2024 School of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards
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 Wednesday, May 8 at the Audubon Tea Room. Congratulations to all the recipients!
For a copy of the event program, click here.
Early Career Professor - All Around
Recognizes an Assistant Professor for their contribution to the school’s mission: research, teaching, and service.
Jonathan Fadok, PhD, Psychology
Early Career Professor - Research
Recognizes an Assistant Professor for their significant research accomplishments.
Matthew Montemore, PhD, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Distinguished Professor - All Around
Recognizes a tenured Professor for their contribution to the school’s mission: research, teaching, and service.
Sunshine Van Bael, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Distinguished Professor - Research
Recognizes a tenured Professor for their significant research accomplishments.
Jordan Karubian, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Collaborative Team Award
Recognizes achievements by a team, and may be for research, teaching, or service.
Center for K-12 STEM Education
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.
Jihun Hamm, PhD, Computer Science
Kalina Mincheva, PhD, Mathematics
Service
Recognizes exemplary service contributions to the School of Science and Engineering, Tulane, and/or the profession.
Katherine Raymond, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
Teaching
Recognizes exemplary teaching contributions.
Renata Ribeiro, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
James Cronin, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology
Full-Time Researcher Award
Recognizes significant research accomplishments.
Gerard McCaul, PhD, Physics and Engineering Physics
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.
Michelle Illidge, Psychology
Barbara Kleiss, PhD, River-Coastal Science and Engineering
