{"id":15201,"date":"2021-05-12T15:09:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T19:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science-new\/news\/nc-state-honors-exceptional-faculty\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:40:37","slug":"nc-state-honors-exceptional-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/horticultural-science\/news\/nc-state-honors-exceptional-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"NC&#160;State Honors Exceptional Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"\">The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious <\/span><span style=\"\">state, national and international <\/span><span style=\"\">awards, accolades or other distinctions during the previous year. In 2021, NC&#160;State <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/\"><span style=\"\">honored 29 faculty virtually<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\"> since the annual event could not be held in person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">Among the awards celebrated was the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/three-faculty-win-holladay-medal\/\"><span style=\"\">Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, NC&#160;State\u2019s highest award recognizing faculty achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">The 2021 honorees were:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#robert-kelly\"><span style=\"\">Robert Kelly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Alcoa Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#robin-moore\"><span style=\"\">Robin Moore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#hasan-jameel\"><span style=\"\">Hasan Jameel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, the Jordan Family Distinguished Professor for Natural Resource Innovation, was <\/span><span style=\"\">recognized for receiving the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolina.edu\/2020-teaching-award-winners\/\"><span style=\"\">University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, the most prestigious award given to faculty for teaching excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"2021 Celebrating Faculty Excellence Virtual Event\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/545254060?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\">The following faculty were also recognized:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#veronica-augustyn\"><span style=\"\">Veronica Augustyn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering: Department of Energy Early Career Research Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#aydin-aysu\"><span style=\"\">Aydin Aysu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#sylvia-blankenship\"><span style=\"\">Sylvia Blankenship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor emerita, Department of Horticultural Science, and senior associate dean emerita, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: National Inventors Hall of Fame<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#doug-call\"><span style=\"\">Douglas Call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, associate professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ruben-carbonell\"><span style=\"\">Ruben Carbonell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Frank Hawkins Kenan Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#phil-castellano\"><span style=\"\">Phil Castellano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair, Department of Chemistry: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#paul-dayton\"><span style=\"\">Paul Dayton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor and interim head, UNC\/NC&#160;State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#veljko-dubljevic\"><span style=\"\">Veljko Dubljevic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ryan-emanuel\"><span style=\"\">Ryan Emanuel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources: National Humanities Center Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#peter-fedkiw\"><span style=\"\">Peter Fedkiw<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor and head, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#paul-dayton\"><span style=\"\">Donald<\/span> <span style=\"\"> Freytes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, UNC\/NC&#160;State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ismail-guvenc\"><span style=\"\">Ismail Guvenc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#lilian-hsiao\"><span style=\"\">Lilian Hsiao<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#warren-jasper\"><span style=\"\">Warren Jasper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science: Jefferson Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#frances-ligler\"><span style=\"\">Frances Ligler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Ross Lampe Distinguished Professor, UNC\/NC&#160;State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Engineering Simon Ramo Founders Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#louis-martin-vega\"><span style=\"\">Louis Martin-Vega<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and dean, College of Engineering: National Academy of Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ismail-guvenc\"><span style=\"\">Roger Narayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, UNC\/NC&#160;State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#lewis-owen\"><span style=\"\">Lewis Owen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor and head, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#christopher-parnin\"><span style=\"\">Christopher Parnin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#behnam-pourdeyhimi\"><span style=\"\">Behnam Pourdeyhimi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Klopman Distinguished Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science: National Academy of Inventors Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#thomas-ranney\"><span style=\"\">Thomas Ranney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, JC Raulston Distinguished Professor, Department of Horticultural Science: National Academy of Inventors Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#jean-ristaino\"><span style=\"\">Jean Ristaino<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#munindar-singh\"><span style=\"\">Munindar Singh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Computer Science: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#brian-space\"><span style=\"\">Brian Space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Chemistry: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#dali-sun\"><span style=\"\">Dali Sun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Physics: Department of Energy Early Career Research Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#paul-turinsky\"><span style=\"\">Paul Turinsky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor emeritus, Department of Nuclear Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"\">2021 marks the tenth year of the Celebration of Faculty Excellence. In recognition of all honored faculty, the university will light the Memorial Belltower red from 7:30-9 p.m. on <\/span><span style=\"\">May 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/nc-state-honors-exceptional-faculty\/\">originally published<\/a> in Provost's Office News.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"<span style=\"\">The Celebration of Faculty Excellence is held each spring to recognize outstanding faculty who have received prestigious <\/span><span style=\"\">state, national and international <\/span><span style=\"\">awards, accolades or other distinctions during the previous year. In 2021, NC State <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/\"><span style=\"\">honored 29 faculty virtually<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\"> since the annual event could not be held in person.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"\">Among the awards celebrated was the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/three-faculty-win-holladay-medal\/\"><span style=\"\">Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, NC State\u2019s highest award recognizing faculty achievement.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"\">The 2021 honorees were:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#robert-kelly\"><span style=\"\">Robert Kelly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Alcoa Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#robin-moore\"><span style=\"\">Robin Moore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#hasan-jameel\"><span style=\"\">Hasan Jameel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, the Jordan Family Distinguished Professor for Natural Resource Innovation, was <\/span><span style=\"\">recognized for receiving the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcarolina.edu\/2020-teaching-award-winners\/\"><span style=\"\">University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, the most prestigious award given to faculty for teaching excellence.<\/span>\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/545254060[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<span style=\"\">The following faculty were also recognized:<\/span>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#veronica-augustyn\"><span style=\"\">Veronica Augustyn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering: Department of Energy Early Career Research Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#aydin-aysu\"><span style=\"\">Aydin Aysu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#sylvia-blankenship\"><span style=\"\">Sylvia Blankenship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor emerita, Department of Horticultural Science, and senior associate dean emerita, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: National Inventors Hall of Fame<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#doug-call\"><span style=\"\">Douglas Call<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, associate professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ruben-carbonell\"><span style=\"\">Ruben Carbonell<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Frank Hawkins Kenan Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#phil-castellano\"><span style=\"\">Phil Castellano<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Chair, Department of Chemistry: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#paul-dayton\"><span style=\"\">Paul Dayton<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor and interim head, UNC\/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#veljko-dubljevic\"><span style=\"\">Veljko Dubljevic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ryan-emanuel\"><span style=\"\">Ryan Emanuel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources: National Humanities Center Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#peter-fedkiw\"><span style=\"\">Peter Fedkiw<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor and head, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#paul-dayton\"><span style=\"\">Donald<\/span> <span style=\"\"> Freytes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, UNC\/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ismail-guvenc\"><span style=\"\">Ismail Guvenc<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#lilian-hsiao\"><span style=\"\">Lilian Hsiao<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#warren-jasper\"><span style=\"\">Warren Jasper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science: Jefferson Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#frances-ligler\"><span style=\"\">Frances Ligler<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Ross Lampe Distinguished Professor, UNC\/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Engineering Simon Ramo Founders Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#louis-martin-vega\"><span style=\"\">Louis Martin-Vega<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and dean, College of Engineering: National Academy of Engineering<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#ismail-guvenc\"><span style=\"\">Roger Narayan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, UNC\/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering: National Academy of Inventors Senior Member<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#lewis-owen\"><span style=\"\">Lewis Owen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor and head, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#christopher-parnin\"><span style=\"\">Christopher Parnin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Computer Science: National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#behnam-pourdeyhimi\"><span style=\"\">Behnam Pourdeyhimi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, Klopman Distinguished Professor, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science: National Academy of Inventors Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#thomas-ranney\"><span style=\"\">Thomas Ranney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, JC Raulston Distinguished Professor, Department of Horticultural Science: National Academy of Inventors Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#jean-ristaino\"><span style=\"\">Jean Ristaino<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#munindar-singh\"><span style=\"\">Munindar Singh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Computer Science: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#brian-space\"><span style=\"\">Brian Space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor, Department of Chemistry: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#dali-sun\"><span style=\"\">Dali Sun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, assistant professor, Department of Physics: Department of Energy Early Career Research Award<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/faculty-resources\/awards-and-honors\/celebrating-faculty-excellence\/faculty-excellence-biographies\/#paul-turinsky\"><span style=\"\">Paul Turinsky<\/span><\/a><span style=\"\">, professor emeritus, Department of Nuclear Engineering: American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"\">2021 marks the tenth year of the Celebration of Faculty Excellence. 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