National Science Foundation CAREER Award

The National Science Foundation's CAREER Award is the most prestigious NSF award for faculty members early in their careers as researchers and educators. It recognizes junior faculty members who successfully integrate education and research within their organizations.

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Year Recipient Name Type Department
2025 Catherine Whittington National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biomedical Engineering
2025 Jiawei Yang National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2024 Berk Calli National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Robotics Engineering
2024 Shahin Tajik National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2024 Natalie Farny National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biology & Biotechnology
2023 Qi Zhang National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2023 Markis Nemitz National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Robotics Engineering
2023 Loris Fichera National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Robotics Engineering
2023 Tian Guo National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2023 Jeannine Coburn National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biomedical Engineering
2022 Ulkuhan Guler National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Min Wu National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mathematical Sciences
2022 Erin Ottmar National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Social Science & Policy Studies
2022 Amity Manning National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biology & Biotechnology
2021 Jacob Whitehill National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2021 Kun-Ta Wu National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Physics
2021 Bo Tang National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2020 Yanhua Li National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2020 Andrew Clark National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2020 Andrew Teixeira National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Chemical Engineering
2019 Nikhil Karanjgaokar National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Aerospace Engineering
2018 Lyubov Titova National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Physics
2018 Cagdas Onal      National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2017 Kyumin Lee National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2017 Craig Shue National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2017 Ivon Arroyo National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Social Science & Policy Studies
2016 Michael Timko National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Chemical Engineering
2016 Scarlet Shell National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biology & Biotechnology
2015 Sarah Olson National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mathematical Sciences
2013 Luis Vidali National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biology & Biotechnology
2012 Thomas Eisenbarth National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2012 Nima Rahbar National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2012 Diana Lados National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2011 Shawn Burdette National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Chemistry & Biochemistry
2009 Ali Rangwala National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Fire Protection Engineering
2009 Dmitry Korkin National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2008 Balaji Panchapakesan National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2005 Donald Brown National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2005 Neil Heffernan National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2003 Nikolaos Kazantzis National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Chemical Engineering
2003 Terri Camesano National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Chemical Engineering
2002 Luca Capogna National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mathematical Sciences
2002 Kathi Fisler National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
2002 Berk Sunar National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2001 Germano Iannacchione National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Physics
2000 Elizabeth Ryder National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Biology & Biotechnology
2000 Marcus Sarkis National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Mathematical Sciences
1998 George Heineman National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Computer Science
1997 John McNeill National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
1997 Fabio Ribeiro National Science Foundation CAREER Award Faculty Chemical Engineering