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
