2024 Tandon Faculty Awards

Posted:
September 12, 2024

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At Tandon, we take the time each year to honor exemplary faculty members for their teaching skill, dedication to their students, and commitment to our school.

Excellence in Research Award

Andre Taylor wearing lab coat in Clean lab — André Taylor

The Excellence in Research Award — which is given annually to a senior faculty member in recognition of significant and sustained research accomplishments went to Professor André Taylor (CBE, SEI) for his work on clean electrochemistry; revolutionary photovoltaic systems; low-cost, rapid, rechargeable battery designs; and other renewable energy solutions.

Junior Faculty Research Award

Assistant Professor Qi Sun (CSE, CUSP) is the winner of this year’s Junior Faculty Research Award, presented annually to tenure-track members of the faculty, in recognition of his work at the intersection of VR/AR and cognitive science to create human-centered wearable optics and computer graphics algorithms, including high-performance, safe, and energy-friendly displays, neural rendering, generative AI, and more.

Distinguished Teacher Award

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hénaff (TCS, CUSP, SEI, C2SMARTER) was the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Teacher Award, which is bestowed upon someone who has demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching over the past five years and which is considered the premier teaching award at NYU Tandon.

Jacobs Excellence in Education Innovation Award

The Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, aimed at recognizing and fostering innovation and excellence in teaching, went to Associate Professor Ludovic Righetti (ECE, MAE, CUSP), in honor of his unwavering commitment to innovation in teaching and development of inclusive and interactional strategies for robotics education.

Inclusive Excellence Award for Faculty

Associate Professor Semiha Ergan (CUE, CSE, CUSP, SEI, C2SMARTER) was the recipient of our Inclusive Excellence Award for Faculty, established to honor someone who demonstrates inclusive leadership and manifests the ideals of diversity, belonging, and equity through research and scholarship, creative work, teaching, mentoring, and service.

Honorary Titles

Zhong-Ping Jiang (ECE, CUE, C2SMARTER) was elevated to the status of Institute Professor, an esteemed title that recognizes exceptional and sustained contributions to our School of Engineering through outstanding research and educational activities.

Chen Feng (CUE, MAE, CSE, CUSP) now holds the title of Institute Associate Professor, an honor given to a newly promoted associate professor in recognition of significant accomplishments in research, teaching, and service, and the expectation that they will become a leader in their field.