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Faculty Awards

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences proudly recognizes our amazing faculty.  Click on the tabs below to join us in honoring those named for each of the awards listed.

  • Dean's Excellence Professorships for Teaching
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    Dean’s Excellence Professorships for Teaching

    Dean’s Excellence Professorships for Teaching acknowledge our leading faculty in teaching impact as measured by factors that include innovative methods and technologies, student outcomes achievement, inclusive pedagogy, and broad impact on student success and professional development as informed by alumni feedback.  These awards typically carry a three-year term.

    Recipient Department Term
    RecipientKenneth Short DepartmentElectrical and Computer Engineering Term2025-2028
  • Teachers Rated Excellent Educators by their Students (TREES)
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    Teachers Rated Excellent Educators by their Students (TREES)

    The TREES award recognizes approximately the top 10% of CEAS educators as rated by their students.  Instituted in Fall 2024, the award is given to instructors of CEAS Lectures and Labs who rate at the top of student course evaluations, with controls to account for the biasing factors of class size, class grade, class level, and class response rate.  The specific metric may vary from year to year.

  • Excellence in Teaching Award

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    Excellence in Teaching Award

    The CEAS Excellence in Teaching Award goes to outstanding CEAS faculty who consistently demonstrate superior teaching, both in the classroom and beyond.  CEAS faculty and others in an instructional role are eligible for this award.  Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, staff and students.

    Recipient Department Year
    RecipientPaolo Celli DepartmentCivil Engineering Year2024
    RecipientJie Gao DepartmentMechanical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientElizabeth Hewitt DepartmentTechnology and Society Year2024
    RecipientPeter Milder DepartmentElectrical and Computer Engineering Year2024
    RecipientDimitris Assanis DepartmentMechanical Engineering Year2022
    RecipientWilliam Bernhard DepartmentApplied Mathematics and Statistics Year2022
    RecipientKedar Kirane DepartmentMechanical Engineering Year2021
    RecipientKevin McDonnell DepartmentComputer Science Year2021
    RecipientPeter Milder DepartmentElectrical and Computer Engineering Year2019
    RecipientTony Scarlatos DepartmentComputer Science Year2018
    RecipientMatt Reuter DepartmentApplied Mathematics and Statistics Year2017
    RecipientWei Yin DepartmentBiomedical Engineering Year2017
    RecipientYuefan Deng DepartmentApplied Mathematics and Statistics Year2016
    RecipientRyan Giles DepartmentCivil Engineering Year2016
  • Excellence in Mentorship Award
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    Excellence in Mentorship Award

    The CEAS Excellence in Mentorship Award  goes to outstanding faculty who distinguish themselves by providing exceptional mentorship for junior faculty, postdocs and/or students of any level (graduate, undergraduate, high school).  CEAS faculty  are eligible for this award.  Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, postdocs and students.

    Recipient Department Year
    RecipientShikui Chen DepartmentMechanical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientT J Kim DepartmentMaterials Science and Chemical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientDonghui Zhu DepartmentBiomedical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientPrateek Prasanna DepartmentBiomedical Informatics Year2022
  • Excellence in Faculty Service Award
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    Excellence in Faculty Service Award

    The CEAS Excellence in Faculty Service Award goes to outstanding faculty who distinguish themselves by providing exceptional service, including leadership, service to their department, CEAS, the university and/or the local community.  CEAS faculty  are eligible for this award.  Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, staff and students.

    Recipient Department Year
    RecipientMei Lin (Ete) Chan-Lo DepartmentBiomedical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientPaul Fodor DepartmentComputer Science Year2024
    RecipientWendy Tang DepartmentElectrical and Computer Engineering Year2024
    RecipientKevin McDonnell DepartmentComputer Science Year2022
    RecipientC.R. Ramakrishnan DepartmentComputer Science Year2022
  • Community Engagement Award
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    Community Engagement Award

    The CEAS Community Engagement Award  goes to outstanding individuals who distinguish themselves by providing exceptional leadership, mentoring, and outreach in the pursuit of community engagement in their professional endeavors.  CEAS faculty and staff  are eligible for this award.  Nominations are collected annually by CEAS faculty, postdocs and students.

    Recipient Department Year
    RecipientCarlos Colosqui DepartmentMechanical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientKevin McDonnell DepartmentComputer Science Year2024
    RecipientC R Ramakrishnan DepartmentComputer Science Year2024
    RecipientAruna Balasubramanian DepartmentComputer Science Year2022
  • Dean's Excellence Award
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    Dean's Excellence Award

    The CEAS Dean's Excellence Award recognizes outstanding and well-rounded individuals who distinguished themselves in multiple areas of teaching, research, mentorship, service, and leadership. CEAS faculty  and staff are eligible for this award.

    Recipient Department Year
    RecipientYizhi Meng DepartmentMaterials Science and Chemical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientMiriam Rafailovich DepartmentMaterials Science and Chemical Engineering Year2024
    RecipientKaren Chen-Wiegart DepartmentMaterials Science and Chemical Engineering Year2022
  • Teaching Awards
  • Stony Brook Faculty Awards
  • Chancellor's Awards
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Michael Bender
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