Dean's Excellence Awards Honor Engineering Faculty

Dean Kim Needy with Young Hye Song, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, recipient of the Rising Star Research Award.

Dean Kim Needy with Kyle Quinn, associate professor of biomedical engineering, recipient of the Collaborative Research Faculty Award.

Dean Kim Needy with Chase Rainwater, professor and assistant department head of industrial engineering, recipient of the John L. Imhoff Outstanding Teaching Award.

Dean Kim Needy with Xintao Wu, professor and research chair of computer science and computer engineering, recipient of the John L. Imhoff Outstanding Research Award.

Cameron Murray, assistant professor of civil engineering, recipient of the Rising Teaching Award, with Dean Kim Needy.

Tish Pohl, teaching assistant professor of industrial engineering, recipient of the Biggadike Teaching Award, with Dean Kim Needy.

Suman Mitra, assistant professor of civil engineering, recipient of the Outstanding Public Service Award, with Dean Kim Needy.

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Dean Kim Needy, left, and associate professor Young Hye Song.

College of Engineering Dean Kim Needy recognized seven faculty members with Dean's Excellence Awards for their achievements in teaching, research and service during a faculty-staff meeting May 5. The faculty members were nominated by their departments for excellent performance during the 2022-23 academic year.

"Faculty excellence drives successful outcomes for students, who are always front and center of everything we do," Needy said. "It gives me great pleasure to recognize these exceptional performers who are leading the way in the college's mission to educate, serve our communities and work toward solving the research challenges of our time."

The honorees are:

• Rising Star Research Award: Young Hye Song, assistant professor, biomedical engineering.

• Collaborative Research Faculty Award: Kyle Quinn, associate professor, biomedical engineering.

• John L. Imhoff Outstanding Teaching Award: Chase Rainwater, professor and assistant department head, industrial engineering.

• John L. Imhoff Outstanding Research Award: Xintao Wu, professor and research chair, computer science and computer engineering.

• Rising Teaching Award: Cameron Murray, assistant professor, civil engineering.

• Biggadike Teaching Award: Tish Pohl, teaching associate professor, industrial engineering.

• Outstanding Public Service Award: Suman Mitra, assistant professor, civil engineering.