Nationally Recognized Leaders in Engineering

In the last 5 years, 31 of our faculty members have been named Fellows of professional societies.

Barbara Rita Alevriadou.

Barbara Rita Alevriadou

Association: Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Department:
 Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2024

Francine Battaglia.

Francine Battaglia

Association: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Souma Chowdhury.

Souma Chowdhury

Association: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Kemper Lewis.

Kemper Lewis

Association: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Department: 
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Mostafa Nouh.

Mostafa Nouh

Association: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Krishna Rajan.

Krishna Rajan

Association: ASM International
Department:
Materials Design and Innovation
Award year: 2024

Satish K. Tripathi.

Satish Tripathi

Association: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2024

Jinjun Xiong.

Jinjun Xiong

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department:
 Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2024

Jian-Ping (Jim) Zheng.

Jian-Ping (Jim) Zheng

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department:
 Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2024

Jun Zhuang.

Jun Zhuang

Associations: Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and Society for Risk Analysis
Department: 
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2024 and 2022

Stelios Andreadis.

Stelios Andreadis

Association: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Department:
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2023

Deborah Chung.

Deborah Chung

Association: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2023

Jonathan Lovell.

Jonathan Lovell

Association: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
Department:
Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2023

Alan Rabideau.

Alan Rabideau

Association: American Society of Civil Engineers
Department:
Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2023

Leslie Ying.

Leslie Ying

Association: American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
Department:
Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2023 and 2020

Amjad Aref.

Amjad Aref

Association: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Structural Engineers Institute (SEI)
Department:
Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2022

Rajan Batta.

Rajan Batta

Association: Institute of Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Department:
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2022

James Chen.

James Chen

Association: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2022

Michael Langberg.

Michael Langberg

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2022

Siwei Lyu.

Siwei Lyu

Association: International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2022

Shambhu Upadhyaya.

Shambhu Upadhyaya

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2022

Paul DesJardin.

Paul DesJardin

Association: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2021

Amit Goyal.

Amit Goyal

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department:
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2021

Nalini Ratha.

Nalini Ratha

Association: National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Department:
Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2021

Thomas Thundat.

Thomas Thundat

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department:
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2021

Junsong Yuan.

Junsong Yuan

Association: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2021

Paschalis Alexandridis.

Paschalis Alexandridis

Association: Royal Society of Chemistry
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2020

John Crassidis.

John Crassidis

Association: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2020

Ed Lattman.

Ed Lattman

Association: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Department:
Materials Design and Innovation 
Award year: 2020

Vladimir Mitin.

Vladimir Mitin

Association: Optical Society of America (OSA)
Department:
Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2020

Albert Titus.

Albert Titus

Association: National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Department:
Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2020

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Our faculty are internationally recognized experts in a wide range of engineering disciplines, as evidenced by their elevation to Fellow status in leading professional societies. Collectively, they are among the top minds in the field of engineering today.

What does it mean to be designated a Fellow?

Fellows of professional societies are established in their careers (usually 10 years or more), and must be members of the society. They are elevated to Fellow status through a nomination process, and the designation is in recognition of their distinguished contributions to the field, such as through publications, applied research, teaching, contribution to public awareness, leadership of professional organizations, and taking on editorial responsibilities.

List of Fellows

White letters AA above A&S with blue background.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Satish Tripathi, 2024
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Deborah Chung, 2023
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
AAAS Logo.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Kemper Lewis, 2024
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Stelios Andreadis, 2023
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Ed (Eaton) Lattman, 2020
    Materials Design and Innovation (Emeritus)
  • Mark Swihart, 2015
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • David Kofke, 2014
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Paschalis Alexandridis, 2012
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Quanxi Jia, 2011
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Tarunraj Singh, 2011
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Venu Govindaraju, 2010
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Vladimir Mitin, 2009
    Electrical Engineering
  • Michel Dupuis, 2008
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Amit Goyal, 2006
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2006
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Satish Tripathi, 1997
    Computer Science and Engineering
AAS Logo.
American Astronautical Society (AAS)
  • John Crassidis, 2014
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
ACM Logo.
American Carbon Society (ACS)
  • Deborah Chung, 1999
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
ACS Logo.
American Ceramic Society (ACS)
  • Quanxi Jia, 2010
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Amit Goyal, 2007
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
ACI Logo.
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • Andrew Whittaker, 2013
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Kamran Nemati, 2005
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
AIAA logo.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Francine Battaglia, 2024
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Souma Chowdhury, 2024
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • John Crassidis, 2015
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
AICHE globe.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
  • Mark Swihart, 2019
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Paschalis Alexandridis, 2016
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • David Kofke, 2014
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Carl Lund, 2014
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
AIMBE Logo.
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
  • Jonathan Lovell, 2023
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Leslie Ying, 2020
    Electrical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
  • Blaine Pfeifer, 2018
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2017
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Xiaoliang Zhang, 2017
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Hui Meng, 2014
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Sriram Neelamegham, 2012
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Stelios Andreadis, 2009
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
APS Logo.
American Physical Society (APS)
  • Vladimir Mitin, 2011
    Electrical Engineering
  • Quanxi Jia, 2009
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Amit Goyal, 2008
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Michel Dupuis, 2007
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2002
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
ASCE Logo.
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Alan Rabideau, 2023
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Amjad Aref, 2022
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Michael Constantinou, 2019
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Andrew Whittaker, 2016
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Michel Bruneau, 2007
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Kamran Nemati, 2001
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
ASME Logo.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
  • Mostafa Nouh, 2024
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • James Chen, 2022
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Paul DesJardin, 2021
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • John Crassidis, 2020
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Hui Meng, 2018
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Javid Bayandor, 2012
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Kemper Lewis, 2010
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Tarunraj Singh, 2010
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2010
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Francine Battaglia, 2009
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Cemalettin Basaran, 2008
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Joseph Mollendorf, 2008
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
ASTFE Logo.
American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers (ASTFE)
  • Francine Battaglia, 2019
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
ASM International Logo.
ASM International
  • Krishna Rajan, 2024
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Amit Goyal, 2005
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Deborah Chung, 1998
    Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
ACM Logo.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Venu Govindaraju, 2009
    Computer Science and Engineering
BMES Logo.
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • Barbara Rita Alevriadou, 2024
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Sriram Neelamegham, 2019
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Stelios Andreadis, 2016
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
Canadian Academy of Engineering.
Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • Michel Bruneau, 2017
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
ECS Logo.
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
  • Thomas Thundat, 2008
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
HFES Logo.
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
  • Ann Bisantz, 2014
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
INFORMS logo.
INFORMS
  • Rajan Batta, 2022
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
IEEE Logo.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Jinjun Xiong, 2024
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Jian-Ping (Jim) Zheng, 2024
    Electrical Engineering
  • Michael Langberg, 2022
    Electrical Engineering
  • Siwei Lyu, 2022
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Shambhu Upadhyaya, 2022
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Amit Goyal, 2021
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2021
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Junsong Yuan, 2021
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Quanxi Jia, 2017
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Weifeng Su, 2017
    Department of Electrical Engineering
  • David Doermann, 2014
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Russ Miller, 2012
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Vladimir Mitin, 2011
    Electrical Engineering
  • Chungming Qiao, 2010
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Venu Govindaraju, 2006
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Satish Tripathi, 1997
    Computer Science and Engineering
IISE Logo.
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
  • Jun Zhuang, 2024
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
  • Rajan Batta, 2006
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
IoP Logo.
Institute of Physics (IoP)
  • Amit Goyal, 2005
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Jonathan Bird, 2002
    Electrical Engineering
  • Vladimir Mitin, 1987
    Electrical Engineering
IAPR Logo.
International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
  • Siwei Lyu, 2022
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Junsong Yuan, 2018
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • David Doermann, 2014
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Venu Govindaraju, 2004
    Computer Science and Engineering
ISMRM logo.
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
  • Leslie Ying, 2023
    Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
SPIE Logo.
International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
  • Venu Govindaraju, 2013
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Vladimir Mitin, 2013
    Electrical Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2012
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
MRS.
Materials Research Society (MRS)
  • Quanxi Jia, 2014
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Amit Goyal, 2012
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
NAI Logo.
National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
  • Nalini Ratha, 2021
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Albert Titus, 2020
    Biomedical Engineering
  • Quanxi Jia, 2019
    Materials Design and Innovation
  • Venu Govindaraju, 2015
    Computer Science and Engineering
  • Amit Goyal, 2014
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
  • Jian-Ping (Jim) Zheng, 2015
    Electrical Engineering
  • Thomas Thundat, 2014
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
Optical Society of America logo.
Optical Society of America
  • Vladimir Mitin, 2020
    Electrical Engineering
RSC Logo.
Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Paschalis Alexandridis, 2020
    Chemical and Biological Engineering
Society for Risk Analysis logo.
Society for Risk Analysis
  • Jun Zhuang, 2023
    Industrial and Systems Engineering
SEI Logo.
Structural Engineers Institute of ASCE (SEI)
  • Amjad Aref, 2022
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Michel Bruneau, 2019
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
  • Andrew Whittaker, 2016
    Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering