2019 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 2019. See all highlights from past years.
Sonia Ananthakrishnan
Medicine | School of Medicine
CDIM Early Career Medical Student Educator Award, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Betty Anderson
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Manos Athanassoulis
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
CISE Research Initiation Initiative (CRII Award), National Science Foundation
Abbas Attarwala
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
2020 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, Boston University
Margaret Beck
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Science
JD Crawford Prize (SIAG/Dynamical Systems), Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics
David Bishop
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Matt Cartmill
Anthropology | College of Arts & Sciences
The Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Physical Anthropologists
David Castanon
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Chandramouli Chandrasekaran
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences; Anatomy & Neurobiology | School of Medicine
Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Christopher Chen
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award, Biomedical Engineering Society; William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University
Ji-Xin Cheng
Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Ellis R. Lippincott Award, Optical Society of America
Dino Christensen
Political Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Political Networks – Best Poster Award, American Political Science Association
Danielle Citron
Law | School of Law
MacArthur Fellow, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Ellen Cohn
Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship Award, American Occupational Therapy Association
Ayse Coskun
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
US Frontiers of Engineering Participant, National Academy of Engineering
Joanna Davidson
Anthropology | College of Arts & Sciences
Summer Stipends Awards, National Endowment for the Humanities
Florian Douam
Microbiology | School of Medicine
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Terry Ellis
Physical Therapy & Athletic Training | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Neurologic Physical Therapy Section/Excellence in Neurologic Research, American Physical Therapy Association
Anne Feng
History of Art & Architecture | College of Arts & Sciences
East Asia Studies Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Neal Fleisher
General Dentistry | Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Matthew Fox
Epidemiology | School of Public Health
2020 University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University
Sarah Frederick
Japanese & Comparative Languages | College of Arts & Sciences
NEAC Japan Studies Grant, Association for Asian Studies
Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler
Earth & Environment and Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
2019 Metcalf Cup & Prize, Boston University
Liat Gafni Lachter
Occupational Therapy – Online | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Sandro Galea
Dean, School of Public Health
Distinguished Service to Society for Epidemiologic Research Award, Society for Epidemiologic Research
Roscoe Giles
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Paul Goldberg
Geoarchaeology and Archaeology | College of Arts & Sciences
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Haiyan Gong
Ophthalmology and Anatomy & Neurobiology | School of Medicine
Gold Fellow, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Heba Gowayed
Sociology | College of Arts & Sciences
Moorman-Simon Interdisciplinary Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Adam Guren
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Michael Hasselmo
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University
Anna Henchman
English | College of Arts & Sciences
2019 Undergraduate Academic Advising Award for Faculty, Boston University; Fellowship Program, American Council of Learned Societies;
Michael Holick
Medicine | School of Medicine
Fellow, American Society for Nutrition
Ha Jin
English and Creative Writing | College of Arts & Sciences
William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University
Dennis Jones
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | School of Medicine
Ralph Edwards Career Development Professorship and Nancy L. R. Bucher Assistant Professorship Fund, Boston University
Svetlana Jorstad
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Diamond Achievement Award, National Science Foundation
Martin Joyce-Brady
Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine | School of Medicine
Fellow, American Physiological Society
Bronwyn Keefe
Social Work | School of Social Work
Geriatric Academic Early Career Award, Health Resources and Services Administration
Andrew King
Strategy and Innovation | Questrom School of Business
Questrom Professor of Management, Boston University
Swathi Kiran
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
James and Cecilia Tse Ying Professor in Neurorehabilitation, Boston University
Janusz Konrad
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Distinguished Lecturer, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Signal Processing Society
Marc LaRochelle
Medicine | School of Medicine
Research Grant, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Leonid Levin
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Member, National Academy of Sciences
Wen Li
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Kenneth Lutchen
Dean, College of Engineering
Fellow, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
Eve Manz
Teaching and Learning | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Early Career Research Award, National Association of Research in Science Teaching
Alan Marscher
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Diamond Achievement Award, National Science Foundation
John Marston
Archaeology and Anthropology | College of Arts & Sciences
Wiseman Book Award, Archaeological Institute of America; Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Linda McClain
Law | School of Law
Robert B. Kent Chaired Professorship in Civil Procedure, Boston University
Ann McKee
Neurology and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | School of Medicine
William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University; Service to America Medalist, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
Robert Metcalfe
Markets, Public Policy & Law | Questrom School of Business
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research; Reidy Family Career Professorship, Boston University
Sanaz Mobasseri
Management & Organizations | Questrom School of Business
Isabel Anderson Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Jean Morrison
University Provost
Fellow, Geological Society of America
Michael Otto
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Division 12 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association
Julie Palmer
Hematology and Medical Oncology | School of Medicine
Karin Grunebaum Professor of Cancer Research, Boston University
Anthony Petro
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
Member: School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study
Siddharth Ramachandran
Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, Department of Defense; Fellow, International Society for Optics and Photonics; Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Steve Ramirez
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Curtis Runnels
Archaeology, Anthropology, and Classical Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement, Archaeological Institute of America
Venkatesh Saligrama
Electrical & Computer Engineering | School of Engineering
Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Jeffrey Samet
General Internal Medicine | School of Medicine
Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine Chief’s Recognition Award, Society of General Internal Medicine
Michelle Sander
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Allyson Sgro
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Outstanding Investigator Award (R35), National Institutes of Health
Sahar Sharifzadeh
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Julie Ann Starr
Physical Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Catherine Worthingham Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association
Cara Stepp
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Gregory Stoller
Strategy and Innovation | Questrom School of Business
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Murad Taqqu
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Mathematical Society
Pamela Templer
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Ecological Society of America
Lei Tian
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Martha Tompson
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Psychological Association
James Uden
Classical Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
New Directions Fellowship, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Marshall Van Alstyne
Information Systems | Questrom School of Business
Information Systems Society Management Science Best Paper Award, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Andrea Vedolin
Finance | Questrom School of Business
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Nicholas Wagner
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science
Alexander Walley
Medicine | School of Medicine
Fredrick L. Brancati Mentorship and Leadership Award, Society of General Internal Medicine
Brian Walsh
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Horst Christian Weber
Gastroenterology | School of Medicine
Fellow, American Gastroenterological Association
John White
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
Emily Whiting
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Sloan Research Fellowship-Computer Science, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Derry Wijaya
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
University Provost’s Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Wesley Wildman
Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics | School of Theology
Human Sciences Grant, John Templeton Foundation
Muhammed Zaman
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
2019 University Lecture, Boston University
Fernando Zapetero
Finance | Questrom School of Business
Richard D. Cohen Professor in Management, Boston University
Georgios Zervas
Marketing | Questrom School of Business
Young Scholar, Marketing Science Institute
Ting Zhang
Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Xin Zhang
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Physical Society; Fellow, National Academy of Inventors