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Faculty Awards


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Arvin Agah


Associate Professor, EECS, agah@ittc.ku.edu
  • KU EECS Cerner Teaching Award, 2004
  • KU Center for Teaching Excellence Celebration of Teaching Award, 2004
  • Miller Scholar, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2001
  • Engineering Expo Educator Award, University of Kansas, 2001
  • Senior Member, IEEE, 2001
  • KU Henry E. Gould Award for Outstanding Teaching, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2000
  • Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, U.S. Navy-ASEE, 1999
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, NSF-STA, 1995-1997
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who's Who, 1997-1998

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Perry Alexander


Professor, EECS, alex@ittc.ku.edu
  • ASEE Midwest Region Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence, 2003
  • Miller Faculty Development Award, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2003
  • W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 2003
  • Miller Scholar, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2002
  • Harry Talley Award, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, University of Kansas, 2002
  • Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering Expo Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Kansas, 2000
  • Senior member of IEEE, 1999
  • University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Engineering Neil A. Wandmacher Teaching Award, 1998
  • UC Engineering Tribunal Professor of the Quarter, University of Cincinnati, winter 1994 and fall 1998
  • Departmental nominee of HKN Young Professor Award, University of Cincinnati, 1997-1998
  • University nominee to the Defense Science Study Group, 1997
  • HKN Outstanding Professor of the Year, University of Cincinnati, 1996-1997
  • William E. Restemeyer Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, 1996-1997
  • William H. Middendorf Research Excellence Award, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, 1993-1994
  • ASEE Faculty Summer Internship, Naval Ocean Systems Center, Summer 1993 (Declined)
  • HKN Outstanding Professor of the Year, University of Cincinnati, 1992-1993

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Christopher Allen


Professor, EECS, callen@eecs.ku.edu
  • John E. Sharp and Winifred E. Sharp Teaching Professorship, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2002-2005
  • Miller Scholar for teaching, research, and service, School of Engineering, University of Kansas. 2001
  • W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 2001
  • Ned N. Fleming Trust Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Kansas, 2001
  • Recognized by the Center for Teaching Excellence for excellence in the classroom, University of Kansas, 1998
  • Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1998
  • Miller Award for Research, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1999
  • Senior Member, IEEE, 1996

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David Andrews


Professor, EECS, dandrews@ittc.ku.edu
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who's Who, 1994-present
  • Senior Member of IEEE, 2001
  • Outstanding Service Award, Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1996, 1997
  • General Managers Award, General Electric, 1990
  • Outstanding Researcher Award, Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 1990

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Shannon Blunt


Assistant Professor, sdblunt@ittc.ku.edu
  • NRL Alan Berman Research Publication Award, 2004
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri, 2001
  • 1st Place, Electrical Engineering Lab Exhibit, MU Engineers' Fair, 2001, 1999
  • Donald K. Anderson Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, 2000

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David Braaten


Professor, Physics and Astronomy, braaten@ku.edu
  • Antarctic Service Medal, National Science Foundation and the Department of the Navy, 1995

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Swapan Chakrabarti


Associate Professor, EECS, chakra@eecs.ku.edu
  • Honorary Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1997
  • Ned N. Fleming Teaching Award for Outstanding Classroom Teaching, University of Kansas, 1992
  • Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, Physics Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1982

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Xue-wen Chen


Assistant Professor, EECS, xwchen@ittc.ku.edu
  • Senior Member IEEE, 2004.

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Daniel Deavours


Research Assistant Professor, ITTC, deavours@ittc.ku.edu
  • Best papers award, PNPM '2001
  • Travel Scholarship from IBM to attend IPDS '98 conference
  • Best papers award, PNPM '97
  • Best papers award, TOOLS '97
  • Edmund J. James Scholar, 1990-1992

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Kenneth Demarest


Professor, EECS, demarest@ku.edu
  • Eta Kappa Nu

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Tyrone Duncan


Professor, Mathematics, duncan@math.ku.edu
  • Fellow of IEEE
  • Olin K. Petefish Award in the Basic Sciences (Higuchi/Endowment Research Achievement Award), University of Kansas, 1999

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Joseph Evans


Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor, EECS, & Director of Research Information Technology, evans@eecs.ku.edu
  • Spahr Professorship, University of Kansas, 2000-2003
  • Senior Member of IEEE, 2001
  • Miller Award for Research, University of Kansas, 1996
  • Ph.D. Scholarship, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1984-1988
  • Garden State Graduate Fellowship, New Jersey, 1983-1987

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Victor Frost


ITTC Director & Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor, EECS, frost@eecs.ku.edu
  • Fellow of IEEE
  • Miller Scholar for FY 2002, School of Engineering, University of Kansas
  • Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor, 1996-present
  • Miller Award for Research, University of Kansas, 1991
  • Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1987
  • Miller Award for Service, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1986
  • Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1984
  • Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship
  • Honors Undergraduate Research Grant, University of Kansas, 1976
  • Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, Marquis Who's Who, 1977

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Jerzy Grzymala-Busse


Professor, EECS, jerzy@eecs.ku.edu
  • Miller Scholar, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2002
  • Nominated by graduate students to be honored as the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mentor of the Year, KU, 1993
  • Listed among 82 KU faculty as "the finest teacher from whom I took courses" by 10 or more graduating seniors, 1987
  • Award of the Polish Academy of Sciences for research results, 1981
  • Eleven awards for research results from the Rector, Technical University of Poznan, 1966-1980
  • Two awards for teaching from the Dean, Technical University of Poznan, 1966 and 1970
  • Two awards for teaching from the Rector, Technical University of Poznan, 1978 and 1979
  • Three awards for research results, Minister of Science, Higher Education, and Technology, 1970, 1973, 1976
  • Award of the Voivode of Poznan for research results, 1976
  • Listed in American Men and Women of Science, Marquis Who's Who

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Jun Huan


Assistant Professor, jhuan@ittc.ku.edu
  • University of North Carolina, Scholar of Tomorrow, 2001 University of North Carolina, Alumni Fellow, 2006

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Ronqing Hui


Professor, EECS, hui@eecs.ku.edu
  • Miller Professional Development Award - Research, University of Kansas, 2002

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Prasad Kulkarni


Acting Assistant Professor, kulkarni@ittc.ku.edu
  • IBM Ph.D. Fellowship, 2006-07
  • Florida State University Featured Student, November 2006
  • Finalist in the Florida State University Research and Creativity Awards, April 2006

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Ed Meyen


Professor, Special Education, meyen@ku.edu
  • Faculty Achievement Award for Service, 2006
  • AT&T Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2002
  • The Paul Allen Foundation Award-Online Course Development, 1999

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James Miller


Associate Professor, EECS, jrmiller@ku.edu
  • KU Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Excellence in Teaching Award, 2000

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Gary Minden


Professor, EECS, gminden@ittc.ku.edu
  • Miller Professional Development Award - Service, University of Kansas, 2002
  • Miller Scholar, University of Kansas, 1999 and 2000

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Richard Moore


Professor Emeritus, Founder of RSL Lab, EECS, rmoore@sunflower.com
  • Prize for Remote Sensing, Australia, 1995 (equivalent to Nobel Prize)
  • Remote Sensing Award, Italian Center, 1995
  • Fellow, AAAS, 1993
  • Life Fellow of IEEE (Fellow in 1962)
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering, 1989
  • Irvin Youngberg Award in the Applied Sciences, University of Kansas, 1989
  • Louise E. Byrd Graduate Educator Award, University of Kansas, 1984
  • Centennial Medal, IEEE, 1984
  • Distinguished Achievement Award, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, 1982
  • Outstanding Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Council on Oceanic Engineering, 1978
  • Alumni Achievement Award, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington University, 1978

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Bozenna Pasik-Duncan


Professor, Mathematics, bozenna@ku.edu
  • 14th Annual Louise Hay Award for Contributions to Mathematics Education, 2004
  • H.O.P.E. Award, University of Kansas, 2003
  • Mortor Board Outstanding Educator Award, 2003
  • Frank B. Morrison Teaching Award for "Distinguished Teaching," College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Kansas, 2002
  • IEEE Fellow for "Outstanding Contributions to Identification and Stochastic Adaptive Control", the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, INC, (IEEE), 2001
  • National Teaching Award for "Excellence in Teaching and Research", the Polish Ministry of Higher Education and Sciences, Poland, 1975
  • Chancellor's Award for " Outstanding Research and Teaching", the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, 1977-1978
  • Chancellor's Award for "Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation", Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, 1978
  • International Research Experience Fellowship to the United States (Berkeley, Harvard and MIT), IREX, 1982
  • NSF Career Advancement Award, the National Science Foundation, USA, 1991-1993
  • Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence and Advising in Public Outreach, University of Kansas, 1996
  • G. Baley Price Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Mathematics Graduate Students Association, University of Kansas, 1999
  • IEEE Third Millennium Medal for Outstanding Achievements and Contributions, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, INC, (IEEE), 2000
  • CSS Distinguished Member Award, IEEE Control Systems Society(CSS), 2000

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Erik Perrins


Assistant Professor, EECS, esp@eecs.ku.edu
  • Best Paper Award (with T. Nelson and M. Rice), International Telemetering Conference, 2005
  • Best Graduate Student Paper Award, International Telemetering Conference, 2004, 2003
  • BYU Electrical Engineering Department Research Fellowship, 1997-1998

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David Petr


Professor, EECS, petr@eecs.ku.edu
  • W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, 2005
  • Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003
  • Sharp Teaching Professorship, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2000-2003
  • Ben Dasher Best Paper Award, ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education conference, 2000
  • Visiting Erskine Fellowship, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 2000
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 1999
  • Runner-up for Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1996
  • Senior member, IEEE, 1991
  • Nominee for NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow, University of Kansas, 1991

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Glenn Prescott


Professor, Sharp Professor of Engineering, EECS, prescott@eecs.ku.edu
  • Terra Award, NASA, 2000
  • NASA Headquarters Service Award, 2000
  • Sharp Teaching Professorship, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1999-2001
  • Outstanding Instructor Award, Air Force Institute of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering, Spring and Fall, 1986; Winter and Fall, 1987; Spring 1998
  • Outstanding Instructor of the Year, Eta Kappa Nu, Delta Xi Chapter, 1987
  • Senior Member of IEEE

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James Roberts


Professor, EECS, jroberts@eecs.ku.edu
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow Award, Frontiers in Education Conference, 2002
  • Member of U. S. Sen. Pat Roberts Advisory Committee on Science Technology, and the Future (Chair of the Information, Telecommunications, and Computing Task Force)
  • IEEE Fellow, 2002
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the International Engineering Consortium, Inc.
  • 1987 Federal Government Distinguished Station Award (Team award)

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Hossein Saiedian


Professor, EECS, saiedian@ittc.ku.edu
  • Senior Member, IEEE, 2001
  • Certified Software Engineering Professional Award, IEEE-CS, 2002
  • Appointed Chair, IEEE-CS Software Engineering Education Committee, 2002
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2000
  • Distinguished Research Award, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2000
  • Top 10 Software Engineer Scholars, Journal of Systems and Software, 1998

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Sam Shanmugan


AT&T Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, shanmuga@ittc.ku.edu
  • Fellow of IEEE
  • H.O.P.E. Award Finalist, University of Kansas, 1994
  • Higuchi Award for Research, University of Kansas, 1990
  • Burlington Northern Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Kansas, 1987
  • Henry E. Gould Award for Distinguished Service to Undergraduate Engineering Education, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1982
  • Amoco Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Kansas, 1982
  • Ralph R. Teetor Outstanding Young Engineer Award, Society of Automotive Engineers, 1979

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James Stiles


Associate Professor, EECS, jstiles@rsl.ku.edu
  • Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Engineering, 2004
  • Interactive Session Prize Paper Award, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, 2002
  • Miller Award for Distinguished Research, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2001
  • Harry Talley Teaching Award, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 2000
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, 2000
  • IEEE Senior Member, 1997

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Costas Tsatsoulis


Chairperson, Professor, EECS, tsatsoul@ittc.ku.edu
  • Spahr professorship, University of Kansas, 2000-2002
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Computer Engineering undergraduates, University of Kansas 2000
  • Bellows Fellowship, School of Engineering, University of Kansas, 1999
  • Elected Senior Member, IEEE, 1998
  • Faculty Fellowship, Big 12 Conference, 1997
  • Engineering Education Excellence Award, State of Kansas and AT&T, 1995
  • National Finalist for the National AT&T Engineering Education Excellence Award, AT&T, 1995
  • Miller Award for Research Excellence, University of Kansas, 1994
  • Nominated for HOPE Award, University of Kansas, 1992

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Victor Wallace


Professor, EECS, wallace@eecs.ku.edu
  • Senior Life Member, IEEE
  • Senior Member, ACM
  • Computer Graphics Pioneer Award, ACM SIGGRAPH, 1984
  • Irving Faye Memorial Award, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1955