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National and International Academies
Indian National Science Academy
Pulickel Ajayan
Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering
Chair, Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Young Investigator Awards
Amanda Marciel
William Marsh Rice Trustee Chair
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Santiago Segarra
W. M. Rice Trustee Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hanyu Zhu
William Marsh Rice Chair
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Fellows
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Luay Nakhleh
Computer Science
American Physical Society
Lisa Biswal
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
American Society for Engineering Management
John Via
Engineering Management and Leadership
International Society for Computational Biology
Luay Nakhleh
Computer Science
Royal Society Fellow
Moshe Vardi
Computer Science
Royal Society of Chemistry
Michael Wong
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Other Faculty Awards
2023 IEEE/ACM Richard A. Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation
Moshe Vardi
Computer Science
2023 Interstellar Initiative
Ross Thyer
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
2023 Salomaa Prize
Moshe Vardi
Computer Science
2023 Young Investigator Award for Innovations in Green Process Engineering
Haotian Wang
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
2023-24 Excellence in Academic Advising Award
(awarded by the Rice Office of Academic Advising)
Daniel Cohan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Elizabeth McGuffey
Statistics
2024 British Academy Wolfson Fellowship
Senior Investigator
Frederi Viens
Statistics
2024 Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award
Rice University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Loren Hopkins
Statistics
35 Under 35 by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Haotian Wang
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
38th Annual Scholar-Athlete "Favorite Professor" Award
Roberto Dugnani
Mechanical Engineering
50 women in robotics you need to know about from Women in Robotics
Marcia O’Malley
Mechanical Engineering
Amazon Research Award
Anastasios Kyrillidis
Computer Science
ASEE Theo C. Pilkington Outstanding Educator Award
Renata Ramos
Bioengineering
ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal
Raudel Avila
Mechanical Engineering
Best Communication and Information System Security Paper at IEEE’s International Conference on Communications (ICC)
Ashutosh Sabharwal
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Biomaterials Global Impact Award
Antonios Mikos
Bioengineering
Blaise Pascal Medal for Engineering of the European Academy of Sciences
Pol Spanos
Mechanical Engineering
Cato T. Laurencin Regenerative Engineering Society Founder’s Award
Antonios Mikos
Bioengineering
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star Award
Julea Vlassakis
Bioengineering
Chris Jacobs Award for Excellence
Michael R. King
Bioengineering
Director’s New Innovator Award by NIH
Jerzy Szablowski
Julea Vlassakis
Bioengineering
Distinguished Alumni Award, Ohio State University
Ashutosh Sabharwal
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Outstanding Achievements in Teaching and Research, IIT Delhi
Ashutosh Sabharwal
Electrical and Computer Engineering
ELATES Fellow
Lydia Kavraki
Computer Science
ELATES Fellow
Qilin Li
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Excellence in Academic Advising award
Daniel Cohan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Google Scholar Award
Nai-Hui Chia
Computer Science
Herbrand Award
Moshe Vardi
Computer Science
IEEE RAS Distinguished Service Award from the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
Marcia O'Malley
Mechanical Engineering
Ig Nobel Prize
Daniel Preston and lab members
Mechanical Engineering
International Award of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB)
Antonios Mikos
Bioengineering
John von Neumann Medal from the US Association for Computational Mechanics
Tayfun Tezduyar
Mechanical Engineering
Lawrence K. Cecil Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Michael Wong
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Le Chatelier Medal, Cement and Concrete Research
Kai Gong
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Microsoft Research Award
Anastasios Kyrillidis
Computer Science
Mildred Dresselhaus Prize from the American Physical Society
Naomi Halas
Electrical and Computer Engineering
MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35) China
Yimo Han
Material Science and NanoEngineering
Outstanding Paper Award at the 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Laura Schaefer
Mechanical Engineering
Rachel Carson Environmental Book Award (Second Prize)
Daniel Cohan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sigma Xi
Satish Nagarajaiah
Civil and Environmental Engineering
TAMEST O’Donnell Award
Ashok Veeraraghavan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Textbook and Academic Author’s Association Textbook Excellence Award
Keith Cooper
Computer Science
Thoralf Skolem Award
Moshe Vardi
Computer Science
US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Participant
Julea Vlassakis
Bioengineering
Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
Jeffrey Tabor
Bioengineering
Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers
Pulickel Ajayan
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Pedro J.J. Alvarez
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Naomi Halas
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jun Lou
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Aditya Mohite
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Robert Vajtai
Materials Science and NanoEngineering
Haotian Wang
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering