The Tulane School of Science and Engineering celebrates the accomplishments of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff each spring. This year, awards were presented on Tuesday, May 2 at the Audubon Tea Room. Congratulations to all the recipients!
For a copy of the event program, click here.
List of Awardees:
Early Career Professor - All Around
Recognizes an Assistant Professor for their contribution to the school’s mission: research, teaching, and service.
Emily Farrer, PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Early Career Professor - Research
Recognizes an Assistant Professor for their significant research accomplishments.
Sönke Dangendorf, PhD
River-Coastal Science and Engineering
Distinguished Professor - All Around
Recognizes a tenured Professor for their contribution to the school’s mission: research, teaching, and service.
Ricardo Cortez, PhD
Mathematics
Distinguished Professor - Research
Recognizes a tenured Professor for their significant research accomplishments.
Shusheng Wang, PhD
Cell and Molecular Biology
Henry L. Bart, Jr., PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Diversity and Outreach
Recognizes a faculty member for deep and sustained commitment to outreach and diversity as an important part of Tulane’s educational mission, as demonstrated by academic and outreach programs that show intellectual excellence and diversity in service, teaching, and scholarship.
Michelle Hewlett Sanchez, PhD
Physics and Engineering Physics
Center for K-12 STEM Education
Michael Cunningham, PhD
Psychology
Office of the Provost
Service
Recognizes exemplary service contributions to the School of Science and Engineering, Tulane, and/or the profession.
Ramgopal Mettu, PhD
Computer Science
Teaching
Recognizes exemplary teaching contributions.
Michael Dancisak, PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Nicholas Mattei, PhD
Computer Science
Dean’s Excellence
Recognizes a staff member for outstanding contribution to the school’s mission- directed towards administration, research, student engagement/teaching, or service/outreach.
Jessica Stephenson
Chemistry
Distinguished Career
Recognizes a staff member for outstanding contribution to the school’s mission over a period of a career- directed towards administration, research, student engage-ment/teaching, or service/outreach.
Sherrie P. Calogero
Neuroscience
