Lauded
Fellows
Decades devoted to creating life-altering advancements have earned these professors the title of fellow
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers named Robert Magnusson one of its fellows. The professor of electrical engineering and Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair in Nanoelectronics was recognized for contributions to the invention of a new class of nanophotonic devices that employ light at a nanometer scale.
Pranesh Aswath, materials science and engineering professor and associate dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering, was named a fellow of ASM International and a fellow of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers.
J. Ping Liu, a physics professor who is working to develop stronger magnets for sustainable energy applications, was named a fellow of the American Physical Society.
The American Heart Association elected bioengineering Professor Kytai Nguyen one of its fellows, an honor conferred by the national organization’s Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences. Her research involves cellular engineering, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and stem cell therapies.
Aerospace engineering doctoral student Ezgihan “Izzy” Baydar received a three-year NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Pre-Doctoral Fellowship that will allow her to pursue her research into efficient jet engines in conjunction with the space agency.