1986–2024 Recipients
 

Outstanding Achievement in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research

2024 Mary Frank Fox, Public Policy 

2023 Iris Tien, Civil and Environmental Engineering

2022 Cassie Mitchell, Biomedical Engineering

2021 Stefan France, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

 

Outstanding Achievement in Early Career Research

2024 Lindsey Bullinger, Public Policy

2023 Marta Hatzell, Mechanical Engineering

2022 Matthew T. McDowell, Mechanical Engineering

2021 Ryan Lively, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2020 James Dahlman, Biomedical Engineering

2019 Nga Sally Lee Ng, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

2018 James Wray, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

 

Outstanding Achievement in Research Engagement and Outreach

2024 Shreyes N. Melkote, Mechanical Engineering

2023 Pascal Van Hentenryck, Industrial and Systems Engineering

 

Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement

2024 Anton Bryksin, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)

2023 Robert Knotts, Institute Relations/Federal Relations

2022 Michelle Wong, Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience

2021 Leslie Schlag, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2020 Christine Conwell, Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE), SoCB

2019 Rich Simmons, Strategic Energy Institute (SEI)

2018 Troy Hilley, Bio Sciences

2017 Rusty Edwards, Materials Science and Engineering

2016 Gary Spinner, Institute for Electronics and Nanotechnology

2015 Leanne West, GTRI – Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory

2014 Mary Hallisey Hunt, Strategic Energy Institute

 

Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation

2024 Manos M. Tentzeris, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2023 Younan Xia, Chemical and Biochemistry

2022 Natalie Stingelin-Stutzmann, Materials Science and Engineering

2021 Christopher W Jones, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2020 Ayanna Howard, Electrical and Computer Engineering/School of Interactive Computing

2019 Gleb Yushin, Materials Science and Engineering

2018 Farokh Ayazi, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2017 Deepak Divan, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2016 Zhong Lin Wang, Materials Science and Engineering

2015 Raghupathy Sivakumar, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2014 Mark Prausnitz, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2012 No award made

2013 Merrick Furst, Computer Science

2011 Henrik Christensen, Interactive Computing

2010 Ajeet Rohatgi, Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development

2024 Ryan Lively, Krista S. Walton, David Sholl, Christopher W. Jones, Leslie Schlag, and Rochelle Moses, UNCAGE-ME EFRC

2023 Glen Lightsey, Jud Ready, Christopher Valenta, Christopher Carr, Brian Gunter Sterling Peet, and Ian Harrison, The Spaceflight Project Group at GT

2022 Wilbur Lam, Oliver Brand, Hang Chen, Sarah Farmer, David Gottfried, David Ku, Amanda Peagler, and Erika Tyburski, Georgia Tech RADx Team

2021 Anton Bryksin, Gregory Gibson, Pinar Keskinocak, Michael Shannon, Joshua Weitz, Loren Williams, and JulieAnne Williamson, The Georgia Tech COVID-19 Screening and Modeling Development

2020 Krishnendu Roy and Johnna Temenoff, NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)

2019 Srinivas Aluru, Renata Rawlings-Goss, Gari Clifford, and Ashok Goel, South Big Data Regional Innovation Hub

2018 Manos Antonakakis, Dave Dagon, and Michael Farrell, Rhamnousia

2017 Suresh Sitaraman, Sam Graham, Peter Hesketh, Madhavan Swaminathan, Manos Tentzeris, Chuck Zhang, and Muhannad Bakir, Flexible Electronics Ecosystem

2016 Krishnendu Roy, Ravi Bellamkonda, Robert Guldberg, and Birgit Burton, The Marcus Center for Cell-Therapy Characterization and Manufacturing (MC3M)

2015 Mustaque Ahamad, David Dagon, Wenke Lee, and Paul Royal, Georgia Tech Information Security Center

2014 Gang Bao, Biomedical Engineering

2013 Nicholas Hud, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2012 Christopher Jones, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2011 Mark Prausnitz, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2010 Alexa Harter, GTRI

2009 Seth Marder, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2008 W. Alan Doolittle, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2007 Ajeet Rohatgi, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2006 Robert Dickson, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2005 Gang Bao, Biomedical Engineering

2004 C. J. Summers, Materials Science and Engineering (Joint)

2004 Uzi Landman, Physics (Joint)

2003 Meilin Liu, Materials Science and Engineering

2002 Michael S. Chapman, Physics

2001 Gary W. Caille, GTRI – EOEML (Joint)

2001 Peter H. Rogers, Mechanical Engineering (Joint)

2000 Hans B. Püttgen, Electrical and Computer Engineering (tie)

2000 Karsten Schwan, College of Computing (tie)

1999 C. P. Wong, Materials Science and Engineering

1998 Richard Fujimoto, College of Computing

1997 Ben T. Zinn, Aerospace Engineering

1996 Russell L. Roberts, GTRI - Systems Development Laboratory

1995 Paul Kohl, Chemical Engineering

1994 Robert M. Nerem, Mechanical Engineering/Chemical Engineering

1993 George F. McDougal, GTRI - Concepts Analysis Laboratory

1992 Peter H. Rogers, Mechanical Engineering

1991 Ronald W. Schafer, Electrical Engineering

1990 Wayne C. Tincher, Textile and Fiber Engineering

1989 Sheldon W. May, Chemistry

1988 Daniel Schrage, Aerospace Engineering

1987 Stephen D. Antolovich, Materials Engineering

1986 Charles E. Brown, GTRI - Radar and Instrumentation Lab

 

Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Impact

2024 Dimitri Mavris, Michelle R. Kirby, Elena Garcia, and Olivia J. Pinon Fischer, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory (ASDL)

2023 Debra Lam, Clarence Anthony Jr., Kayla Burns, Cody Cocchi, Jamal Lewis, and Polly Sattler, Partnership for Inclusive Innovation

 

Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor

2024 Moinuddin Qureshi, Computer Science

2023 John Reynolds, Chemical and Biochemistry

2022 Manos Tentzeris, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2021 Omer Inan, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2020 Muhannad Bakir, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2019 Manu Platt, Biomedical Engineering

2018 Atatau Atasi and Beril Toktay, School of Business

2017 Godfried Augenbroe, Architecture

2016 Hang Lu, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2015 Magnus Egerstedt, Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines

2014 John Cressler, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2013 Ali Adibi, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2012 Ling Liu, Computer Science

2011 Paul E. Hasler, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2010 Reginald DesRoches, Civil and Environmental Engineering

2009 Ian Akyildiz, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2008 Gregory Abowd, Interactive Computing

2007 Armistead (Ted) Russell, Civil and Environmental Engineering

2006 C. P. Wong, Materials Science and Engineering

2006 Mostafa H. Ammar, College of Computing

2005 David M. Collard, Chemistry and Biochemistry

1986 No award made

2004 Arthur D. Fish, Psychology

2003 Martin A. Brooke, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2002 Russell M. Mersereau, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2001 Vijay Madisetti, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2000 David L. McDowell, Mechanical Engineering

1999 Cheryl Gaimon DuPree, College of Management

1998 Said Abdel-Khalik, Mechanical Engineering

1997 Narayanan M. Komerath, Aerospace Engineering

1996 Jeffrey Geronimo, Mathematics

1995 David N. Ku, Mechanical Engineering

1994 Hugh D. Ratliff, Industrial and Systems Engineering

1993 Kishore Ramachandran, College of Computing

1992 John F. Dorsey, Electrical Engineering

1991 Lakshmi N. Sankar, Aerospace Engineering

1990 Thomas K. Gaylord, Electrical Engineering

1989 Sathyanaraya V. Hanagud, Aerospace Engineering

1988 Leon F. McGinnis, Industrial and Systems Engineering

1987 Thomas P. Barnwell, Electrical Engineering

 

Outstanding Faculty Research Author

2024 Feryal Özel, Physics

2023 Wilbur Lam, Biomedical Engineering

2022 Zhiqun Lin, Materials Science and Engineering

2021 Konstantinos (Kostas) T. Konstantinidis, Civil and Environmental Engineering

2020 Cheng Zhu, Biomedical Engineering

2019 Mark Prausnitz, Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering

2018 Laura Cadonati, Physics

2017 Younan Xia, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry

2016 Mark Hay, Biology

2015 Vladimir Tsukruk, Materials Science and Engineering

2014 Seth Marder, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2013 Meilin Liu, Materials Science and Engineering

2012 Athanasios Nenes, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

2011 Christopher W. Jones, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2010 Uwe Bunz, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2009 Walt de Heer, Physics

2008 John Krige, History, Technology, and Society

2008 Jean-Luc Bredas, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2007 Peter Webster, Civil and Environmental Engineering and

2007 Joy Laskar, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Joint)

2006 Robert E. Dickinson, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

2005 Zhong Lin Wang, Materials Science and Engineering

2004 Ian F. Akyildiz, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2003 Laren M. Tolbert, Chemistry and Biochemistry (Joint)

2002 Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2001 Leonid Bunimovich, Mathematics

2000 Z. L. Wang, Materials Science and Engineering

1999 Meilin Liu, Materials Science and Engineering

1998 Wassim M. Haddad, Aerospace Engineering

1997 Timothy A. Salthouse, Psychology

1996 James C. Powers, Chemistry and Biochemistry

1995 Kenneth L. Busch, Chemistry and Biochemistry

1994 James C. Powers, Chemistry and Biochemistry

1993 Ashok Saxena, Materials Science and Engineering

1992 Kevin F. Brennan, Electrical Engineering

1991 Satya N. Atluri, Computational Mechanics Center/CE

1990 James L. Gole, Physics

1989 Richard F. Browner, Chemistry

1988 Uzi Landman, Physics

1987 Thomas K. Gaylord, Electrical Engineering

1986 Satya N. Atluri, Computational Mechanics Center/CE

 

Outstanding Faculty Leadership for the Development of Graduate Research Assistants

**Award discontinued after 2014.**

2014 Ken Sandhage, Materials Science and Engineering

2013 Jean-Luc Brédas, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2012 Wenke Lee, Computer Science

2011 Thomas Orlando, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2010 Mustaque Ahamad, Computer Science

2009 William Koros, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2008 Ali Adibi, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2007 John Cressler, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2006 Suresh K. Sitaraman, Mechanical Engineering

2005 Mark G. Allen, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2004 Dimitri Mavris, Aerospace Engineering

2003 Madhavan Swaminathan, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2002 Thomas R. Kurfess, Mechanical Engineering

2001 Joy Laskar, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2000 Jessica Hodgins, College of Computing

1999 Dimitri Mavris, Aerospace Engineering

1998 William Rees, Jr., Chemistry and Biochemistry

1997 Lakshmi N. Sankar, Aerospace Engineering

1996 Erian Armanios, Aerospace Engineering

1995 Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen, Chemical Engineering

1994 Said I. Abdel-Khalik, Mechanical Engineering

1993 Narayanan M. Komerath, Aerospace Engineering

1992 Cecil O. Alford, Electrical Engineering

1991 David A. Peters, Aerospace Engineering

1990 Robert E. Fulton, Mechanical Engineering

1988 Sheldon W. May, Chemistry

1989 John F. Gilmore, GTRI - Electromagnetics Laboratory

1987 Wayne J. Book, Mechanical Engineering

1986 John F. Gilmore, GTRI - Electromagnetics Laboratory