Twenty-four Missouri S&T faculty members were honored for excellence and achievement in research, service and teaching during an awards ceremony Feb. 21 on campus. Each award winner received a monetary stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. View photos from the event on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account.

The 2016 Faculty Excellence Award was presented to:

• Mehdi Ferdowsi, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Kelly Liu, professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering
• Joshua Rovey, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Lesley Sneed, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering

The 2016 Faculty Achievement Award was presented to:

• Lorie L. Francis, assistant teaching professor of arts, languages and philosophy
• Merilee A. Krueger, associate teaching professor of psychological science
• Honglan Shi, research professor of chemistry
• Theresa Swift, associate teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Kelly J. Tate, assistant teaching professor of English and technical communication
• Terry Wilson, associate teaching professor of biological sciences

The 2016 Faculty Research Award was presented to:

• Mohsen Asle Zaeem, assistant professor of materials science and engineering
• Kyle DeMars, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Robert Landers, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Mingzhen Wei, assistant professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering
• Yahong Rosa Zheng, professor of electrical and computer engineering

The 2016 Faculty Service Award was presented to:

• Petra DeWitt, assistant professor of history and political science
• Stephen Gao, professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering
• Steve E. Watkins, professor of electrical and computer engineering

The 2016 Faculty Teaching Award was presented to:

• Petra DeWitt
• Kelvin Erickson, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Stephen Gao
• Amber Henslee, assistant professor of psychological science
• J. Keith Nisbett, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Dev K. Niyogi, associate professor of biological sciences
• Kathleen Sheppard, assistant professor of history and political science
• J. Greg Story, associate professor of physics