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NMSU Family of Engineering
We celebrate family reunions in the College of Engineering two times a year: during National Engineers Week (E-Week) in the spring and Homecoming Week in the fall. In February was E-Week, and we had the pleasure of having our Advisory Council meetings on campus and spending some time with our alumni. About 20 dignitaries came from out of town to be with us, and to contribute to the collective decisions on the direction and strategies of the college. This year’s meetings were special for me. We met in the new Eloy Torrez Family Learning Communities in Engineers and Chancellor Arvizu joined us to celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Approximately 10 donors among our visiting alumni and advisory council members contributed toward the completion of this beautiful facility. Students, faculty, staff, administration, and alumni gathered as an extended family of NMSU engineering in celebration of a place entirely dedicated to student success. Another highlight of the week were the 44th Bromilow Lecture, “Engineering Education: A Story of Equity and Empowerment,” delivered by Dr. Allyson Yarbrough, one of our accomplished alums. we capped the week off with our annual awards banquet to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our faculty and staff who contribute so much to the success of the College of Engineering. We may gather as the larger College of Engineering family only twice a year, but there is cause for gratefulness and pride every day of the year.
Sincerely,
Lakshmi N. Reddi
Dean, College of Engineering
2019 College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards
Award Recipients
| Dr. Wei Tang, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering: Synergy Teaching-Research-Service |  |
| Dr. Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Professor, Civil Engineering: Synergy Faculty Leadership |
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Dr. Gabe Garcia, Assistant Dean of Student Success: Synergy One-College Faculty
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| Gloria Jacquez, Program Coordinator, Office of Engineering Research: Synergy Staff Leadership |
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Linda Fresques, College Chief of Staff, Dean’s Office: Synergy One-College Staff |
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| John Ross Tapia, Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology and Surveying Engineering: Foreman Faculty Excellence |
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Gabriela Cisneros, Associate Research Engineer, Office of Engineering Research: Foreman Staff Excellence |
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| Dr. Jessica Houston, Associate Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering: Frank Bromilow Engineering Research Excellence |
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Carol Dyer, Chemical and Materials Engineering: Frank Bromilow Engineering Staff Excellence |
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Career Achievement
| Dr. Russell Hardy, Director, Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center |  |
| Dr. Sonya Cooper, Interim Dean, College of Health and Social Services, former Associate Dean, College of Engineering |  |
New Professorships
| Dr. Lambis Papelis, Civil Engineering: John Clark Distinguished Professorship in Civil Engineering |  |
| Dr. David Jáuregui (renewal), Civil Engineering: Ed Foreman Endowed Professorship for Excellence in Civil Engineering |  |
| Dr.Catherine Brewer, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering: John Nakayama and Tome Nakayama Professorship for Research and Teaching Excellence |  |
| Dr. Paul Furth, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering: John Nakayama and Tome Nakayama Professorship for Research and Teaching Excellence |  |
| Dr. Young Ho Park, Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: John Nakayama and Tome Nakayama Professorship for Research and Teaching Excellence |  |
| Pei Xu, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering: PESCO Endowed Professorship in Industrial Water Quality and Reclamation Research |  |
NMSU Accolades
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Dr. Catherine Brewer, Chemical and Materials Engineering: Donald C. Roush Award Dr. Catherine Brewer, Chemical and Materials Engineering: Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award |
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| Dr. David Mitchell, Electrical and Computer Engineering: Research Council Award for Exceptional Achievements in Creative Scholarly Activity |  |
2018 Top New Grant Recipients (more than $200K)
| Dr. Sonya Cooper, College of Health and Social Services, previously College of Engineering: National Science Foundation—$2,633,530 | |
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Dr. Laura Boucheron Spence and
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| Dr. Ehsan Dehghan Niri, Civil Engineering, US Department of Energy—$400,000 |  |
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| Dr. Pei Xu, Civil Engineering: US Department of Interior, BLM—$399,292 |  |
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| Dr. Jessica Houston, Chemical and Materials Engineering: US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health—$276,520 |  |
