The recipients of the Distinguished Research Award are chosen by a committee of Tech faculty and researchers and are nominated by their colleagues. The award is presented annually at commencement.

2017 Announcement

Distinguished Research Award Committee (2017-2018):

B. Majumdar (Ch.), M. Heagy, D. Raymond, W. McIntosh, M. Person

• The Committee is currently soliciting nominations for the 2017 Distinguished Research Award. Nominations are requested by March 25, 2016.  The closing date for having nominations to the committee for full consideration this year will be April 15, 2016.
• Procedures for Nominations:
• Nominations must be made confidentially, i.e., without the knowledge of the nominee, and without broad knowledge outside of the nominator(s) and references.
• The call for nominations will go out to the NMT community jointly from the committee and Research Vice President at the first Faculty Senate meeting of the year and be reissued via email at least once prior to the deadline.
• Nominations should be new or updated resubmittals. 
• Nomination packages will be limited to a nomination letter, an extended CV of research and publication highlights of up to 10 pages in length, and 2-4 external letters. Other materials will not be considered.
• Nominations should be submitted jointly to the chair of the committee and to the Research Vice President via email.
• The committee will provide a recommendation of the awardee to the VP for a final decision on the award (which is given during Commencement), as well as confidential feedback to nominators each year.
• The award may only be given once to any particular individual.

 

Past Recipients

 

2017	Snezna Rogelj, Biology
2016	Mark Person, Earth & Environmental Science
2015	Reid Grigg, PRRC
2014	Michael Heagy, Chemistry
2013	Ali Fakhimi, Mineral Engineering
2012	Philip Kyle, Earth & Environmental Science
2011	William Winn, Physics
2010	Richard Aster, Earth & Environmental Science
2009	William Rison, Electrical Engineering
2008	Bhaskar Majumdar, Materials
2007	Tanja Pietrass, Chemistry
2006	Robert Bowman, Earth & Environmental Science
2005	William McIntosh, Bureau of Geology
2004	Jill Buckley, Petroleum Recovery Research Center
2003	Raphael   Lara-Martinez, Humanities
2002	Randy Seright, PRRC
2001	John McCoy, Materials Engineering
2000	Paul Krehbiel, Physics
1999	Allan Gutjahr, Mathematics/Earth & Environmental Science
1998	John Wilson, Earth & Environmental Science
1997	Lawrence Werbelow, Chemistry
1996	Krishan Chawla, Materials Engineering
1995	David Raymond, Physics
1994	Fred Phillips, Earth & Environmental Science
1993	Gerardo Gross, Physics
1992	Jean Eilek, Physics
1991	Kay Brower, Chemistry
1990	Norman Morrow, Petroleum Engineering
1989	Osman Inal, Materials Engineering
1988	Charles Chapin, Earth & Environmental Science
1987	Kent Condie, Earth & Environmental Science
1986	Marx Brook, Physics
1985	Allan Sanford, Earth & Environmental Science
1984	Charles Moore, Physics