President Kenneth A. Jessell and Provost Elizabeth M. Béjar are honoring 15 of our faculty members as 2022-2023 Top Scholars for excelling in research, creative work, publications, and other areas.
Since 2008, select faculty have been recognized with the FIU Top Scholar award for their significant achievements in research, creative activities and teaching categories.
Congratulations to the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) award recipients for being recognized at the highest level at FIU and for their contribution to the discovery of new technologies, the proliferation of knowledge and their commitment to our students’ success.
CEC award recipients and categories are:
School of Universal Computing, Construction & Engineering Education (SUCCEED)
Bruk Berhane
School of Universal Computing, Construction & Engineering Education (SUCCEED)
Junior Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)
Trina Fletcher
School of Universal Computing, Construction & Engineering Education (SUCCEED)
Junior Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kemal Akkaya
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Award-winning Publications
Elias Alwan
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Junior Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)
Ahmed Ibrahim
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Junior Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)
Paudyal Sumit
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Established Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)
Uluagac Selcuk
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Established Faculty with Significant Grants (STEM)
Wilmar Arellano
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dedicated Mentoring (Teaching – undergraduate & graduate)
Atoussa Tehrani
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty with Notable Gains in Student Learning and Success (Sciences)
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Janki Bhimani
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Award-Winning Publications
Patricia McDermott-Wells
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Dedicated Mentoring (Teaching – undergraduate & graduate)
Masoud Sadjadi
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Faculty with Notable Gains in Student Learning and Success (Sciences)
Mark Weiss
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Teaching Awards/Honors (External)
Richard Whittaker
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Globally-Engaged and/or Culturally Responsive Teaching
Giri Narasimhan
Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences
Engagement Beyond the Classroom