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Research Excellence Award winners, 2000-present
Pictured: Past winners of Research Excellence Awards include (clockwise from left) Dr. Lauren Davis, Dr. Solomon Bililign, Dr. Zhichao Li, and Dr. Cathy Kea.
Senior Researcher of the Year
| Year | Name | College/School | Department |
| 2012 | Dhananjay Kumar | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2012 | Ram Mohan | Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering | Nanoengineering |
| 2011 | Mulumebet Worku | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Animal Science |
| 2010 | Ipek Goktepe | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Family & Consumer Sciences |
| 2010 | Cathy Kea | Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
| 2009 | Huiming "Anna" Yu | Engineering | Computer Science |
| 2008 | Numan Dogan | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 2008 | Kofi Obeng | Business & Economics | Economics |
| 2007 | Mohamed Ahmedna | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Family & Consumer Sciences |
| 2007 | Shanthi Iyer | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 2006 | Abolghasem Shahbazi | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources & Environmental Design |
| 2006 | Kunigal Shivakumar | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2005 | Ajit Kelkar | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2004 | G.B. Reddy | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources & Environmental Design |
| 2004 | Yong Song | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 2003 | Abdollah Homaifar | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 2002 | Solomon Bililign | Arts & Sciences | Physics |
| 2002 | Shamsuddin Ilias | Engineering | Chemical & Bioengineering |
| 2001 | Jagannathan Sankar | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2000 | Celestine Ntuen | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
Outstanding Junior Researcher
| Year | Name | College/School | Department |
| 2012 | Ellie Fini | Engineering | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering |
| 2011 | Zhichao Li | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2010 | Lauren Davis | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2008 | Salil Desai | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2007 | Margaret Kanipes | Arts & Sciences | Chemistry |
| 2007 | Dhananjay Kumar | Engineering | Chemical & Bioengineering |
| 2006 | Omoanghe Isikhuemhen | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources & Environmental Design |
| 2005 | Ipek Goktepe | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Family & Consumer Sciences |
| 2004 | Salam Ibrahim | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Family & Consumer Sciences |
| 2003 | Paul Stanfield | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2002 | Mohamed Ahmedna | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Family & Consumer Sciences |
| 2001 | Guochen Yang | Agriculture & Environmental Sciences | Natural Resources & Environmental Design |
| 2000 | Yong Song | Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Rookie of the Year
| Year | Name | College/School | Department |
| 2012 | Shyam Aravamudhan | Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering | Nanoengineering |
| 2011 | Ellie Fini | Engineering | Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering |
| 2010 | Zhichao Li | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2009 | Wendy Hamblet | Arts & Sciences | Liberal Studies |
| 2009 | Xiuli "Shelly" Qu | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2008 | Nathan Huynh | Engineering | Civil, Architectural & Environmental |
| 2007 | Stephanie Luster-Teasley | Engineering | Civil, Architectural & Environmental |
| 2007 | Loury Ollison-Floyd | Education | Curriculum & Instruction |
| 2006 | Salil Desai | Engineering | Industrial & Systems Engineering |
| 2005 | Yaohang Li | Engineering | Computer Science |
Intellectual Property Award
| Year | Name | College/School | Department |
| 2012 | Ajit Kelkar | Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering | Nanoengineering |
Interdisciplinary Team Award
| Year | Name | College/School | Department |
| 2012 | Solomon Bililign | Interdisciplinary | NOAA ISET Center |












































