Honors & Achievements
Maciek Antoniewicz, DuPont Young Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, won the B&B Daniel I.C. Wang Award.
Titus Awokuse, department chair and professor of applied economics and statistics, has been named to the 14-member Nigerian National Agricultural Policy Committee to help the country develop a strong policy roadmap and advise its agriculture ministry.
Vicki Cassman, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in art conservation, received the Sheldon and Caroline Keck Award for Excellence in Teaching from the American Institute for Conservation.
Eric Furst, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was awarded a 2014 NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal.
Catherine Grimes, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Farley Grubb, professor of economics and history, was invited to speak to the U.S. Treasury Historical Association in Washington, D.C.
Adrienne Lucas, assistant professor of economics, achieved the 27th position among the top 100 young economists globally active since 2009.
Beth Morling, professor of psychological & brain sciences, has been named State of Delaware Professor of the Year.
Allen Prettyman, director of the Nurse Managed Health Center and assistant professor of nursing, received the 2014 Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.
Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy, received the American Physical Therapy Association’s Mary McMillan Lecture Award.
Donald Sparks, S. Hallock du Pont Chair in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been selected as the 2015 medalist for the Geochemistry Division of the American Chemical Society.
Norman J. Wagner, the Robert L. Pigford Chair and Alvin B. and Julie O. Stiles Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
David R. Wunsch, director of UD’s Delaware Geological Survey, received the 2014 American Geosciences Institute’s Outstanding Contribution to the Understanding of Geoscience Award.
CAREER Awards
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards are one of the National Science Foundation’s most competitive awards for junior faculty members who exhibit high-quality research and nove educational initiatives. The Messenger is proud to recognize the following faculty recipients:
Benjamin Carterette, associate professor of computer and information sciences
Michelle Cirillo, assistant professor of mathematical sciences
Feng Jiao, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
Tobias Kukulka, assistant professor of marine science and policy
Ioannis Poulakakis, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Joel Rosenthal, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry
Angelia Seyfferth, assistant professor of plant and soil sciences
Faculty Fellows
The University celebrates our faculty members who have been elected Fellows in the following associations:
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE:
Charles Riordan, deputy provost for research and scholarship and professor of chemistry and biochemistry
Norman Wagner, Robert L. Pigford Chair and Alvin B. and Julie O. Stiles Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Harold White III, professor of biological sciences and chemistry and biochemistry
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING:
Kathleen Brewer-Smyth, associate professor of nursing
Judith Herrman, professor of nursing
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES ECONOMICS AND TRADE:
Lee Anderson, professor emeritus and past Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies
ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION
Nayantara Bhatnagar, assistant professor of mathematical sciences
Joel Rosenthal, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry
