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The Distinguished Research Award is given to a faculty member with recent consequential achievements in scholarship. The award emphasizes the consistency and frequency of publications and acclaimed creative works, recognizing scholarship in the domains of discovery, integration, application, and teaching and learning research. For disciplines such as engineering and science, a distinguished record of external funding may also be an important consideration. One award is given annually.

If you are seeking information on Distinguished Research Award recipients prior to the years listed below, please contact the Office of the Provost.

Lei Chen, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science.

Past Recipients

• 2024, Pamela Aronson, Professor of Sociology, Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters.
• 2023, Shan Bao, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• 2022, Hafiz Malik, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• 2021, Wencong Su, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• 2020, Jorge Gonzalez del Pozo, professor in the Department of Language, Culture and Communication, College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters.
• 2019, Vivek Singh, professor of accounting and finance in the College of Business.
• 2018, Ya Sha (Alex) Yi,professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
• 2017, Jacqueline Vansant, professor of German in the Department of Language, Culture and Communication in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters.