Yifu Ding - Leadership on the personnel committee, which tackled the most cases ever last year. Ìý
Outstanding Undergraduate Educators
Daria Kotys-Schwartz and Shalom Ruben - Recognized for their work in the class room and for their efforts to keepÌýproject-based learning in the curriculum, during a mostly remote year. Ìý
Outstanding Graduate Educator
Peter Hamlington - Leadership and for doing a great job with his first time teaching 5020 and Intro to Research. Ìý
Each staff member provided excellent work that even went beyond the 'normal'Ìýpandemic. Ìý
Two of the ME staff leaders went on parental leave partway through the year. They developed and implemented a plan that continued the ME research programsÌýas an education mission.Ìý
When fiveÌýstaff members left the department,Ìýthe entire staff, as a team, took on the numerous roles needed to keep the department moving forward with high quality work.
Hired five new staff members.
Outstanding Research Award
Mark Borden and Massimo Ruzzene - Recognized for leading extremely productive research groups and producing 10+ papers last year.
Woodward Outstanding Faculty AwardÌý
Shelly Miller -ÌýMiller's indoor air quality, COVID transmission research and the amazing service to the campus and society was certainly award worthy. Ìý