SEAS Honors and Awards
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes faculty and staff excellence through an awards program. Recipients are nominated by fellow faculty/staff and vetted by the SEAS Faculty Awards Committee or the SEAS Staff Awards Committee.
Faculty Awards
Best Teaching Faculty of the Year Award
This award is presented to teaching faculty members for outstanding educational contributions to SEAS.
David Courtemanche
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2020
Aaron Estes
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2020
Sabrina Casucci
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2019
Tamara Kofke
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2019
Jason Armstrong
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2018
Filip Stefanovic
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2018
Kevin Burke
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Bina Ramamurthy
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2017
Carl Alphonce
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
Early Career Researcher of the Year Award
This award is presented to assistant professors for outstanding research contributions to SEAS.
Huamin Li
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2020
A. Erdem Sariyuce
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2020
Minhui Zheng
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2020
Jung-Hun Seo
Department: Materials Design and Innovation
Award year: 2019
Xiu Yao
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2019
Sara Behdad*
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2018
Matthew Bolton
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2018
Shi Li
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2018
Lora Cavuoto
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2017
Qing He
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2017
Josep Jornet*
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Gang Wu
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2017
Jun Xia
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Panagiotis Ch. Anastasopoulos
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2016
Yun Wu
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2016
Wenyao Xu
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2016
Qiaoqiang Gan
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2015
Jing Gao
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
Dimitrios Koutsonikolas
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
Haiqing Lin
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2015
Jonathan Lovell
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2015
Early Career Teacher of the Year Award
This award is presented to assistant professors for outstanding educational contributions to SEAS.
Wen Dong
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2020
Frank Lagor
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2020
Jaroslaw Zola
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2019
Josep Jornet*
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2018
Mostafa Nouh
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2018
Yun Wu
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2018
John Atkinson
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2017
Johannes Hachmann
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2017
Oliver Kennedy
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2017
Anthony Tessari
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2017
Olga Wodo
Department: Materials Design and Innovation
Award year: 2017
Varun Chandola
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2016
Lukasz Ziarek
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2016
Jihyung Yoo*
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2016
Lora Cavuoto
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2015
Geoffrey Challen*
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
Steven Y. Ko
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
David Salac
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2015
Senior Researcher of the Year Award
This award is presented to associate or full professors for outstanding recent research contributions to SEAS.
Chong Cheng
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2020
Chi Zhou
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2020
Wenyao Xu
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2020
Jing Gao
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2019
Tarun Singh
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2019
Uttam Singisetti
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2019
Gang Wu
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2019
Paul DesJardin
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2018
Tevfik Kosar
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2018
Jonathan Lovell
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2018
Jun Zhuang
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2018
Qiaoqiang Gan
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Atri Rudra
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2017
Leslie Ying
Department: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Murat Demirbas
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2016
Kemper Lewis
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2016
Michel Bruneau
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2015
Natalia Litchinitser*
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2015
Kui Ren*
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
Sean Wu*
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2015
Jinhui Xu
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2015
Senior Teacher of the Year Award
This award is presented to associate or full professors for outstanding recent educational contributions to SEAS.
Ehsan Esfahani
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2020
Igor Jankovic
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2020
Nicholas Mastronarde
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2020
Atri Rudra
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2020, 2015
Matthew Ringuette
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2019
Jun Zhuang
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2019
Jennifer L. Zirnheld
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2019
Tevfik Kosar
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2018
David Salac
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2018
Weifeng Su
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2018
Xin He
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2017
Dimitrios Koutsonikolas
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2017
Kwang W. Oh
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Tarun Singh
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2017
Bharat Jayaraman
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2016
Edward P. Furlani*
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2016
Victor Paquet
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2015
Marina Tsianou
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2015
Shambhu Upadhyaya
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2016
Staff Awards
Cause for Applause Award
Staff member who exemplifies achievements related to SEAS activities over and above assigned responsibilities.
Jennifer Gammell
Department: SEAS Graduate Education
Award year: 2020
Stephen Hart
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2020
Holly Evert
Department: SEAS Communications
Award year: 2019
Simon Peng
Department: SEAS Engineering Machine Shop
Award year: 2019
Sarah D'Iorio
Department: SEAS Communications
Award year: 2018
Todd Nibbe
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2017
Jason Tillman
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Dean's Award for Excellence in Service
Staff member whose extraordinary service contributions have significantly enriched their SEAS department with exceptional achievements and superior performance. Nominations may be made for academic support staff and/or administrative support staff.
Joan Wilson
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2020
Bin Chen
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2019
Cheryl Michalowski
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Award year: 2018
Kerry Colliins-Gross
Department: SEAS Undergraduate Education
Award year: 2017
Kim Kriz
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Jane Stoyle Welch
Department: SEAS Communications
Award year: 2017
Outstanding Customer Service Award
Staff member who provides exemplary service to SEAS faculty, staff, students, and other constituents within/outside of their department. Providing top quality service to internal and external customers while treating them respectfully, cordially, effectively and efficiently.
Erin MacDiarmid
Department: SEAS Undergraduate Education
Award year: 2020
Peter Murphy
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2020
Marlo Roetzer
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2020
Jennifer Wojcik
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2019
Rosemary Lombardo
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2018
Katharine Bartelo
Department: Electrical Engineering
Award year: 2017
Deanie Hedrick
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2017
Eva McGovern
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2017
Diane Vannatter*
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2017
Rising Star Award
Staff member who demonstrates quality performance that indicates continuous development into an exemplary employee. The employee shows passion for their work while demonstrating professionalism and dedication to the mission of their SEAS department.
Marcus Miller
Department: Science and Engineering Node Services
Award year: 2020
Kaeleigh Peri
Department: SEAS Graduate Education
Award year: 2020
Tom Yearke
Department: Science and Engineering Node Services
Award year: 2020
Tooba Khilji
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2019
Jackie Baum
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2018
Chelsea Montrois
Department: SEAS Student Affairs and Accreditation
Award year: 2018
Kate Doran
Department: SEAS Undergraduate Education
Award year: 2017
Brittany Sandor*
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2017
Unsung Hero Award
This award is presented to a staff member(s) who contributes significantly to a SEAS department, but whose role and support for the department may not be as visible as some others.
Andrew Schultz
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering/SEAS Undergraduate Education
Award year: 2020
Ed Sobczak
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2020
Ken Smith
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2019
Linda Jean Krupski*
Department: Science and Engineering Node Services
Award year: 2018
Scot Weinreber
Department: Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory
Award year: 2018
Terri Nusstein*
Department: SEAS Dean's Office
Award year: 2017
* Denotes former UB SEAS faculty/staff member.
