College Faculty Awards

College of Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching

The College Outstanding Teaching Award (COTA) recognizes excellence in teaching and honors individual faculty members at each of the university’s colleges for their instructional accomplishments. The COTA was instituted as a complement to the campus-wide Distinguished Teaching Award. The COTA program is administered by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the individual colleges.

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College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Award

College of Engineering Barbara H. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward faculty for contributions to scholarship and the profession while being a faculty member in the College. By tradition, the Award will be presented to an untenured faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship potential.

College of Engineering Outstanding Senior Faculty Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward faculty for contributions to scholarship and the profession while being a faculty member in the College.

 

 

  • Lauren Andrews, 2024-2025
  • Jim Lagrant, 2024-2025
  • Eleni Christofa, 2023-2024
  • Sam Wojda, 2023-2024
  • Hari Balasubramanian, 2022-23
  • Daniel Holcomb, 2022-23
  • Emily Kumpel, 2021-22
  • David McLaughlin, 2021-22
  • Sanjay Raja Arwade, 2020-21
  • Kara Peterman, 2020-21
  • Jenna Marquard, 2019-2020
  • Jessica Schiffman, 2019-2020
  • John Tobiason, 2018-2019
  • Stephen Nonnenmann, 2018-2019
  • Matthew Lackner, 2017-2018
  • Shelly Peyton, 2017-2018
  • Sarah Perry, 2016-2017
  • David Schmidt, 2016-2017
  • Scott Civjan, 2015-2016
  • Wei Fan, 2015-2016
  • Jonathan Rothstein, 2014–2015
  • Rama Janaswamy, 2013–2014
  • Michael Knodler, 2012–2013
  • James Rinderle, 2011–2012
  • Marinos Vouvakis, 2010–2011
  • Susan Roberts, 2009–2010
  • William Leonard, 2008–2009
  • Tilman Wolf, 2007–2008
  • Jeffrey M. Davis, 2006–2007
  • Dennis Goeckel, 2005–2006
  • Karl Jakus, 2004–2005
  • Surita Bhatia, 2003–2004
  • Russell Tessier, 2002–2003
  • Blair Perot, 2001–2002
  • Theodore Djaferis, 2000–2001
  • Alex Zheng, 1999–2000
  • Keith R. Carver, 1998–1999
  • Peter A. Monson, 1997–1998
  • David M. Pozar, 1996–1997
  • Alexander Chajes, 1995–1996
  • Francis S. Hill, 1994–1995
  • Vladimir Haensel, 1993–1994
  • Neal G. Anderson, 1992–1993

2025

  • Senior Faculty: Sanjay Arwade, CEE
  • Junior Faculty: Peter Beltramo, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Govind Srimathveeravall, MIE

2024

  • Senior Faculty: Nianqiang Wu, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Emily Kumpel, CEE
  • Junior Faculty: Wen Chen, MIE

2023

  • Senior Faculty: Qiangfei Xia, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Shannon Roberts, MIE
  • Junior Faculty: Jay Taneja, ECE 

2022 

  • Senior Faculty: Michael Knodler, CEE
  • Junior Faculty: Yubing Sun, MIE 

2021 

  • Senior Faculty: Friederike Jentoft, ChE
  • Junior Faculty:  Colin Gleason, CEE
  • Junior Faculty: Jun Yao, ECE 

2020 

  • Senior Faculty: Jonathan Rothstein, MIE
  • Junior Faculty:  Jungwoo Lee, ChE 

2019 

  • Senior Faculty: Christos Dimitrakopoulos, ChE
  • Junior Faculty:  Eleni Christofa, CEE
  • Junior Faculty:  Stephen Nonnenmann, MIE 

2018 

  • Senior Faculty: Russell Tessier, ECE
  • Junior Faculty:  Caitlyn Butler, CEE
  • Junior Faculty:  David Irwin, ECE 

2017 

  • Senior Faculty: Don DeGroot, CEE
  • Junior Faculty:  Jessica Schiffman, ChE 

2016 

  • Senior Faculty: Erin Baker, MIE
  • Junior Faculty:  Joseph Bardin, ECE
  • Junior Faculty:  Wei Fan, ChE 

2015 

  • Senior Faculty: John Tobiason, CEE
  • Junior Faculty:  Qiangfei Xia, ECE 

2014 

  • Senior Faculty: Aura Ganz, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Shelly Peyton, ChE 

2013 

  • Senior Faculty: Lixin Gao, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Paul Dauenhauer, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Casey Brown, CEE 

2012 

  • Senior Faculty: Sandip Kundu, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Jenna Marquard, MIE 

2011 

  • Senior Faculty: William C Conner, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Eric Polizzi, ECE 

2010 

  • Senior Faculty: Dennis Goeckel, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: George Huber, ChE 

2009 

  • Senior Faculty: Massimo Fischetti, ECE
  • Senior Faculty: Dimitrios Maroudas, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Hossein Pishro-Nik, ECE 

2008 

  • Senior Faculty: Michael Henson, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Jeff Davis, ChE 

2007 

  • Senior Faculty: Robert Gao, MIE
  • Junior Faculty: Jonathan Rothstein, MIE 

2006 

  • Senior Faculty: Phillip Westmoreland, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Tilman Wolf, ECE 

2005 

  • Junior Faculty: Surita Bhatia, ChE 

2004 

  • Senior Faculty: Christopher Hollot, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Steve Reising, ECE 

2003 

  • Senior Faculty: David Reckhow, CEE
  • Junior Faculty: Susan Roberts, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Russ Tessier, ECE 

2002 

  • Senior Faculty: Wei Bo Gong, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Blair Perot, MIE 

2001 

  • Senior Faculty: Dan Schaubert, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Dennis Goeckel, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: James Watkins, ChE 

2000 

  • Senior Faculty: Donald Fisher, MIE
  • Junior Faculty: David Kazmer, MIE 

1999 

  • Senior Faculty: Peter Monson, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Robert Gao, MIE 

1998 

  • Senior Faculty: Ka Ng, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Michael Tsapatsis, ChE 

1997 

  • Senior Faculty: Stephen Malkin, MIE
  • Junior Faculty: Dionisios Vlachos, ChE 

1996 

  • Senior Faculty: Michael F. Malone, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Wayne P. Burleson, ECE 

1995 

  • Senior Faculty: David M. Pozar, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Don J. DeGroot, CEE 

1994 

  • Senior Faculty: John E. Ritter, ME 

1993 

  • Senior Faculty: Michael Doherty, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: John E. Tobiason, CE 

1992 

  • Senior Faculty: Paul Shuldiner, CE
  • Junior Faculty: Phillip Westmoreland, ChE 

1991 

  • Senior Faculty: Henning Winter, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: Alan Lutenegger, CE 

1990 

  • Senior Faculty: James Edzwald, CE
  • Junior Faculty: Michael Harold, ChE 

1989 

  • Senior Faculty: Ting-Wei Tang, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: David Reckhow, CE 

1988 

  • Senior Faculty: Calvin Swift, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Bart Nnaji, IE/OR 

1987 

  • Senior Faculty: William Nash, CE
  • Junior Faculty: Alfred DeFonzo, ECE 

1986 

  • Senior Faculty: David Navon, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Donald Fisher, IE/OR 

1985 

  • Senior Faculty: James Douglas, ChE
  • Junior Faculty: David Pozar, ECE 

1984 

  • Senior Faculty: Robert McIntosh, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: James Smith, IE/OR 

1983 

  • Senior Faculty: Ernest Selig, CE
  • Junior Faculty: John Stankovic, ECE 

1982 

  • Senior Faculty: Geoffrey Boothroyd, ME
  • Junior Faculty: Julio Ottino, ChE 

1981 

  • Senior Faculty: Jack Wolf, ECE
  • Junior Faculty: Michael Doherty, ChE