Distinguished Research Team
The Distinguished Research Team Award recognizes interdisciplinary research teams for their innovative and meritorious research contributions in the advancement of basic and applied science, technologies, humanities, and the arts. The award recognizes teams that have produced a significant research publication, exhibition, or other research results highlighting originality and impact; teams that have created innovations which have or will have a major impact in a research field(s), an industry and/or the community; teams engaged in externally recognized research and scholarly activities and the dissemination and practical application of the research results; and teams that effectively communicate with and engage the community in their research and/or demonstrate partnership with community organizations in their research.
2026 Award Recipients, Shan Bao, Areen Alsaid, Sang-Hwan Kim, Fred Feng, Bochen Jia, and Carmel Price
Members of the award winning team include:
- Shan Bao, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Areen Alsaid, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Sang-Hwan Kim, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Fred Feng, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Bochen Jia, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Carmel Price, Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
Members of the award winning team include:
- Pravansu Mohanty, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Christopher Pannier, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Lei Chen, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Armen Zakarian, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Georges Ayoub, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Zhen Hu, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Abdallah Chehade, Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Xuan (Joe) Zhou, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Members of the award winning team include:
- Wencong Su, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Junho Hong, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Mengqi Wang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
- Antonios Koumpias, Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters
- Yi-Su Chen, Associate Professor of Management Studies, College of Business
- Natalie Sampson, Associate Professor of Health and Human Services, College of Education, Health, & Human Services
Members of the award winning team include:
- Pamela Aronson, Professor of Sociology, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL)
- Francine Banner, Professor of Sociology, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL)
- Maureen Linker, Associate Provost, Professor of Philosophy, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL)
- Jean-Carlos Lopez, Assistant Professor of Health and Human Services, College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS)
- Lisa Martin, Professor of College Wide Programs, CASL, AND Professor of Health and Human Services, CEHHS