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.

Through multiple categories, the program honors 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:

Award Categories

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.
Outstanding Faculty
Recognizes an outstanding faculty member in engineering programs at Rutgers whose accomplishments demonstrate outstanding scholarship, excellence in teaching, and devoted service.
Faculty of the Year
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.

Eligibility

Nominees must meet the following criteria:

Be a full-time tenure-track or non-tenure-track faculty member at the Rutgers School of Engineering.
Have a minimum of six years of service at Rutgers School of Engineering.
Have not received similar recognition within the past five years.
Faculty at all ranks—Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor—are eligible.
Self-nominations will not be considered.

Submission deadline: Monday, October 26, 2026

Go to the Nomination Form

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