Faculty Awards

Early Career Development and Young Investigator Awards

Early Career Development awards support 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. Young Investigator awards support early-career scientists who show exceptional promise for doing creative research.

Faculty Fellows

Fellows are recognized for exceptional contributions in their field.

Name	Awards
Amit Bandyopadhyay	American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2011; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012; American Society of Materials (ASM International), 2012; American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2012; National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2014; Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), 2019
Anjan Bose	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1989
Susmita Bose	American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2012; American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2013; American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016; American Society of Materials (ASM International), 2018; Materials Research Society (MRS), 2018; Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019
Shira Broschat	Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2001; Institute of Physics (IOP), 2004; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010
Diane Cook	American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2023; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008; National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2016
Denny Davis	American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2002
Jow-Lian Ding	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2008
Indranath Dutta	American Society of Materials (ASM International), 2004
Prashanta Dutta	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2013
David Field	American Society of Materials (ASM International), 2013
Thomas Fischer	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1996
Brian Lamb	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2015
Yuehe Lin	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009; American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 2013; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2012; National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2019
R. Mahalingam	American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 1991
Konstantin Matveev	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2021
John McCloy	American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2018
Robert Olsen	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1992
Partha Pande	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2019
Ali Saberi	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1998
John Schneider	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013
Kirk Schulz	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007; American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2008
Noel Schulz	American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2014; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016
Praveen Sekhar	Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023
Xianming Shi	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2020
Lloyd Smith	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2019
William Thomson	American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Mani Venkatasubramanian	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015
Yong Wang	American Chemical Society (ACS), 2010; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2013; American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2013; National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2015
Haifang Wen	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2022
Michael Wolcott	International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), 2012
Weihong Zhong	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016
Richard Zollars	American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2008; American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2012

National Academy of Engineering

Election to the NAE is the most prestigious honor in engineering. Founded in 1964, the organization serves with the National Academy of Sciences as an advisory board for the federal government through the National Research Council. Out of approximately 10 million engineers in the United States, only about 2,000 are members of the NAE. The group is composed of engineers from both academia and industry.

Year	Name	Title
2003	Anjan Bose	Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
1974	John P. Hirth	Professor Emeritus, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

This is the highest honor given by the federal government to scientists and engineers beginning their careers.

Year	Name	Title
2002	Susmita Bose	Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Presidential Faculty Fellow Award

The Presidential Faculty Fellow award recognizes and supports young scientists and engineers for their excellence and promise in research and teaching.

Year	Name	Title
1992	Shira Broschat	Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Regents Professors

The rank of regents professor can be held by no more than 30 Washington State University faculty members at any one time. Promotion to regents professor requires service to the university for at least 7 years and attainment of the highest level of professional achievement.

Year	Name	Title
2022	Yong Wang	Voiland Distinguished Professor, Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
2018	Diane Cook	Huie-Rogers Chair Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2018	Hussein Zbib	Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
2014	Kelvin G. Lynn	Professor of Physics, and Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Director for the Center for Materials Research, George and Diane Conniff Distinguished Professor
2012	Michael P. Wolcott	Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Director, Institute of Sustainable Design
2006	Anjan Bose	Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering
2005	Brian Lamb	Boeing Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research

Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS)

Members are accepted in recognition of their outstanding record of scientific achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the academy in bringing the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.

Year	Name	Title
2022	Vaithianathan Venkatasubramanian	Boeing Distinguished Professor in Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and Director, Energy Systems Innovation Center
2022	David Field	Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
2021	Noel Schulz	Edmund O. Schweitzer III Chair in Power Apparatus and Systems, interim director of PNNL/WSU Advanced Grid Institute
2018	Yuehe Lin	Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
2017	Amit Bandyopadhyay	Herman and Brita Lindholm endowed chair and Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
2017	Susmita Bose	Herman and Brita Lindholm endowed chair and Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
2016	Brian Lamb	Regents Professor and Boeing Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2015	Yong Wang	Voiland Distinguished Professor, The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
2007	Anjan Bose	Distinguished Professor of Power Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science