Faculty Recognition Awards Program

The Rutgers School of Engineering Faculty Recognition Program celebrates faculty members whose exceptional contributions advance teaching, research, innovation, collaboration, and service.

This year, we are pleased to expand the recognition program with the addition of three new categories by which to honor faculty who make a meaningful impact on our students, the School of Engineering, Rutgers University, the engineering profession, the scientific community, industry, and society.

We invite faculty, students, department and school leadership, staff, alumni, and other members of the Rutgers community to submit nominations within the below categories (unless otherwise noted):

Award Categories and Nomination Criteria

NEW AWARDS

Engineering Transformative Education Award
Recognizes faculty who demonstrate excellence and innovation in education through the development of innovative teaching methods, effective use of educational technologies, measurable impact on student learning, dissemination or scalability of instructional practices, and/or outstanding mentorship.
Engineering Industry and Professional Partnership Award
Recognizes faculty who foster collaborative academic and industrial communities and make significant contributions through industry partnerships, global research collaborations, professional leadership, and professional societies.
Engineering Mentorship and Student Impact Award
Recognizes outstanding commitment to student mentorship, including exceptional guidance of undergraduate and graduate students, demonstrated mentee success, and inclusive mentoring practices. The award also recognizes meaningful involvement in student organizations, design teams, outreach activities, and other initiatives that strengthen student belonging, development, and success.
- Nomination Criteria
  - Full-time tenure-track or non-tenure-track faculty member at Rutgers School of Engineering.
  - Nominee must not have received similar recognition within the past five years.
  - Nominations may be submitted by any member of the SoE community (faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, board members, etc.).
  - Self-nominations are not considered.
- Nomination Packet
  - A (200 to 500 words) nomination letter summarizing the exceptional accomplishment/s addressing criteria (Required).
  - A two-page curriculum vitae (Required).
  - Relevant supplemental information (Optional).
- Selection Procedure
  - The new awards are selected by an adhoc committee appointed by the SoE dean.

Go to the New Awards Nomination Form

OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING FACULTY AWARD

Recognizes an outstanding faculty member in engineering programs at Rutgers whose accomplishments demonstrate outstanding scholarship, excellence in teaching, and devoted service.
- Nomination Criteria
  - Scholarship: The nomination package should describe recognition of the faculty's research and contributions to the state of the art, in the form of scholarly publications (journal or conference), conference presentations, invitations to present talks, local or national awards, etc.
  - Teaching: The candidate should have demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
  - Service: The award recipient should have devoted time and effort to service inside and outside their department, in the School of Engineering, and at Rutgers University and in their profession.
- Nomination Procedure
  - Nominations are open to assistant professors, associate professors, professor Is, and distinguished professors. Only one nomination per department.
- Nomination Packet
  - Nomination letter by chair
  - Resume of faculty member, including teaching record (student evaluations).
  - Two letters of recommendation of independent evaluators outside Rutgers (Optional).
- Selection Procedure
  - The Outstanding Engineering Faculty Award is selected by the School of Engineering Industry Advisory Board.

Go to the Outstanding Faculty Nomination Form

FACULTY OF THE YEAR AWARD

Recognizes exceptional contributions by a School of Engineering faculty member to the School of Engineering, Rutgers University, the engineering profession, the scientific community, and/or society at large.
- Nomination Criteria
  - Nominations open to all tenured and tenure-track faculty members with tenured or tenure-track appointments at Rutgers School of Engineering.
  - Nominations may be submitted by any member of the SoE community (faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, board members, etc.).
  - Self-nominations are not considered.
- Nomination Procedure
  - A one-page nomination letter summarizing the exceptional accomplishment/s (Required).
  - A two-page curriculum vitae (Required).
  - Relevant supplemental information (Optional).
- Selection Procedure
  - The recipient will be selected by a committee appointed by the School of Engineering dean.
  - Eligible committee members include previous recipients of the SoE Medal of Excellence and Faculty of the Year awards.

Go to the Faculty of the Year Nomination Form

Submission deadline: Monday, November 16, 2026

Previous Awardees

Faculty of the Year

2024-2025 Noshir Langrana
2023-2024 Yogesh Jaluria
2022-2023 Elsayed Elsayed
2021-2022 Alberto Cuitiňo
2020-2021 Glenn Amatucci
2019-2020 Susan Albin
2018-2019 Yicheng Lu
2017-2018 Lisa Klein
2016-2017 Dipankar Raychaudhuri
2015-2016 Ali Maher
2014-2015 Fernando Muzzio
2013-2014 Andrew Norris
2012-2013 Nenad Gucunski
2011-2012 Prabhas Moghe

Outstanding Faculty

2024-2025 Edward DeMauro
2023-2024 Nicole Fahrenfeld
2022-2023 Hao Wang and Anand Sarwate
2021-2022 Jie Gong
2020-2021 Prosenjit Bagchi
2019-2020 Joseph Freeman
2018-2019 Javier Diez Garias
2017-2018 Benjamin Glasser
2016-2017 Laura Fabris
2015-2016 Assimina Pelegri
2014-2015 Charles Roth
2013-2014 Marco Gruteser
2012-2013 Wade Trappe and Ioannis Androulakis
2011-2012 Marianthi Ierapetritou and David Shreiber