OU Engineering Faculty, Staff Recognized for 2023 Contributions

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University of Oklahoma engineering faculty and staff make significant contributions in the classroom, the lab, the community and far beyond the campus. Each April on the Norman campus, several recognition ceremonies are held to recognize these contributions.

OU Faculty Awards and Honors 2023

Five OU Engineering faculty members received top honors at the 2023 OU Faculty Tribute hosted by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost. They are:

Anindya Maiti, an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science and a member of the Data Science and Analytics Institute, received the Outstanding Faculty Award presented by the Student Government Association. 

Steven Crossley, a professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, received the Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering and Applied Science given by the OU Vice President for Research and Partnerships. 

Roger Harrison Jr., a professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, has been appointed OU’s David Ross Boyd Professorship, one of the university’s highest honors recognizing faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding teaching, guidance and leadership for students. 

Receiving a Presidential Professorship was Michele Galizia, an assistant professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering. 

Javier Jo, a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received a President’s Associates Presidential Professorship.

Hunter Heyck, Ph.D., chair-elect of the OU Faculty Senate welcomed guests to the ceremony. Held each April, the tribute is an important event in the OU community where faculty are recognized for the impact of their work in classrooms, laboratories, studios and more. The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost coordinates awards and the event is hosted by the OU Board of Regents and the OU President. 

Video, photos and a complete list of winners are available here. 

OU Vice President for Research and Partnerships Creative Activity Awards

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships at OU recognized recipients of the 2023 VPRP Research and Creative Activity Awards at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History on April 18. Faculty were honored for excellence in campus-wide research and creative activities. 

OU Engineering honorees included:

NSF CAREER Awards:

Jie Cai, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Jay McDaniel, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Paul Moses, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sepideh Razavi, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering

Qinggong Tang, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

Tiantian Yang, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science

Yuan Yang, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering 

Awards:

John Kier, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering/OU Engineering dean, lead principal investigator, Department of Commerce Build Back Better Regional Challenge Grant: $7.1 million, Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Biotech Core Facility.

Javier Jo and Hong Liu, both School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, COBRE Award: Oklahoma Center of Medical Imaging for Translational Cancer Research: $11.3 million, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.

Mark Yeary, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, lead principal investigator, Hailstone: $7.8 million, Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force.

Steven Crossley, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, lead principal investigator, RII Track-2 FEC: Cost-effective Conversion of Natural Gas and Biomass to Hydrogen and Performance Carbons, $4 million, National Science Foundation.

Chung Hao Lee, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, lead principal investigator, Improving Outcomes in Endovascular Treatment of lntracranial Aneurysms: Combining Additive Manufacturing, ln-sil1co Modeling, and Shape Memory Polymers, $3.7 million, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. 

Wei Chen, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, lead principal investigator, Potentiating a Systemic Antitumor Response by Interstitial Localized Ablative lmmunotherapy to Synergize with Immune Checkpoint Therapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Tumors, $3 million, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.

Jessica Ruyle, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, lead principal investigator, Novel Electrically Small Wideband Time-varying Antennas, $2.5 million, Boeing Defense and Space Group. 

Michael Detamore, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, lead principal investigator, Single Stage Surgical Intervention for Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, $2.4 million, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.

Jason Vogel, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, lead principal investigator, Wastewater-Based Epidemiology to Monitor Infectious Pathogens in the State of Oklahoma, $1.6 million, State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, 

Jason Vogel, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, lead principal investigator, Surveillance of Pathogens in Sewage in Oklahoma City in 2022, $1 million, City of Oklahoma City,

Yuan Yang, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, lead principal investigator, Shift from Unilateral to Bilateral Sensory-Motor Connectivity in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke, $1.6 million, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.

David Ebert, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, lead principal investigator, PIPP Phase I: Next Generation Surveillance Incorporating Public Health, One Health, and Data Science to Detect Emerging Pathogens of Pandemic Potential, $1 million, National Science Foundation.

Patents:

Amy Cerato, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science 

Roger Harrison, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering

Jeffrey Harwell, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering

Jay McDaniel, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hamidreza Shabgard, School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 

Rui Yang, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mark Yeary, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering and Applied Science: 

Steven Crossley, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering

Video, photos and a complete list of winners are available here. 


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