UAH Provost Dr. Christine Curtis presents the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award to Dr. Eletra Gilchrist-Petty, Associate Professor, Communication Arts, during the annual Awards Ceremony.
Michael Mercier | UAH
Dr. Eletra Gilchrist-Petty, an Associate Professor of Communication Arts, in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, was the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award and Dr. Babak Shotorban, an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering was presented the University Distinguished Research Award at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Awards Ceremony and Reception held on April 13, in the Student Services Building on campus.
College Outstanding Faculty Awards
Dr. Pavica Sheldon, Department Chair, Associate Professor, Communication Arts, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Dr. Liwu Hsu – Associate Professor, Marketing Department, College of Business
Dr. Sandra Lampley - Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Department, College of Education
Dr. Thomas Morris - Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Center for Cybersecurity Research and Education, College of Engineering
Rebecca Davis - Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing
Dr. Ming Sun - Associate Professor, Physics, College Of Science
Research and Creative Activity Mentor Award
Dr. Shannon Mathis - Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, College of Education
Graduate School Awards
Mentor Award: Dr. Lawrence Carey - Department Chair, Professor of Atmospheric Science
Advisor Award: Jackie Siniard - Senior Staff Assistant, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Patent Awards
David Pollock (Center for Applied Optics) and Patrick Reardon (Center for Applied Optics) — "High-resolution, Hyper-spectral, Orthographic, HYSOSIS"
William Kaukler (Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center) — "Methods and Systems for Making Carbon Fibers for High Temperature Applications"
Emil Jovanov (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Aleksandar Milenkovic (Electrical and Computer Engineering) — "Systems and Methods for Automatically Quantifying Mobility"
Randy Gaillard (Electrical and Computer Engineering) and John Williams (Center for Applied Optics/Nano and Micro Devices Center) — "Microfluidic Reactors for Oligonucleotide Synthesis"
Robert Lindquist (Associate Vice President for Contracts and Grants) and John Williams (Center for Applied Optics/Nano and Micro Devices Center) — "Systems and Methods for Tuning Resonators"
Pat Reardon (Center for Applied Optics) — "Fiber Optic Directional Sensor with Wide-Field Optical Field Expanding Element"
UAH Staff Awards
Excellence Award: Evangeline Harris, Admissions
Excellence Award: Valerie Johnson, Student Success Center
Facilities Award: Sofia Heredia, Custodial Services
Leadership Award: Candace Phillips, Career Services
Tenured and Promoted to Associate Professors
Robert Griffin, Atmospheric Science
Liwu Hsu, Marketing
Qiang Hu, Space Science
Kyle Knight, Sociology
Eric Mendenhall, Biological Sciences
Christina Steidl, Sociology
Ming Sun, Physics
Wolfram Verlaan, Education
Gabe Xu, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Tenured
Mikel Petty, Computer Science - Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor
Angela Caires, Nursing - Promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor
Kirolos Haleem, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Promoted to Professor
Thomas Morris, Electrical and Computer Engineering
C. David Ragsdale, Music
Xuejing Xing, Finance
