The 小蝌蚪APP on Tuesday recognized faculty and staff members for contributions to research and scholarship.
The Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development sponsored the event. It was held at the LITE Center on the UL Lafayette campus.
Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development, told 小蝌蚪APP researchers that their work is 小蝌蚪APP渉elping answer some of the toughest questions our society faces.小蝌蚪APP
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Research experiences enable students to hone skills that will benefit them throughout their lifetimes: problem solving, oral and written communication, teamwork, and project and time management.
During the ceremony, 小蝌蚪APP faculty and staff researchers were recognized for a range of accomplishments, from success in generating external funds and inventing patentable intellectual property to serving on research committees.
Honorees were:
Research Excellence Award
2017-2018
- Mr. Michael McClure 小蝌蚪APP College of the Arts
- Dr. Ramendra Thakur 小蝌蚪APP B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Dr. Doug Williams 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Terrence Chambers 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Gaetan Brulotte 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Paula Zeanah 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Suzanne Fredericq 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
2018-2019
- Mr. W. Geoff Gjertson 小蝌蚪APP College of the Arts
- Dr. Joshua Bendickson 小蝌蚪APP B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Dr. Greggory Davis 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Emad Habib 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Jason Maloy 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Deedra Harrington 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Rising Star Award
2017-2018
- Dr. Allison Leigh 小蝌蚪APP College of the Arts
- Mr. Chase Edwards 小蝌蚪APP B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Dr. Amanda Mayeaux 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Holly Damico 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Christy Lenahan 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Sheng Chen 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
2018-2019
- Ms. Liane Hancock 小蝌蚪APP College of the Arts
- Dr. Sarfraz Khan 小蝌蚪APP B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Dr. Tori Flint 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Emmanuel Revellame 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Michael McDermott 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Roger Rholdon 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Nicholas Kooyers 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Outstanding Doctoral Student Mentor
2017-2018
- Dr. Mitzi Trahan 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Afef Fekih 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. John Tetnowski 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Jeanne Cartier 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Paul Leberg 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
2018-2019
- Dr. Dianne F. Olivier 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Boyun Guo 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Sadie Hoagland 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Jennifer Lemoine 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. James Albert 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor
2017-2018
- Mr. Carl Granieri 小蝌蚪APP College of the Arts
- Dr. Sarah Skinner 小蝌蚪APP B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Dr. Aimee Barber 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Joshua Vaughan 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Amy Brown 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Jeanne Cartier 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Salah Massoud 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
2018-2019
- Mr. Adam Feld 小蝌蚪APP College of the Arts
- Dr. Denise Benton 小蝌蚪APP B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- Dr. Heather Stone 小蝌蚪APP College of Education
- Dr. Ling Fei 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. McKinzie Hall 小蝌蚪APP College of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Denise Linton 小蝌蚪APP College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- Dr. Ross Chiquet 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Ms. Cheylon Woods 小蝌蚪APP 小蝌蚪APP Libraries
Outstanding Achievement in Externally Funded Research (recognizes externally sponsored awards of $1 million or higher during the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 academic years)
- Dr. Raymond Biggar Jr.
- Dr. Michelle Haj-Broussard
- Mr. Robert Carmouche
- Dr. Chee-Hung Henry Chu
- Dr. Julius Codjoe
- Ms. Kara Farmer-Primeaux
- Dr. Vijaya Gopu
- Dr. Emad Habib
- Dr. Dana Hasselschwert
- Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari
- Dr. Francois Villinger
- Mr. Brent Yantis
- Dr. Mark Zappi
Certificate of Achievement in Sponsored Research (recognizes externally sponsored awards between $500,000 and $1 million during the 2017-2018 or 2018-2019 academic years)
- Dr. Christoph Borst
- Ms. Cynthia Carrier
- Dr. Sheng Chen
- Dr. Katie Costigan
- Dr. Suzanne Fredericq
- Dr. Karl Hasenstein
- Dr. Elisabeta Mitran
- Dr. Natalia Sidorovskaia
- Dr. Geoffrey Stewart
- Dr. Gary Wagner
- Dr. Xindong Wu
- Dr. Qian Zhang
- Dr. Xiao-Dong Zhou
Certificate of Achievement in Innovation
2017-2018
- Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Dr. Rakesh Bajpai 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Magdy Bayoumi 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Andrei Chistoserdov 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Dr. Dhan Lord Fortela 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Daniel Gang 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Rafael Hernandez 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Emmanuel Revellame 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Mr. Wayne Sharp 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Mark Zappi 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
2018-2019
- Dr. Mohsen Amini Salehi 小蝌蚪APP Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
- Dr. Magdy Bayoumi 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
- Dr. Mohammad R. Madani 小蝌蚪APP College of Engineering
Appreciation for Service on a 小蝌蚪APP Research Committee
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Ms. Sarah Hebert (Chair)
- Ms. Heather Birdsong
- Mr. Jeremy Breaux
- Dr. Sarah Breaux
- Dr. Jason Goetzmann
- Dr. Dana Hasselschwert
- Ms. Madeline Husband-Ardoin
- Dr. Ritwij Kulkarni
- Dr. Shuichi Sato
- Dr. Josh Smith
- Dr. Karen Smith
- Mr. Michael Tarantino
- Dr. Elizabeth Van Bebber
- Dr. Harry J. Whitlow
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Dr. David Yarbrough (Chair)
- Dr. Robin Broussard
- Dr. Greggory Davis
- Dr. JoAnne DeRouen
- Ms. Consuela Gaines
- Ms. Kelly Garret
- Ms. Elaine Harris
- Ms. Susan Hunt
- Dr. Helen Hurst
- Dr. David Khey
- Dr. Arun Kulshreshth
- Ms. Sheri Lazare
- Dr. Gwen Leigh
- Dr. Hung-Chu Lin
- Dr. Amanda Mayeaux
- Dr. Dianne Olivier
- Dr. Judith Oxley
- Dr. Jessica Pearce
- Dr. Heather Stone
- Dr. Leigh Tolley
- Dr. Maritza Trahan
- Dr. Yang Yang
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Mr. William Holmes (Chair)
- Dr. Robin Broussard
- Dr. Andrei Chistoserdov
- Dr. Greggory Davis
- Mr. Joey Pons
- Dr. Josh Smith
- Dr. Tina Stefanski
- Mr. Carl Toups
- Dr. Yi-Hong Wang
- Dr. Harry J. Whitlow
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
- Mr. Joey Pons (Chair)
- Dr. Robin Broussard
- Dr. Andrei Chistoserdov
- Dr. Tim Duex
- Dr. Emily Romero
- Dr. Radhey Srivastava
- Dr. Harry J. Whitlow
- Mr. Carl 小蝌蚪APP淭az小蝌蚪APP Wininger
- Dr. Wu Xu
Photo: Dr. Jaimie Hebert, 小蝌蚪APP provost, addresses faculty and staff members who were recognized Tuesday for contributions to research and scholarship. Pictured with Hebert is Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development. Credit: Rachel Rafati / 小蝌蚪APP