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College of Engineering 
Office of Faculty Development and Success

University Faculty Scholars Program

The University Faculty Scholars Program will identify up to twenty (20) tenured or tenure-track faculty each year. Faculty members identified as such may use the title “University Faculty Scholar” for the duration of their faculty appointment at NC State.

University Faculty Scholars will receive a permanent five percent increase to their base salary to support their academic endeavors. New cohorts of Scholars will be named effective July 1 of each year.

The nomination process remains the same. To be eligible for consideration, outstanding faculty must be nominated by their college. Nominations are limited to tenured or tenure track faculty who, as of August 16, 2024, are in one of the following categories: assistant professors who have been reappointed for a second term, all associate professors and full professors within the first three years of appointment at that rank. Faculty who were nominated but not named “University Faculty Scholars” in previous years and still meet eligibility requirements may be renominated by their college. No faculty member may receive the award more than once.

College of Engineering 2024-25 Nomination Process

Nominations are due to the provost by Wednesday, October 23, 2024.

The College of Engineering has prepared a three-page document detailing the nomination process for the 2024-2025 academic year:

Timeline

The timeline for the nomination process appears below and is also included in the above-referenced document.

ActionDue Date
Information available for COE departmental facultySeptember 2024
Candidates prepare packages for departmental considerationSeptember 2024
Final departmental nominations due to COE committeeWednesday, September 30, 2024
Nomination recommendations from COE committee due to deanFriday, October 11, 2024
Nominations from COE dean/colleges due to the provostOctober 23, 2024
Nominations from colleges reviewed by provost’s Administrative Advisory CommitteeNovember 1 – November 29, 2024
Deadline – Deans’ statement of special consideration to Sherry BaileyNovember 29, 2024
Nominee recommendation to the provost by Administrative Advisory CommitteeDecember 2024
2023-24 University Faculty Scholars announcedJanuary 2025
Funds available to University Faculty ScholarsJuly 1, 2025

September 2024 Key Contacts

Submit complete nomination packets by Wednesday, September 27, 2024, to Ann Marie Tamayo, Program Coordinator, atamayo3@ncsu.edu.

College-level coordination is provided by Dr. Joel Ducoste, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Success, College of Engineering, 919-515-8150.

List of University Faculty Scholars in the College of Engineering

  • Aydin Aysu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Min Chi, professor of computer science
  • Ericka Ford, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
  • Edgar Lobaton, professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Lucian Lucia, professor of forest biomaterials
  • Mahmoud Sharara, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering
  • Benjamin Shane Underwood, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering
  • Qingshan Wei, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Aram Amassian, professor of materials science and engineering
  • Yevgeny Brudno, assistant professor of biomedical engineering
  • Katherine Saul, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Nelson Vinueza, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
  • Cranos Williams, Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Agricultural Analytics
  • Matthew Bryant, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Ramón Collazo, associate professor of materials science and engineering
  • Michael Daniele, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering 
  • Albert Keung, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering 
  • Srdjan Lukic, professor of electrical and computer engineering 
  • Eunkyoung Shim, assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
  • Rohan Shirwaiker, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering
  • Milad Abolhasani, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Maria Avramova, associate professor of nuclear engineering
  • Ismail Guvenc, professor of electrical and computer engineeering
  • Michael Kudenov, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Stefano Menegatti, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Wei Gao, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
  • Lokendra Pal, associate professor of forest biomaterials
  • Natalie Nelson, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering
  • Alper Bozkurt, professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Ashley Brown, assistant professor of biomedical engineering
  • Emiel DenHartog, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
  • Tiegang Fang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Brian Floyd, professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Erik Santiso, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Veronica Augustyn, assistant professor of materials science and engineering
  • Aranya Chakrabortty, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Jesse Jur, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science in the College of Textiles
  • John Mattingly, associate professor of nuclear engineering
  • Maria Mayorga, professor of industrial and systems engineering
  • Brendan O’Connor, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Huaiyu Dai, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Joseph DeCarolis, associate professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering
  • James LeBeau, associate professor of materials science and engineering
  • Xipeng Shen, associate professor of computer science
  • Chih-Hao Chang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Zhen Gu, associate professor of biomedical engineering
  • Douglas Irving, associate professor of materials science and engineering
  • Xiaoning Jiang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Balaji Rao, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Wenqiao Yuan, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering
  • Chase Beisel, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Ahmed El-Shafei, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry, and science
  • He (Helen) Huang, associate professor of biomedical engineering
  • Jacob Jones, professor of materials science and engineering
  • Fanxing Li, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Sunkyu Park, associate professor of forest biomaterials
  • Joseph Tracy, associate professor of materials science and engineering
  • Lingjuan Wang-Li, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering
  • Yong Zhu, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Subhashish Bhattacharya, professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Renzo Shamey, professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
  • Yaroslava Yingling, associate professor of materials science and engineering
  • R. Michael Young, professor of computer science
  • Dr. Sankar Arumugam, an associate professor of environmental engineering
  • Dr. Francis de los Reyes III, a professor of environmental engineering
  • Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, an associate professor of biomedical engineering
  • Dr. Greg Sawicki, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering
  • Dr. Laurie Williams, a professor of computer science
  • Dr. Michael Dickey, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Dr. Jason Haugh, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
  • Dr. William Hunt, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering
  • Dr. Elizabeth Loboa, associate professor of biomedical engineering
  • Dr. Jon-Paul Maria, professor of materials science and engineering
  • Dr. John Muth, professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Orlando Rojas, associate professor of forest biomaterials
  • Xiangwu Zhang, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science