MAKING CAREER MOVES At MSU, faculty members are the driving force behind a large portion of the university’s research activity. If the accolades of MSU’s current early career faculty are any indication, the future is bright for MSU research. In 2021, seven faculty members were awarded National Science Foundation CAREER Awards. The prestigious grants provide funding for early career faculty to jumpstart their research programs and serve as a recognition of the faculty member’s potential for innovative research. In addition to the seven CAREER awards from 2021, four faculty members received the honor in the first quarter of 2022. “We have never had this many CAREER awards active at one time,” Jordan said. “This success reflects the outstanding young faculty we have on campus. They have tremendous enthusiasm and great ideas that will advance their fields. It’s exciting to know that this group represents the future of teaching and research at MSU.”
Recent recipients of the NSF CAREER Award include:
MATTHEW BALLINGER Assistant professor
Department of Biological Sciences
AMY DAPPER Assistant professor
Department of Biological Sciences
DONG MENG Assistant professor
Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering
DOYL DICKEL Assistant professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
JEAN MOHAMMADIARAGH Assistant professor
ALI GURBUZ Assistant professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
BO TANG Assistant professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
MEHMET KURUM Assistant professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
WENMENG TIAN Assistant professor Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
ANDREW LAWTON Assistant professor
Department of Biological Sciences
MAXWELL YOUNG Assistant professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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