Two Hariri Faculty Fellows Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
In a recent article in BU Today, two Hariri Institute for Computing Research Fellows were recognized for their impact and expertise in their areas of focus. In the article, Jean Morrison, BU Provost and chief academic officer was quoted as saying, “In diverse fields across the University, these faculty members are having a demonstrable impact in their disciplines and excelling as teachers in our classrooms and laboratories.” The recognition promotes the faculty to associate professors with tenure in the BU community. The faculty with ties to the Hariri Institute include:
Emily Ryan, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, ENG
She is currently a Research Fellow and was recently awarded with a Research Incubation Award at the Hariri Insitute. She received her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009, where her dissertation research focused on numerical modeling of chromium poisoning in the cathode of a solid oxide fuel cell. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon she worked as a post-doctoral research associate and a staff computational scientist in the Computational Mathematics and Engineering group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Prof. Ryan’s work at PNNL examined computational modeling of energy systems at the mesoscale.
Chris Wells, Emerging Media Studies, COM
Chris is a member of the newest cohort of Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellows. He worked in environmental politics before attending graduate school at the University of Washington, where he focused on political communication and early social media. In his research, Chris uses a variety of methods, both conventional and computational, to study how news media coverage takes shape, how citizens learn about politics, and how they choose to participate. His most recent work is exploring how people can understand the many different media around us as making up an interactive media system.
Please join us as we congratulate both Emily and Chris on their accomplishments and continued success as professors and researchers.