Faculty Awards
Achievements recognized inside and outside the University.
Faculty Awards Search Tool (FAST)
UT Dallas faculty members are encouraged to further their pursuit of excellence by earning external awards, fellowships and grants. This list, though not comprehensive, provides information and links to many opportunities.
Send suggestions/additions to Dr. Mehrdad Nourani at nourani@utdallas.edu.
| Award | Details | School | Deadline | Nominator | Honorarium (in dollars) | Previous UTD Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize | To recognize distinguished contributions to control systems science or engineering. | ECS | May 15, annually | |||
| Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bruce Smith Sr. Award | ACJS’ most prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions to criminal justice as an academic or professional endeavor. Prior recipients are not eligible for nomination. | EPPS | Pending for 2025 | Members | ||
| Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Fellow | Must have minimum of five years teaching courses on crime and/or criminal justice and be able to demonstrate contributions to and scholarly achievement in criminal justice education and active participation in Academy. | EPPS | Pending for 2025 | Members | ||
| Academy of International Business, Fellow | Activities include special task forces and developing content for organization’s global conference series; fellows also can be chosen for special awards — Eminent Scholars, Educators of the Year and Distinguished Service Award. | JSOM | Jan. 30 annually | Members | Mike Peng; Eric Tsang | |
| Alan T. Waterman Award | For early career scientists and engineers; must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and either 40 years old or younger or not more than 10 years beyond receipt of PhD by Dec. 31 of year of nomination. | BAHT, BBS, EPPS, ECS, JSOM, NSM | Pending for 2025 | No self-nominations; must be from UTD or another institution. | 1 million over five-year period | |
| Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Awards | Foundation grants up to 100 awards each year. Award winners also are invited to conduct a research project of their choice at a research institution in Germany. | ECS | Anytime | Must be submitted by recognized academic at research institution in Germany; Humboldt Foundation award winners working abroad can initiative nomination | 65,000 | Oleg Makarankov, 2010; Mark Spong, 1999; Dmitrii Rachinskii, 1998; Alice O'Toole, 1994; Wieslaw Krawcewicz, 1993; Mihai Nadin, 1978 |
| Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Research Fellowship | Must hold PhD or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics or related field; must be tenure-track, though untenured, as of Sept. 15 of nomination year; faculty position must carry teaching obligation. | ECS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Department Head or Senior Researcher | 75,000 | Michael Kesden, 2015 |
| American Academy of Neurology, Fellow | For members whose chief interest is directed toward practice, teaching or research in neurosciences; must have attended no less than five specified AAN meetings. | BBS | Anytime | Current fellows | ||
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, Honorary Fellowship | Recognizes extraordinary achievements across disciplines; must be continuous member for four years leading up to year of nomination. | BBS, EPPS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Previously elected AAAS Fellows who are current in their membership and in good standing | David Hyndman, 2022; Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, 2021; Robert Stern, 2021; Murat Kantarcioglu, 2020; Steven Small, 2020; May Yuan, 2020; Ray Baughman, 2019; Daniel Griffith, 2011; Orlando Auciello, 2008; Suresh Sethi, 2003; Bhavani Thuraisingham, 2003 | |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Technology Policy Fellowship | Doctoral-level science degree or master’s in engineering required; must be U.S. citizen. | ECS | Anytime | Anyone | ||
| American Association of Geographers, Fellow | Can be submitted in one of two categories: Later-Career and Early/Mid-Career; must be willing to serve on AAG committee, typically a three-year term. | EPPS | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | Daniel Griffith, 2019 | |
| American Automatic Control Council, John R. Ragazzini Education Award | Recognizes outstanding contributions to automatic control education; nominees must have spent significant part of career in United States. | ECS | Dec. 1 annually | Anyone | ||
| American Chemical Society, ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences | Recognizes individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry. Award established by Dreyfus Foundation in 1993. | NSM | Nov. 1 annually (accepted beginning July 1) | Anyone | 5,000 for recipient, 10,000 for institution | Yves Chabel, 2012 |
| American Chemical Society, DFW Section, Salutes to Excellence | Outreach program that gives ACS local sections such as the DFW section and other sectors of the organization an opportunity to underscore accomplishments of external partners. | ECS | Anytime | DFW section | ||
| American Institute of Certified Planners, College of Fellows | Requires AICP membership of at least 10 years; candidates’ efforts must demonstrate significant and transformational improvements to the field of planning and the communities they serve. | EPPS | July 11-31, 2025 | Members | ||
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, College of Fellows | Brings together fellows from academia, industry, clinical practice, government and scientific societies; they then become ambassadors for their fields. | BBS | June 30 annually | Current fellows | Robert Rennaker, 2023; Shalini Prasad, 2022; Walter Voit, 2021; Jie Zheng, 2020; Baowei Fei, 2019; Stuart Cogan, 2016; Joseph Pancrazio, 2011 | |
| American Mathematical Society, Fellow | Must be member, with membership in place by July 31 of previous year, to be eligible. | NSM | March 31 annually (accepted beginning Feb. 1) | Members | Alain Bensoussan, 2013 | |
| American Physical Society, LeRoy Apker Award | Recognizes achievements in physics by undergraduate students who were enrolled during at least part of the previous 12 months before the deadline. | NSM | Pending for 2025 | Department Head or Senior Researcher | 5,000 for winner, 5,000 for institution’s physics department and reimbursement for travel to APS meeting to give invited talk; other five finalists receive 2,000, 1,000 for institution’s physics department and reimbursement for travel to selection meeting | |
| American Physical Society, Fellow | For members who have made advances in physics through original research and publication or have made significant innovative contributions in the application of physics to science and technology. | NSM | Varies by division | Members | Mustafa Ishak-Boushaki, 2022 | |
| American Psychological Association, Fellow | Must have been member for at least one year, have doctoral degree based in part on psychological dissertation, and five years of acceptable post-doctoral experience; work must show evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions that have had national impact in the field. | BBS | Varies by division | Members | ||
| American Society for Public Administration, Julia J. Henderson International Award | For women who have demonstrated their commitment to international public administration or service. | EPPS | Feb. 1 annually | |||
| American Society for Public Administration, Marcia P. Crowley Service to SWPA Award | Must be member of Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA). | EPPS | Feb. 1 annually | Anyone | Meghna Sabharwal, 2018 | |
| American Society of Criminology, Cavan Young Scholar Award | Open to anyone who has received a PhD, MD, LL.D. or similar graduate degree no more than five years before the selection of the award, unless exceptional circumstances necessitated a hiatus in their scholarly activities. | EPPS | March 1 annually | Anyone | Alex Piquero, 2002 | |
| American Society of Criminology, Fellow | Must be member in good standing who has made significant contribution to the field through career development of other criminologists and/or through ASC activities; longevity alone is not sufficient. | EPPS | March 1 annually | Anyone | Alex Piquero, 2011 | |
| American Society of Criminology, Mentor of the Year | Open to any nonstudent ASC member who holds full- or part-time position. No self-nominations allowed. | EPPS | June 1 annually | Colleagues, peers, students | Alex Piquero, 2005 | |
| American Society of Criminology, Outstanding Contribution | Division of Developmental & Life-Course Criminology recognizes an outstanding book, article or book chapter published in the previous two years. | EPPS | June 30 annually | Anyone | Yeungjeom Lee, 2022; Alex Piquero, 2020 and 2016 | |
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Honors | Open to ASHA members whose contributions have enhanced or altered the course of their professions. Quality of the achievement is considered more important than length of service. | BBS | Closed for 2024; reopens in January 2025 | Members | ||
| American Statistical Association, Fellow | Must have been member for at least three years; strength of candidacy depends on published works, position held with employer, ASA activities, membership and accomplishments in other societies and professional activities. | EPPS | March 1 annually (accepted beginning Oct. 1) | Members | ||
| Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program | Focused on political polarization in the U.S.; must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who received a PhD in the last 10 years. | BAHT, EPPS | Pending for 2025 | University president or a designated representative | 200,000 apiece to 30 recipients | |
| Association for Computing Machinery, Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling | Awarded annually for 10 years beginning in 2023 to recognize contributions of climate scientists and software engineers. | ECS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | 10,000 | |
| Association for Computing Machinery, Grace Murray Hopper Award | Awarded to outstanding young (age 35 or less) computer professional based on a single recent major technical or service contribution. | ECS | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | 35,000 | |
| Association for Psychological Science, Fellow | Awarded to members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology with research, teaching, service and/or application. | BBS | Pending for 2025 | Members | Margaret Owen | |
| Association for Psychological Science, Rising Stars | Reserved for APS members whose innovative work already has advanced the field and shown potential in the early stages of their post-PhD research career. | BBS | Pending for 2025 | |||
| AVS/Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing, Fellow | Candidate must be AVS Platinum member for five consecutive years at time of nomination and must have made significant scientific or technical contributions throughout career. | ECS | March 31 annually | Members | ||
| Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists | Must have been born in or after 1982, hold a doctoral degree and tenured/tenure-track position and conduct research as principal investigator in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemical Sciences. | BBS, ECS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Three nominees from UT Dallas, chosen by academic leadership | 250,000 | |
| Cottrell Scholars IMPACT Award | Recognizes national impact on science through leadership and service activities; nominees must be 12 years beyond the year of their Cottrell Scholar Award and cannot have previously won IMPACT Award. | All | Nov. 15 annually | Cottrell Scholars | 5,000 | |
| Cottrell Scholars STAR Award | Recognizes outstanding research and educational accomplishments; nominees must be 12 years beyond the year of their Cottrell Scholar Award and cannot have previously won STAR or TREE award. | All | Nov. 15 annually | Cottrell Scholar or UTD colleague | 5,000 | |
| Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Young Faculty Award | Identifies rising stars in junior research positions, especially those without prior DARPA funding. | ECS | Applications generally posted on grants.gov in August or September | Anyone | Varies | Walter Voit, 2013 |
| Dreyfus Foundation, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards | Nominee must hold full-time tenure-track academic appointment, granted no earlier than 2017; one nominee per institution. | NSM | Feb. 1 annually | University President, VP of Research, Provost, Deans | 100,000 unrestricted research grant | |
| Dreyfus Foundation, The Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences | Recognizes exceptional and original research that has advanced the field in a major way; no limit on how many nominees per institution. | NSM | Dec. 1 annually | Anyone | 250,000 | |
| Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology | Awarded annually to young scientist not older than 35 for the most outstanding neurobiological research conducted in the last three years. | BBS | June 15 annually | Anyone | 25,000 | |
| European Academy of Sciences, Fellow (pdf) | Nomination must include the 10 most-important publications of candidate and be seconded by at least one other member. | ECS | Anytime | Members | ||
| Getty Foundation Library Research Grants | Provide partial, short-term support for researchers requiring the use of specific collections in the Getty Research Institute. | BAHT | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | Varies | |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Moore Inventor Fellows | Supports scientists/inventors who create new tools and technologies with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s areas of interest: scientific discovery, environmental conservation and patient care. | All | Dec. 13 annually (accepted beginning Sept. 15) | University President, VP of Research, Provost, Deans | 825,000 over three years | |
| Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Fellow | Program offers fellowships in humanities, sciences, social sciences and the arts; can apply as individual or in group of two to three people working on same project. | BAHT, BBS, EPPS, ECS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | 78,000 | |
| IBM Academic Awards | Combines IBM Faculty Award and IBM Shared University Research Award to propel IBM nominators, faculty and universities to collaborate on award applications. | All | Pending for 2025 | IBM employees | Varies | Latifur Khan, 2016 |
| IEEE Computer Society, Charles Babbage Award | Recognizes significant contribution in field of parallel computation. Babbage is best-remembered for originating the concept of a programmable computer. | ECS | Pending for 2025 | Three colleague endorsements required; no self-nominations | 1,000 | |
| IEEE Computer Society, Taylor L. Booth Education Award | Recognizes outstanding record in computer science and engineering education. | ECS | Oct. 1, 2024 | Three colleague endorsements required; no self-nominations | 5,000 | Bhavani Thuraisingham, 2023 |
| IEEE Control Systems Society, Distinguished Member Award | Recognizes significant technical contributions or outstanding long-term service. Must have been member for at least five years and at time of nomination. | ECS | May 15 annually | Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, 2016; Mark Spong, 2002; Stephen Yurkovich, 2000 | ||
| IEEE Control Systems Society, Henrik W. Bode Lecture Prize | Also pays travel expenses to IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), where recipient delivers plenary lecture evaluating a significant contribution to control systems science or engineering. | ECS | May 15 annually | Anyone | 2,000 | Mark Spong, 2018 |
| IEEE Power & Energy Society, Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award | Must be a member whose work is in power engineering area of electromechanical energy conversion. | ECS | Jan. 31 annually | Colleagues | 5,000 | Babak Fahimi, 2015 |
| IEEE Power Electronics Society, Richard M. Bass Outstanding Young Power Electronics Engineer Award | Must be less than 35 years old on Jan. 1 of year of award; candidates are judged on research, innovative product design and application, teaching and project leadership. | ECS | March 31 annually | Members | 1,500 plus 1,000 toward registration, travel and accommodation costs to attend award ceremony | Babak Fahimi, 2003 |
| IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, IROS Harashima Award for Innovative Technologies | Recipient must have presented contribution in one or more past IROS (Intelligent Robots and Systems) conferences. | ECS | Aug. 1 annually | Anyone | 2,000 | Mark Spong, 2007 |
| IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, Pioneer in Robotics and Automation Award | Membership in society not required; award intended for people in mid or late portion of career. | ECS | Aug. 1 annually | Anyone | 2,000 | |
| IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Outstanding Paper Award | For authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award. | ECS | May 15 annually | Anyone | Travel expenses and registration at Conference on Decision and Control | Reza Moheimani, 2018 and 2007; Mark Spong, 2008 |
| Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Fellow | Must be current or retired member and have been member for at least five of the previous 10 years and 10 years total; award recognizes exceptional accomplishments or sustained contributions in operations research and the management sciences. | JSOM | May 31 annually | Full or retired members | Kathryn Stecke, 2009; Suresh Sethi, 2003 | |
| Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Information Systems Society, Distinguished Fellow | Nominations based on published work, intellectual leadership as reflected in appointments and intellectual stewardship as reflected in mentoring of doctoral learners and young researchers. | JSOM | Pending for 2025 | Anyone, but self-nominations discouraged | Hasan Pirkul, 2012 | |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow | Must be member for at least five years whose accomplishments have contributed importantly to the advancement or application of engineering, science and technology and have brought significant value to society. | ECS | Feb. 7, 2025 | Bilal Akin, 2023; Carlos Busso, 2023 | ||
| Institute of Physics, Honorary Fellowship | Membership not required; criteria include distinguished contributions to physics or the IOP and recognition as an eminent figure in the physics community. | NSM | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | ||
| Korean-American Economic Association, Maekyung-KAEA Economist Award | For a KAEA member whose scholarly accomplishments and significant research have been evidenced in published papers. | EPPS | June 30 annually | KAEA committee | 10,000 | |
| Materials Research Society, Fellow | Intended to be a lifetime recognition of distinction in the field rather than an award for a specific achievement; appointments announced each year in January or February. | ECS | Accepted between July 1 and Aug. 1 annually | Members | Yves Chabal, 2012; Julia Hsu, 2011 | |
| McKnight Foundation Grants | Categories include Arts & Culture; International, Midwest Climate & Energy, Neuroscience, and Vibrant & Equitable Communities. | All | Varies by division | Varies | Varies | |
| Mexican Academy of Sciences, membership | Organization includes more than 1,800 Mexican scientists as well as foreign colleagues, including Nobel Prize winners. | All | Members | |||
| Mexican Academy of Science, Research Awards | Nongovernmental, nonprofit organization of distinguished scientists, in all fields of research, founded in 1959. | All | Anyone | |||
| Microscopy Society of America, Fellow | Must be a current member with at least 10 years of membership; no self-nominations. | NSM | Sept. 30 annually (accepted beginning July 1) | Members | ||
| Moody Foundation Grants | Texas only; categories include Arts & Humanities, Community & Social Services, Education, Health, and Science. | All | Varies | Varies | Varies | |
| National Academy of Sciences Awards | Organization’s roots go back to 1850s; has honored more than 950 individuals since 1886. | ECS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Members | Varies | |
| Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration, annual awards | Faculty awards include Excellence in Doctoral Education, Excellence in Teaching and Distinguished Research. | EPPS | Pending for 2025 | NASPAA members | Trang Hoang (dissertation and emerging scholar), 2019; Rashmi Chordiya (emerging scholar) 2017; John McCaskill (dissertation), 2012 | |
| Production and Operations Management Society, Fellow | To be eligible, must be a member who has demonstrated commitment to society with active participation. | JSOM | Jan. 31 annually | Members (self-nominations are OK) | Milind Dawande, 2022; Kathryn Stecke, 2017; Suresh Sethi, 2005 | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Product or service must have been made available to the marketplace from January 1 of previous year to March 31 of current year. Categories: Analytical/Test, IT/Electrical, Mechanical/Materials, Process/Prototyping, Software/Services and Other. | ECS | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | ||
| Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement | Open to full-time assistant professors at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) member institutions within two years of their tenure track appointment at the time of application. | ECS, NSM | Jan. 8, 2025 | Eligible faculty members | 5,000 plus at least 5,000 from University | Ill Ryu, 2017; Fatemeh Hassanipour, 2010 |
| Research Ireland, St. Patrick's Day Science Medal | Awarded annually to a distinguished scientist, engineer or technology leader living and working in the U.S. with strong Irish connections. Must hold senior executive position. | BBS, ECS, NSM | Pending for 2025 | Anyone | ||
| Robert A. Welch Foundation, Catalyst for Discovery Program Grants | Intended to accelerate progress in fundamental chemical research by supporting Texas research teams aimed at significant problems at the leading edge of chemistry. | NSM | April 30 annually (portal opens April 1) | Anyone | 5 million over 5-year period | |
| Royal Society of Canada, Fellow | Honors distinguished Canadian educators who have contributed to the arts, humanities and sciences and in Canadian public life; Society annually elects up to four Foreign Fellows. | EPPS | Pending for 2025 | RSC Fellows or Institutional Members | Daniel Griffith, 2017; Suresh Sethi, 1994 | |
| Royal Society of Edinburgh, Corresponding Fellow | Usually have some demonstrable interest, or connection to, Scotland. May be asked for views on consultative questions with an international dimension. | All | May 31 annually | Current fellows | Michael Rugg | |
| Russian Academy of Sciences | One of the leading research organizations in the world and the largest center for fundamental research in Russia; dates to 1600s. | EPPS | ||||
| Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Fellow | Judged on accomplishments, which might include service to SIAM or its community. | JSOM | Pending for 2025 | Three members | ||
| Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Fellow | Must be society member at time of nomination, for previous two years and for 10 years total. | JSOM | Oct. 1 annually | Other members | Riki Takeuchi, 2018; Jeff A. Weekley, 2012 | |
| Society of Automotive Engineers, Ralph Teetor Educational Award | Teetor Program stimulates contacts between younger engineering educators and practicing engineers in industry and government. | ECS | Sept. 30 annually (accepted starting Sept. 1) | Anyone | Trip to annual SAE World Congress & Exposition in Detroit or biannual SAE AeroTec meeting, plus two years of membership | Babak Fahimi, 2008 |
| SPIE (international society for optics and photonics), Fellow | Must be Senior Member who can show evidence of outstanding technical, entrepreneurial or technical management accomplishments and an equally impressive publication record. | ECS | Sept. 15 annually (supporting materials accepted until Oct. 1) | Members | Baowei Fei, 2019; Nasser Kehtarnavaz, 2004; Larry Hornbeck, 2002 | |
| Tech Titans | Celebrates the technology community in North Texas. | All | Varies | Anyone | Varies | Ray Baughman, 2015; David Daniel, 2015 & 2013; Gil Lee, 2015; Robert Robb, 2012; George Jeffrey, 2011; Yves Chabal, 2010 |
| Technical University of Munich (TUM), August-Wilhelm Scheer Visiting Professorship and Honorary Fellow | Awarded to scientists with outstanding international reputation who wish to engage in intensive collaboration with TUM researchers for short stays (up to three months) or long stays (up to two semesters). | ECS | Varies | TUM professors | Julia Hsu, 2018 | |
| The Academy of Medicine, Science and Technology of Texas (TAMEST), Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards | Recognizes rising Texas researchers who are addressing the essential role that science and technology play in society and whose work meets the highest standards of professional performance, creativity and resourcefulness. | ECS | April 30 annually | University President, VP of Research, Provost, Deans | 25,000 | |
| The Balzan Prizes | Promotes culture, the sciences and the most meritorious initiatives in the cause of humanity, peace and fraternity throughout the world. | All | March 15 annually | Colleagues | Varies | |
| The Electrochemical Society, Electronics and Photonics Division Award | Must be active member of ECS who has had recent technical achievement, authored or co-authored publication of more than one paper in journal or presentation in the last five years. Nominees considered through two successive award cycles. | ECS | Aug. 1 annually | 1,500 plus up to 1,000 for travel to designated meeting or life membership | ||
| University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, Fellow | Must have extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the spatial disciplines (cartography, computer science, geography, etc.) in one or more communities of practice (agriculture, defense, education, landscape architecture, government, etc.). | EPPS | Pending for 2025 | Fellows or institutional members | ||
| Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Partnership with Harvard Medical School recognizes scientists, physicians and researchers for breakthroughs in biomedicine. | BBS, ECS, NSM | Opens in July, closes in March | Anyone | 500,000 | |
| Western Society of Criminology | For contributions to the field of criminology. Neither nominator nor nominee needs to be member of WSC, which is Western Division of American Society of Criminology. | EPPS | Anytime | Anyone | Alex Piquero, 2016 |
Awards News
Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring (tenure-track)
The 2024 winner is Dr. Michael Kesden, associate professor of physics in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Read the story
Provost’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring (non-tenure-track)
The 2024 winner is Dr. Sayed Kaazim Naqvi, American Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Studies. Read the story
Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Graduate Research Mentoring
The 2024 winner is Dr. Shalini Prasad, Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science and professor of bioengineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. Read the story
Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring
The 2024 winner is Dr. Benedict Kolber, associate professor in the School of Brain and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Systems and Cellular Neuroscience PhD program in the Department of Neuroscience. Read the story
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Polykarp Kusch Lecturer
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Notable Deadlines
Jan. 31
IEEE Power & Energy Society, Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award
$5,000 honorarium; must be nominated by colleagues; Dr. Babak Fahimi won in 2015
Feb. 1
American Society for Public Administration, Marcia P. Crowley Service to SWPA Award
Must be Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA) member; Dr. Meghna Sabharwal won in 2018
Feb. 1
Dreyfus Foundation, Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards
$100,000 unrestricted research grant; one nominee per institution