Research excellence draws faculty recognition

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The 欧美三级片 honored faculty research excellence during its annual Research Recognition Ceremony. The event was held April 18 at the LITE Center. 

鈥淩esearch is at the heart of discovery and innovation and is the index by which strong communities and nations are measured. It is also how universities are measured by groups such as Carnegie,鈥 said Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development. 

The 欧美三级片 was designated as a Research 1 欧美三级片 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education in 2021. Just 3% of public and private universities in the United States have achieved this top-tier status.

鈥淚t is through the tireless efforts of researchers, like those we honor today, that we are able to make strides in advancing our understanding of the world around us,鈥 said Kolluru during the ceremony. 

Award recipients from 2021-2022 were honored. Honorees by category include: 

Research Excellence Award
These awards recognize senior faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional research and scholarship in their respective colleges.

College of the Arts
Ms. Liane Hancock

B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration 
Dr. Ignatius Cahyanto

College of Education & Human Development
Dr. Tori Flint 

College of Engineering
Dr. Emad Habib

College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Fabrice Leroy

College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Dr. Jennifer Lemoine

Ray P. Authement College of Sciences 
Dr. James Albert

Rising Star Award
These awards recognize junior faculty members showing great promise in scholarship in their respective colleges.

College of the Arts鈥
Mr. Scott Durbin

B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration鈥
Dr. Kelly Green

College of Education & Human Development鈥
Dr. Ismatara Reena

College of Engineering鈥
Dr. Robert Miller

College of Liberal Arts 鈥
Dr. Stephenson Waters

College of Nursing & Health Sciences 鈥
Dr. Scott Sittig

Ray P. Authement College of Sciences 鈥
Dr. Ritwij Kulkarni

Outstanding Doctoral Student Mentor
This award recognizes faculty who have shown exceptional productivity in the support of the education of doctoral students in their respective colleges.

College of Education & Human Development鈥
Dr. Christopher Giroir

College of Engineering 鈥
Dr. Magdy Bayoumi

College of Liberal Arts 鈥
Dr. Judith Oxley

College of Nursing & Health Sciences 鈥
Dr. Roger Rholdon

Ray P. Authement College of Sciences 鈥
Dr. Michael Totaro

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor
This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to undergraduate students and their advancement as undergraduate researchers.

College of the Arts
Mr. Geoff Gjertson
 
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
Dr. Lucy Henke
 
College of Education & Human Development
Dr. Jeremy Foreman
 
College of Engineering
Dr. Farzad Ferdowsi

College of Liberal Arts
Dr. Hung Chu Lin
 
College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Dr. Christy Lenahan
 
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Dr. Radhey Srivastava鈥ㄢ

Outstanding Achievement in Externally Funded Research
This award recognizes faculty who have been awarded externally sponsored projects in an amount of $1,000,000 or more during the fiscal years 2021 and 2022.鈥ㄢ

Dr. Terrence Chambers鈥
Dr. Henry Chu
Dr. Emad Habib
Dr. Xiali Hei
Dr. Ramesh Kolluru
Dr. Ruth Ruprecht
Dr. Francois Villinger
Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou

Certificate of Achievement in Innovation
This award recognizes faculty actively involved in advancing the 欧美三级片鈥檚 innovations through granted patents in the 2021-2022 academic years.
 
Dr. Paul Darby
Dr. Mohammad Reza Madani
Dr. Ruth Ruprecht
 
Photo caption: The College of Education & Human Development鈥檚 Dr. Tori Flint was among faculty honored during UL Lafayette鈥檚 annual Research Recognition Ceremony. From left are Dr. Paula Montgomery, the college鈥檚 interim dean; Dr. Jaimie Hebert, provost; Flint; Dr. Joseph Savoie, 欧美三级片 president; and Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development. (Credit: Doug Dugas / 欧美三级片)