2018 Honoree Faculty
Boston University faculty frequently receive national and international recognition for their outstanding contributions to their fields. The list below reflects awards and recognitions earned by BU faculty in 2018. See all highlights from past years.
Hugo Aparicio
Neurology | School of Medicine
Aram V. Chobanian Assistant Professorship, Boston University
Jennifer Balakrishnan
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Sloan Research Fellowship-Mathematics, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Paul Barbone
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
David Barlow
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement, Practice, American Psychological Foundation
Emily Barman
Sociology | College of Arts & Sciences
Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Book Prize, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
Samuel Bazzi
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Margaret Beck
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Joan and Joseph Birman Fellowship for Women Scholars. American Mathematical Society
James Bird
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Prism’s 20 Under 40, American Society for Engineering Education
Brooke Blower
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Metcalf Cup and Prize, Boston University
David Boas
Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Optical Society of America
Khiara Bridges
School of Law
2019 Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University
Ran Canetti
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
RSA Conference Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics, RSA
Anushya Chandran
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Sloan Research Fellowship – Physics, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation;
Faculty Early Career Development Program Award, National Science Foundation
Christopher Chen
Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society
Stephen Christiansen
Ophthalmology and Pediatrics | School of Medicine
Senior Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Elizabeth Co
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Megan Cole
Health Law, Policy & Management | School of Public Health
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Kathleen Corriveau
Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Early Career Impact Award, Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Luca Dal Negro
Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering; Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Optical Society of America
Chuanhua Duan
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Young Faculty Fellow, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Babak Eliassi-Rad
Ophthalmology | School of Medicine
Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology
Alina Ene
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development Program, National Science Foundation
Elena Forzani
Literacy Education | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award, International Literacy Association
Matthew Fox
Epidemiology and Global Health | School of Public Health
Teaching Excellence Award, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Liat Gafni-Lachter
Occupational Therapy Online Program | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Fulbright Scholar (2017), US Department of State
Stefania Garetto
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research
Jeffrey Geddes
Earth & Environment | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development Program, National Science Foundation
Rosina Georgiadis
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
2019 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, Boston University
Ahmed Ghappour
School of Law
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Karen Golden-Biddle
Organizational Behavior | Questrom School of Business
Fellow, Academy of Management
Mark Grinstaff
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences; Medicine | School of Medicine; Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Clemson Award for Applied Research, Society for Biomaterials
Michael Hasselmo
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Shoai Hattori
Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Academic Advisor Award, Boston University
David Henderson
Psychiatry | School of Medicine
Alexander Gralnick, MD Award for Schizophrenia Research, American Psychiatric Association
Karin Hendricks
Music and Music Education | College of Fine Arts
String Researcher Award, American String Teachers Association
Stefan Hofmann
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award, Humboldt Foundation
Kimberly Howard
Counseling Psychology | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Fellow, American Psychological Association
April Hughes
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
Individual Research Grant, American Academy of Religion;
East Asia Studies Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Malika Jeffries-EL
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Chemical Society
Masha Kamenetska
Chemistry and Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Air Force Investigators Research Program Grant, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
W. Clem Karl
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Terence Keane
Psychiatry | School of Medicine
Presidential Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Trauma Psychology, American Psychological Association
Catherine Klapperich
Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society
Darrel Kotton
Medicine | School of Medicine
Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments, American Thoracic Society
Steven Kou
Finance | Questrom School of Business
Allen Questrom Professor in Management, Boston University
Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Matthew Kulke
Medicine | School of Medicine
Zoltan Kohn Professor of Medicine, Boston University
Deepak Kumar
Physical Therapy & Athletic Training | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College; Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit | School of Medicine
Eugene Michels New Investigator Award, American Physical Therapy Association
Victor Kumar
Philosophy | College of Arts & Sciences
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Christopher Laumann
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development Program, National Science Foundation
Wen Li
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Sloan Research Fellowship-Physics, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Wenchao Li
Electrical & Computer Engineering and Systems Engineering | College of Engineering
Peter J. Levine Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Eve Manz
Science Education | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Faculty Early Career Development Program, National Science Foundation
Ann McKee
Neurology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | School of Medicine
Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award, Alzheimer’s Association; Bostonian of the Year, The Boston Globe; 100 Most Influential People, TIME Magazine; Member, National Academy of Medicine
Carey Morewedge
Marketing | Questrom School of Business
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science
Sigrid Nunez
Creative Writing Program | College of Arts & Sciences
National Book Award for Best Fiction, National Book Foundation
Siobhán O’Mahony
Strategy & Innovation | Questrom School of Business
Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Fellow, University of Virginia;
Feld Family Professor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Boston University
Charlene Ong
Neurology | School of Medicine
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Portia Pedro
School of Law
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
John Porco
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Samour Family Professor in Organic Chemistry, Boston University
Shelly Rambo
Theology | School of Theology
Sabbatical Grant for Researchers, Louisville Institute
James Rebitzer
Markets, Public Policy & Law | Questrom School of Business
Peter & Deborah Wexler Professor in Management, Boston University
Vinod Sarin
Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
Vivien Schmidt
International Relations | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies; Political Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Henrik Selin
International Relations | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich
Sahar Sharifzadeh
Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
11 Rising Stars of Science, Scientific American
Gary Sheffer
Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations | College of Communication
Sandra R. Frazier Professor of Public Relations, Boston University
Cara Stepp
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Lawrence Sulak
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics, American Physical Society
James Traniello
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Selim Ünlü
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Optical Society of America
Marshall Van Alstyne
Information Systems | Questrom School of Business
Best Information Systems Publications Award, Association for Information Systems; Questrom Professor in Management, Boston University
Karen Warkentin
Biology and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
2018 University Lecturer, Boston University
David Waxman
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences; Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering; Medicine | School of Medicine
Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Mark Williams
Finance | Questrom School of Business
James E. Freeman Lecturer in Management Chair, Boston University
James Wolff
Global Health | School of Public Health
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Donald Wright
Public Relations | College of Communication
Dorothy Bowles Public Service Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Xin Zhang
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Innovator of the Year, Boston University
Yanhang Zhang
Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers