National Science Foundation Awards

Since 1983, the National Science Foundation has sponsored or participated in several programs to support promising young faculty at the beginning of their academic careers. The following faculty have received these awards:

Alan T. Waterman Award

• Kristi Anseth, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award

• Kristi Anseth, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• John Black, Computer Science
• Timothy Brown, Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
• Stephanie Bryant, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Xinzhao Chu, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
• John Crimaldi, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Amer Diwan, Computer Science
• Mark Edwards, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering *
• Eric Frew, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
• Ryan Gill, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Doug Gin, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Richard Han, Computer Science
• Mark Hernandez, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Dragan Maksimovic, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• Kurt Maute, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
• Will Medlin, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Siva Mettupalayam, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Olgica Milenkovic, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering *
• Todd Murphey, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering *
• Roseanna Neupauer, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Scott Palo, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
• Lucy Pao, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• Harold Park, Mechanical Engineering
• Leysia Palen, Computer Science
• Melinda Piket-May, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• H. Jerry Qi, Mechanical Engineering
• Hari Rajaram, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Dan Schwartz, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Jeremy Siek, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• Katie Siek, Computer Science
• Anthony Songer, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering *
• Oleg Vasilyev, Mechanical Engineering
• Ronggui Yang, Mechanical Engineering
• Regan Zane, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

• Kenneth Gall, Mechanical Engineering *
• Jorge Zornberg, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering *

Presidential Faculty Fellows

• Christopher Bowman, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Zoya Popovic, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

National Young Investigators

• Elizabeth Bradley, Computer Science
• Xiao-Chuan Cai, Computer Science
• Michael Eisenberg, Computer Science
• Elizabeth Jessup, Computer Science
• Kelvin Wagner, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

Presidential Young Investigators

• Rob Davis, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Steve George, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• John E. Hauser, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• Kristina Johnson, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering *
• Dhinakar Kompala, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Y.C. Lee, Mechanical Engineering
• Michael Lightner, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• Peter Mathys, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
• Michael Mozer, Computer Science
• Ronald Pak, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Ted Randolph, Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Ren Su, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering *

Faculty Award for Women Scientists and Engineers

• Susan Avery, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering*
• JoAnn Silverstein, Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
• Zoya Popovic, Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

* Faculty members marked with an asterisk are no longer at CU-Boulder.