Outstanding Assistant Professor Award

Nominations will be sought for the Outstanding Assistant Professor Award. Nominees must be on the tenure-track in the rank of assistant professor, have recently gone through mid-tenure review, and have performed at an exceptional level in teaching and/or research. Nominations should consist of:

1. Letter of nomination from the department head describing the nominee’s contributions in teaching and/or research and summary of the mid-tenure review results/recommendations.
2. Current curriculum vitae of the nominee.

Awardees receive a $1,000 cash prize. Past recipients are not eligible for this award.

Current recipients

Davood B. Pourkargar Chemical Engineering Pourkargar is successfully building a strong versatile multidisciplinary research program at the intersection of process systems engineering and artificial intelligence with applications in chemical, agricultural, biological and food processing systems. He has expanded his theoretical/computational lab by adding robotic additive manufacturing and autonomous biomanufacturing experiments.

Xiaolong Guo Chemical Engineering Guo has made significant contributions in two core undergraduate courses, Microcontrollers and Computer Design. He has also taught a graduate class in his specialty area of hardware security. Guo has built a strong record of research that demonstrates his leadership in obtaining funded projects, advising and graduating doctoral students and a strong level of scholarly activities.

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