Faculty CAREER Development Award

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award is the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

Deji Akinwande

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2012

Andrea Alu

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010

Jeffrey G. Andrews

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008

Adnan Aziz

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999

Vaibhav Bahadur

Mechanical Engineering, 2017

Michael Baldea

Chemical Engineering, 2015

Seth Bank

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010

Mikahil Belkin

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2012

Adela Ben-Yakar

Mechanical Engineering, 2009

Halil Berberoglu

Mechanical Engineering, 2013

Amit Bhasin

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2011

Erick Bickel

Mechanical Engineering, 2010

Stephen Boyles

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2013

Audrey Boklage

Mechanical Engineering, 2021

Tan Bui-Thanh

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2019

Matthew I. Campbell

Mechanical Engineering, 2006

Constantine J. Caramanis

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2011

Dongmei “Maggie” Chen

Mechanical Engineering, 2011

Shaochen Chen

Mechanical Engineering, 2003

Derek Chiou

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Lydia Contreras

Chemical Engineering, 2013

Alexandre K. da Silva

Mechanical Engineering, 2009

Ashish Deshpande

Mechanical Engineering, 2011

Andrew K. Dunn

Biomedical Engineering, 2007

Chadi El Mohtar

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2013

Christopher Ellison

Chemical Engineering, 2011

Mattan Erez

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010

Brian L. Evans

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999

Ofodike A. Ezekoye

Mechanical Engineering, 1998

Donglei “Emma” Fan

Mechanical Engineering, 2012

Anca Ferche

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2024

Venkat Gansean

Chemical Engineering, 2005

Robert Gilbert

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 1997

Milos Gligoric

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017

Alex Hanson

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022

John J. HasenBein

Mechanical Engineering, 2004

Carlos Hidrovo

Mechanical Engineering, 2012

Lea Hildebradt Ruiz

Chemical Engineering, 2017

Todd Humphreys

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2015

Gyeong S. Hwang

Chemical Engineering, 2005

Jean Anne Incorvia

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2020

Yaoyao Jia

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023

Jenny Jiang

Biomedical Engineering, 2017

Lizy K. John

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997

Blair Johnson

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2023

Brian Johnson

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022

Maria Juenger

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2005

Christine Julien

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Loukas F. Kallivokas

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2004

Lynn E. Katz

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 1997

Sarfraz Khurshid

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Miryung Kim

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2012

Kerry A. Kinney

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2000

Mary Jo Kirisits

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2009

Kara Kockelman

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2002

Takis Konstantopoulos

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996

Brian A. Korgel

Chemical Engineering, 2001

Jaydeep Kulkarni

Mechanical Engineering, 2022

Krishna Kumar

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2024

Alexis Kwasinski

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Chad M. Landis

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2007

Nanshu Lu

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2014

Ruochen Lu

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2024

Filippo Mangolini

Mechanical Engineering, 2021

Lance Manuel

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2005

Pawel Misztal

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2022

Aryan Mokhtari

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2024

David P. Morton

Mechanical Engineering, 1997

Richard R. Neptune

Mechanical Engineering, 2004

Evdokia Nikolova

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014

Michael Orshansky

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004

David Z. Pan

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2007

Sapun Parekh

Biomedical Engineering, 2022

Paola Passalacqua

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2014

Masa Prodanovic

Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, 2013

S. Joe Qin

Chemical Engineering, 2000

Laxminarayan L. Raja

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2001

Venkat Raman

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2008

Ellen M. Rathje

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2000

Manuel Rausch

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2021

Krishnendu Roy

Biomedical Engineering, 2007

Sanjay Sakkottai

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2004

Sujay Sanghavi

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010

Samantha Santacruz

Biomedical Engineering, 2022

Christine E. Schmidt

Chemical Engineering, 2000

Polina Sela

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2020

August Shi

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022

Li Shi

Mechanical Engineering, 2004

David Soloveichik

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2017

Wen Song

Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, 2022

Laura J. Suggs

Biomedical Engineering, 2009

Nan Sun

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2013

Eric M. Taleff

Mechanical Engineering, 1997

Jon Tamir

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023

Takashi Tanaka

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2020

Edison Thomaz

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2023

Ufuk Topcu

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, 2017

Nur A. Touba

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997

Thomas M. Truskett

Chemical Engineering, 2005

Emanuel Tutuc

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Gustavo de Veciana

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997

Haris Vikalo

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Sriram Viswanath

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2005

Travis Waller

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2004

Atlas Wang

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2022

Yaguo Wang

Mechanical Engineering, 2014

David Wasserman

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2016

Guanghan Xu

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996

Ying Xu

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2012

Amy Zhang

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2024

Xiojing “John” Zhang

Biomedical Engineering, 2009

Jorge G. Zornberg

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2002

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

Deji Akinwande

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2016

Seth Bank

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2009

Brady Cox

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2011

David P. Morton

Mechanical Engineering, 1997

Jorge G. Zornberg

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, 2001

Young Investigator Awards

1994-95

Ross Baldick

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1991-92

Kenneth S. Ball

Mechanical Engineering
1993-1994

Roger T. Bonnecaze

Chemical Engineering
1993-1994

Michael D. Engelhardt

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
1993-1994

John Kallinderis

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
1991-92

Tess J. Moon

Mechanical Engineering
1991-92

Jeff S. Shamma

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
1991-92

Kristin L. Wood

Mechanical Engineering

Presidential Young Investigators

1987-88

Sanjay K. Banerjee

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1983-84

Joseph J. Beaman, Jr.

Mechanical Engineering
1985-86

Theodore L. Bergman

Mechanical Engineering
1984-85

Michael D. Bryant

Mechanical Engineering
1984-85

Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac

Mechanical Engineering
1990-91

Dennis G. Deppe

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1986-87

George Georgiou

Chemical Engineering
1985-86

Mark F. Hamilton

Mechanical Engineering
1989-90

Jeffrey A. Hubbell

Chemical Engineering
1983-84

William J. Koros

Chemical Engineering
1983-84

Stelios Kyriakides

Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
1984-85

Desmond F. Lawler

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
1986-87

Hao Ling

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1990-91

Charles B. Mullins

Chemical Engineering
1989-90

Christine M. Maziar

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1985-86

M. Ray Mercer

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1985-86

Dean P. Neikirk

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1990-91

Lawrence T. Pillage

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1984-85

John A. Pearce

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1988-89

James B. Rawlings

Chemical Engineering
1990-91

Rebecca Richards-Kortum

Electrical and Computer Engineering
1988-89

Galen H. Sasaki

Electrical and Computer Engineering