and Outreach Award
Shreyes N. Melkote
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award
UNCAGE-ME
Ryan P. Lively
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Krista Walton
Associate Vice President for Research Operations and Infrastructure
Research
David Sholl
Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Leslie Schlag
Grants Administrator Lead
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Christopher W. Jones
Professor and John F. Brock III School Chair
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Rochelle Moses
Program and Operations Manager
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Impact Award
Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory
Dimitri Mavris
Regents' Professor and Director
Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory
Michelle R. Kirby
Senior Research Engineer
Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory
Elena Garcia
Advanced Methods Division Chief
Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory
Olivia J. Pinon Fischer
Principal Research Engineer
Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory
ANAK Awards
Outstanding Faculty ANAK Award
Jacqueline Garner
Senior Lecturer
Scheller College of Business
Outstanding Staff ANAK Award
Carolina Amero
Senior Director – Auxiliary Services
Campus Services
Staff Performance Awards
Acting With Ethics First Award
Library Finance
Verstell Agee
Financial Analyst
Library
Cheryl Parker
Financial Manager II
Library
Embracing All Voices Award
Monica Jackson
Employer Connections Coordinator
Career Center
One Giant Leap Award
Brent O’Guin
Tech Strategist and Architect Senior
OIT – Enterprise App and Data
One Small Step Award
Andrew James George
Public Services Associate II
Library
Rachel Watts
Training Generalist Senior
Workplace Learning and Professional Development
Service to the Community Award
Melody Foster
Unit Administrative Officer
Mechanical Engineering
Cultivate Well-Being Award
Jamaal D. Taylor
General Safety Manager
Environmental Health and Safety
Leading By Example in Sustainability Award
Ashley E. Carr
Finance and Operations Specialist
Procurement and Business Services
Putting Students First Award
Marc Ebelhar
Graduate Student Success Specialist
Office of Graduate Education
Rising Wreck Award
Casey Hayes
Systems Development Engineer Senior
OIT – Enterprise App and Data
Karena Ha Nguyen
Assistant Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
Naima Barton
Assistant Director of Administrative Operations
Office of the Provost
Leadership in Action Award
Brittany McCormick
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Scheller College of Business
Monifa Skelton-Wells
Academic Program Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Excellence Award
Michelle Powell
Director
Strategic Consulting
Capstone Design Expo
Nichelle Compton
Event Coordinator II
Mechanical Engineering
Andrea Dominguez
Program Support Coordinator
Mechanical Engineering
Amit S. Jariwala
Senior Academic Professional
Mechanical Engineering
Cary Ogletree
Building and Delivery Service Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Ashley Ritchie
Communications Manager
Mechanical Engineering
Spirit of Georgia Tech Award
Peter Lee
Creative Services Manager
Scheller College of Business
Laxminarayanan Krishnan
Laboratory Manager I
Bioengineering and Biosciences
Sherree King
Store Clerk III
Housing and Residence Life
Sarah Collins
Graphic Designer Senior
College of Engineering
Center for Teaching and Learning Awards
Junior Faculty Teaching Award
Anirban Mazumdar
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Molzahn
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lindsey Rose Bullinger
Assistant Professor
Public Policy
Curriculum Innovation Awards
Francesco Fedele
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award
Christopher Stanzione
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Psychology
Mary Hudachek-Buswell
Associate Chair and Senior Lecturer
Computing Instruction
Innovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award
Anh Le
Academic Professional
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Innovation in Co-Curricular Education Award
Carla Gerona
Associate Professor
History and Sociology
GTDC
Lawrence Rubin
Co-Director of GTDC and Associate Professor
International Affairs
Zachary Taylor
Co-Director of GTDC and Associate Professor
Public Policy
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
Colin Harrison
Senior Academic Professional
Biological Sciences
Teaching Excellence Award in Online Teaching
A.J. Medford
Associate Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Undergraduate Educator Award
Michael Evans
Senior Academic Professional
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Education Partnership Award
Saad Bhamla
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Janet Standeven
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Elio Challita
Postdoctoral Researcher
Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University
International Initiatives Award
Steven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement
Shuichi Takayama
Price Gilbert Jr. Chair
Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Honors Committee Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Junior Faculty
Saad Bhamla
Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Senior Faculty
Ravi Kane
Garry Betty/ V Foundation Chair and GRA Eminent Scholar
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Class of 1934 Outstanding Service Award
Susan Margulies
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Outstanding Professional Education
Shalu Suri
Co-Director of NSF Cell Manufacturing Technologies ERC Engineering Workforce Development
Biomedical Engineering
Class of 1934 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award
Bruce Walker
Professor
Psychology
Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award
Pamela Pollet
Senior Research Scientist
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award
Daniel Molzahn
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award
Faisal M. Alamgir
Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award
Dimitri Mavris
Regents' Professor, Boeing Professor of Advanced Aerospace Systems Analysis, and Langley Distinguished Professor in Advanced Aerospace Systems Architecture
Aerospace Engineering