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Faculty honors

Our faculty are working to solve society's most pressing challenges and are committed to providing students with an exceptional education.

33 National Academy of Engineering members

96 NSF Early CAREER Awardees

46 Sloan Fellows

20 PECASE Awards

Faculty honors news

Magdalena Balazinska and Shwetak Patel headshots

(CSE, ECE) American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Congrats to Magdalena Balazinska and Shwetak Patel, who are among the UW faculty members elected to the AAAS this year.

A head-and-shoulders photo of Vikram Iyer

(CSE) Vikram Iyer named Sloan fellow

The Allen School assistant professor is among five UW faculty members awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

A head-and-shoulders photo of David Baker

(BioE, ChemE, CSE adjunct) David Baker elected to NAE

Congrats to David Baker, head of the Institute for Protein Design and adjunct professor of bioengineering, chemical engineering, and computer science and engineering, on his election to the National Academy of Engineering.

A head-and-shoulders photo of UW ECE Professor Lih Lin, standing in a brick hallway outside of the UW ECE building on the UW Seattle campus

(ECE) Professor Lih-Yuan Lin named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Lih-Yuan Lin, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors.

UW ECE Maryam Fazel stands on a stage, holding an award certificate. The award presenters stand on either side of her.

(ECE) Maryam Fazel receives 2025 Farkas Prize

The University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering congratulates Professor Maryam Fazel, recipient of the 2025 Farkas Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, or INFORMS, Optimization Society.

Jeffrey Heer headshot

(CSE) Jeffrey Heer receives InfoVis Test of Time Award

Allen School professor Jeffrey Heer receives InfoVis Test of Time Award for creating Voyager visualization tool for more efficient data exploration

Elizabeth Nance headshot

(ChemE) Elizabeth Nance named finalist for the 2025 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

Elizabeth has been recognized for her pioneering work in brain tissue modeling and nanoparticle engineering for targeted treatment of newborn and pediatric brain injuries.

Karen Leung headshot

(A&A) Karen Leung receives NSF CAREER Award to build autonomous systems with enhanced human-like social skills

Karen Leung recieved this award for research that could improve how autonomous systems interact safely with humans.

Ed Habtour headshot

(A&A) Ed Habtour receives NSF CAREER Award to develop ultra-efficient ultra-fast biomimetic robots

Ed Habtour recieved this award for developing transformative engineering theories that harness the specialized geometric patterns found in biological systems.

Abhishek Gupta headshot

(CSE) Abhishek Gupta receives RAS Early Academic Career Award

Gupta’s research has focused on developing methods that can make it practical for robots to improve safely and reliably through reinforcement learning.

Samson Jenekhe headshot

(ChemE) Samson Jenekhe wins 2025 de Gennes Prize

The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded the 2025 de Gennes Prize to Samson Jenekhe, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering and Frank and Julie Jungers Endowed Chair of Engineering.

Mohammad Malakooti headshot

(ME) Shaping the future of recyclable electronics

Assistant Professor Mohammad Malakooti has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to advance sustainable manufacturing of flexible electronics.

A photo collage featuring headshots of 12 UW faculty members.

Washington State Academy of Sciences

Engineering faculty members Magdalena Bałazińska, Cynthia Chen, Kai-Mei Fu, Julie Kientz, and Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert are among the twelve UW researchers elected to the 2025 Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Selected awards received by UW College of Engineering Faculty (emeriti included)

Magdalena Balazinska (CSE)
2026

Shwetak Patel (CSE, ECE)
2026

Dan Suciu (CSE)
2024

Tom Anderson (CSE)
2017

Anna Karlin (CSE)
2016

Susan Eggers (CSE)
2013

Edward D. Lazowska (CSE)
2004

Yejin Choi (CSE)
2022

Shwetak Patel (CSE, ECE)
2011

Yoky Matsuoka (CSE)
2007

Nancy Allbritton (BioE)
2024

Samson Jenekhe (ChemE)
2022

Anna Karlin (CSE)
2022

Mari Ostendorf (ECE)
2021

Steven L. Kramer (CEE)
2020

Tom Anderson (CSE)
2016

James J. Riley (ME)
2014

Eric Horvitz (CSE affiliate)
2013

Rico Malvar (ECE affiliate)
2012

David Stahl (CEE)
2012

Hank Levy (CSE)
2011

Dennis Lettenmeier (CEE)
2010

David Auth (BioE affiliate)
2009

Matthew O'Donnell (BioE)
2009

Matthew O'Donnell (BioE)
2009

Matthew O'Donnell (BioE)
2009

Susan Eggers (CSE)
2006

George M. Homsy (ME affiliate)
2006

Allan Hoffman (BioE)
2005

Phil Bernstein (CSE affiliate)
2003

Burton Smith (CSE affiliate)
2003

Buddy Ratner (BioE)
2002

Ed Lazowska (CSE)
2001

James Bassingthwaighte (BioE)
2000

Akira Ishimaru (ECE)
1996

Dave Cutler (CSE affiliate)
1994

Bruce Finlayson (ChemE)
1994

Irene Peden (ECE)
1993

Bishnu S. Atal (ECE affiliate)
1987

Albert Kobayashi (ME)
1986

Abraham Hertzberg (A&A, deceased)
1976

Albert Babb (ChemE)
1972

Edward Wenk Jr. (CEE, deceased)
1969

Milo Bell (BioE, deceased)
1968

Albert Babb (ChemE)
1972

Edward Wenk Jr. (CEE, deceased)
1969

Milo Bell (BioE, deceased)
1968

  

Xiaodong Xu (Physics and MSE)
2025

Anna Karlin (CSE)
2021

Charles Marcus (MSE)
2018

Mary Lidstrom (ChemE)
2013

Richard Karp (CSE)
1996

Bishnu S. Atal (ECE)
1993

Kate Starbird (HCDE)
2025

Bhuvana Srinivasan (A&A)
2025

Steve Brunton (ME)
2019

Alvin Cheung (CSE)
2019

Elizabeth Nance (ChemE)
2019

Kevin Schneider (ECE affiliate)
2019

Emily B. Fox (CSE and ECE adjunct)
2017

Shwetak Patel (CSE, ECE)
2016

Luke Zettlemoyer (CSE)
2016

Bruce J. Hinds (MSE)
2009

Michael Hochberg (ECE)
2009

Cecilia Aragon (HCDE)
2008

Maya Gupta (ECE)
2007

Suzie Hwang Pun (BioE)
2005

Wei Li (ME)
2004

Radha Poovendran (ECE)
2004

Yoky Matsuoka (CSE)
2003

Alon Halevy (CSE)
2000

Chris Diorio (CSE)
1999

Deirdre Meldrum (ECE)
1997

Vikram Iyer (CSE)
2026

Amy Orsborn (BioE/ECE)
2025

Amy Zhang (CSE)
2025

Simon S. Du (CSE)
2024

Adriana Schulz (CSE)
2024

Leilani Battle (CSE)
2023

Yulia Tsvetkov (CSE)
2022

Hannaneh Hajishirzi (CSE)
2020

Yin Tat Lee (CSE)
2020

Alvin Cheung (CSE)
2019

Shayan Oveis Gharan (CSE)
2019

Maya Cakmak (CSE)
2018

Arka Majumdar (ECE)
2018

Ali Farhadi (CSE)
2017

Emina Torlak (CSE)
2016

Emily B. Fox (CSE and ECE)
2015

Shyam Gollakota (CSE)
2015

Thomas Rothvoss (CSE)
2015

Jeffrey Heer (CSE)
2014

Edward Lazowska (CSE)
2014

Shyam Gollakota (CSE)
2014

James Carothers (ChemE)
2013

Shwetak Patel (CSE and ECE)
2012

Anup Rao (CSE)
2011

Georg Seelig (CSE and ECE)
2011

Paul Wiggins (BioE and Physics)
2011

Luis Ceze (CSE)
2010

Christine Luscombe (MSE)
2010

James Lee (CSE)
2009

Tadayoshi Kohno (CSE)
2008

Venkatesan Guruswami (CSE)
2005

Mark Oskin (CSE)
2005

Steve Gribble (CSE)
2004

David Wetherall (CSE)
2004

Pedro Domingos (CSE)
2003

Zoran Popovic (CSE)
2003

Scott Hauck (CSE and ECE)
2001

Raj Rao (CSE)
2001

Steve Seitz (CSE)
2001

Dan Suciu (CSE)
2001

Brian Curless (CSE)
2000

Chris Diorio (CSE)
2000

Alon Halevy (CSE)
1999

David Salesin (CSE)
1995

Tom Anderson (CSE)
1994

Eve Riskin (CSE and ECE)
1994

NSF CAREER awards recognize and support new faculty members who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. Each award includes a substantial grant to support the faculty member's research. Data from 2001 to present.

YearRecipientDepartment
2024Vikram IyerComputer Science & Engineering
2024Adriana SchulzComputer Science & Engineering
2024Amy OrsbornElectrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering
2024Ting CaoMaterials Science & Engineering
2024Chaoyue ZhaoIndustrial & Systems Engineering
2024Nadya PeekHuman Centered Design & Engineering
2024Lucas MezaMechanical Engineering
2023 Michelle DiBenedettoMechanical Engineering
Ji-Eun KimIndustrial & Systems Engineering
2022Jessica RayCivil & Environmental Engineering
Mehmet KurtMechanical Engineering
Prashanth RajivanIndustrial & Systems Engineering
2021 Sam BurdenElectrical & Computer Engineering
Michael GomezCivil & Environmental Engineering
2018 Shayan Oveis GharanComputer Science & Engineering
Leah FindlaterHuman Centered Design & Engineering
Jon FroehlichComputer Science & Engineering
Yin Tat LeeComputer Science & Engineering
Brett MaurerCivil & Environmental Engineering
Mo LiElectrical & Computer Engineering
Peter PauzauskieMaterial Science & Engineering
Kate StarbirdHuman Centered Design & Engineering
Kat SteeleMechanical Engineering
Zachary TatlockComputer Science & Engineering
2017 Alvin CheungComputer Science & Engineering
Cole DeForestChemical Engineering
Ali FarhadiComputer Science & Engineering
Sreeram KannanElectrical & Computer Engineering
Katharina ReineckeComputer Science & Engineering
Franziska RoesnerComputer Science & Engineering
Thomas RothvossComputer Science & Engineering
Emina TorlakComputer Science & Engineering
2016 Maya CakmakComputer Science & Engineering
Sean MunsonHuman Centered Design & Engineering
Anshu NarangAeronautics & Astronautics
Peter PauzauskieMaterials Science & Engineering
Jinkyu "JK" YangAeronautics & Astronautics
2015 Shyamnath GollakotaComputer Science & Engineering
Daniela RosnerHuman Centered Design & Engineering
Chris RudellElectrical Engineering
Katherine SteeleMechanical Engineering
2013 Michael DoddCivil & Environmental Engineering
2012 Kai-Mei FuElectrical Engineering and Physics
James PfaendtnerChemical Engineering
Marco RolandiMaterials Science & Engineering
Xiaodong XuMaterials Science & Engineering
2011 Antonino FerranteAeronautics & Astronautics
James FogartyComputer Science & Engineering
Archis GhateIndustrial & Systems Engineering
2010 Linda Ng BoyleIndustrial Systems and Engineering (transferred to UW)
Julie KientzHuman Centered Design & Engineering
Charlotte LeeHuman Centered Design & Engineering
Georg SeeligComputer Science & Engineering and Electrical Engineering
2009 Magda BalazinskaComputer Science & Engineering (transferred to UW)
Luis CezeComputer Science & Engineering
Jae-Hyun ChungMechanical Engineering
Maryam FazelElectrical Engineering
Yoshi KohnoComputer Science & Engineering
Brian OtisElectrical Engineering
Nathan SniadeckiMechanical Engineering
Junlan WangMechanical Engineering (transferred to UW)
2008 Alberto AlisedaMechanical Engineering
Christine LuscombeMaterials Science & Engineering
Jonathan PosnerMechanical Engineering (transferred to UW)
Amy ShenMechanical Engineering (left UW)
Hong ShenChemical Engineering
2007 Xiaohu GaoBioengineering
James LeeComputer Science & Engineering
Babik Amir ParvizElectrical Engineering
Wendy ThomasBioengineering
2005 Dan GrossmanComputer Science & Engineering
Suzie PunBioengineering
2004 Venkatesan GuruswamiComputer Science & Engineering (left UW)
Bruce J. HindsMaterials Science & Engineering
  
Tara JavidiElectrical Engineering (left UW)
Eric KlavinsElectrical Engineering
Wayne LiMechanical Engineering (left UW)
Xingde LiBioengineering (left UW)
2003 Dwayne D. ArolaMaterials Science & Engineering (transferred to UW)
Yoky MatsuokaComputer Science & Engineering (transferred to UW)
Kristi MorgansenAeronautics & Astronautics
Kai StrunzElectrical Engineering
Jennifer TurnsHuman Centered Design & Engineering
2002 Steven GribbleComputer Science & Engineering
Jim HermansonAeronautics & Astronautics (transferred to UW)
Mehran MesbahiAeronautics & Astronautics (transferred to UW)
Mark OskinComputer Science & Engineering
Rajesh RaoComputer Science & Engineering
David WetherallComputer Science & Engineering
2001 Stuart AdlerChemical Engineering
Jeffrey BilmesElectrical Engineering
Albert FolchBioengineering
Dieter FoxComputer Science & Engineering
Vikram JandhyalaElectrical Engineering
Shaoyi JiangChemical Engineering
Alexander MamishevElectrical Engineering
Radha PoovendranElectrical Engineering
Zoran PopovicComputer Science & Engineering
Dan SuciuComputer Science & Engineering