Faculty Awards 2016-2017
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During the academic year 2016-2017, faculty members were recognized for their research or teaching. Click on a name to see additional information about that faculty member.
| Name | Award | Date | Primary Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bailis | ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, Honorable Mention, American Society for Computing Machinery | 2017 | Computer Science |
| Stephen Boyd | Doctor honoris causa in Data Sciences, Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences of the Catholic University of Louvain | 2017 | Electrical Engineering |
| Ellen Kuhl | ASME Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers | 2017 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Charbel Farhat | ASME Spirit of St. Louis Medal, American Society of Mechanical Engineers | 2017 | Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering |
| Tim Roughgarden | Fellow, The Guggenheim Foundation | 2017 | Computer Science |
| John Mitchell | Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 2017 | Computer Science |
| Andrea Goldsmith | Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 2017 | Electrical Engineering |
| Christopher Manning | Thomas M. Siebel Professor in Machine Learning, Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation | 2017 | Computer Science |
| Krishna Shenoy | Hong Seh and Vivian W. M. Lim Professor in the School of Engineering | 2017 | Electrical Engineering |
| Tom Kailath | Eminent Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu | 2017 | Electrical Engineering, Emeritus |
| Marc Levenston | College of Fellows, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) | 2017 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Leonidas Guibas | Member, National Academy of Engineering | 2017 | Computer Science |
| Andrea Goldsmith | Member, National Academy of Engineering | 2017 | Electrical Engineering |
| Matei Zaharia | Early Career Systems Research Award, VMware | 2017 | Computer Science |
| Jonathan Fan | Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers | 2017 | Electrical Engineering |
| Dan Boneh | ACM Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery | 2016 | Computer Science, Electrical Engineering |
| James Landay | ACM Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery | 2016 | Computer Science |
| Christos Kozyrakis | ACM Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery | 2016 | Electrical Engineering, Computer Science |
| Charbel Farhat | Grand Prize, Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science (JSCES) | 2016 | Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mechanical Engineering |
| William Chueh | Science Award Electrochemistry, BASF and Volkswagen | 2016 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Stephen Boyd | James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | 2016 | Electrical Engineering |
| Zhenan Bao | K.K. Lee Professor in the School of Engineering | 2016 | Chemical Engineering |
| Jonathan Fan | Fellowship for Science and Engineering, David and Lucile Packard Foundation | 2016 | Electrical Engineering |
| Xiaolin Zheng | Resonate Award, Resnick Institute at Cal Tech | 2016 | Mechanical Engineering |
| James Landay | Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan Professor in the School of Engineering | 2016 | Computer Science |
| Ilan Kroo | Thomas V. Jones Professorship in the School of Engineering | 2016 | Aeronautics and Astronautics |
| Mendel Rosenblum | Professor in the School of Engineering | 2016 | Computer Science, Electrical Engineering |
Charbel Farhat |
Award for outstanding contributions to the understanding and application of aeroelastic phenomena, AIAA Science and Technology Forum | 2016 | Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mechanical Engineering |
| Sanjiva Lele | Distinguished Alumnus Award, in the category of Academic Excellence, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur | 2016 | Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mechanical Engineering |
| Stephen Boyd | Fellow Award, INFORMS | 2016 | Electrical Engineering |
| Manu Prakash | MacArthur Fellow "Genius Grant", John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | 2016 | Bioengineering |
| Oussama Khatib | Technical Field Award in Robotics and Automation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE | 2016 | Computer Science |
| Charbel Farhat | International Fellow, Royal Academy of Engineering | 2016 | Aeronautics and Astronautics, Mechanical Engineering |
| Jen Dionne | Nano Letters Young Investigator Lecturership | 2016 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Walter Vincenti | Daniel Guggenheim Medal, joint award from American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Helicopter Society, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2016 | Aeronautics and Astronautics |