2025 Celebrating Scholarly Excellence Recognition and Awards

• National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship: Amanda Demmer, associate professor of history
• Sloan Research Fellow: Rana Ashkar, Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellow, associate professor of physics
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Diana Bairaktarova, associate professor of engineering education
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Feras Batarseh, associate professor of biological systems engineering
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Edward Becker, associate professor of architecture
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Holly Kindsvater, associate professor of fish and wildlife conservation
• Fulbright Scholar Award: Amrinder Nain, professor of mechanical engineering
• Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, Anthony and Catherine Moraco Endowed Faculty Fellow, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship: Bryan Klausmeyer, associate professor of German
• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: Walter Lee, professor of engineering education
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow: David Popham, professor of biological sciences

• Edwin Barnes, Roger H. Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Dean's Faculty Fellow, Professor of Physics
• Eric Jacques, Thomas M. Murray Family Junior Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• T.M. Murali, Professor of Computer Science
• Austin Phoenix, Director, Mission Systems Division at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute
• Hang Yu, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

• Linsey Marr, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Maren Roman, professor of sustainable biomaterials
• Walid Saad, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• David Simpson, professor of practice of business information technology
• Daniel Stilwell, professor of electrical and computer engineering

• Jonathan Auguste, associate professor of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
• William Ingram, associate dean and executive director for information technology, associate professor at the University Libraries
• Tonisha Lane, associate professor at the School of Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Elizabeth McLain, assistant professor of musicology in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
• Michael Mollenhauer, division director, technology implementation at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
• Kirsten Nielsen, professor of microbiology and immunology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
• Arianna Schuler Scott, senior associate director, Integrated Security Education and Research Center in the Pamplin College of Business
• Mark Stern, professor of forest resources and environmental conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment
• Serkan Toy, associate professor of basic science education and health systems and implementation science in the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

• Brenda Brand, professor at the School of Education in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Anne Brown, assistant professor of research and informatics in the University Libraries
• Steven Poelzing, James and Deborah Petrine Professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
• Isabel Prochner, associate professor of industrial design in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
• Nicholas Rider, professor of health systems and implementation science in the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
• Manoochehr Shirzaei, associate professor of geophysics and remote sensing in the College of Science
• Michelle Theus, professor of molecular and cellular neurobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
• Zhiwu (Drew) Wang, associate professor of biological systems engineering in the College of Engineering
• Michael Mollenhauer, division director of technology implementation at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

• Wenjing Lou, W.C. English Endowed Professor of computer science
• Linsey Marr, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Lina Quan, assistant professor of chemistry
• Walid Saad, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Viswanath Venkatesh, Verizon Professor of Business Information Technology

• Katrina Powell, Alumni Distinguished Professor of English

• Shuhai Xiao, University Distinguished Professor of Geobiology

• Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship: Yoon Jung Choi, assistant professor of industrial design
• Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship: Jaeyoung Ha, assistant professor of landscape architecture
• Excellence in Creative Achievement: Kyle Hutchins, assistant professor of practice, saxophone

• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Alaa Algargoosh, assistant professor of architecture
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Anna Duraj-Thatte, assistant professor of biological systems engineering
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Jonas Hauptman, associate professor of industrial design
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Brook Kennedy, professor of industrial design
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors:Guoliang (Greg) Liu, professor of chemistry
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Roop Mahajan, Lewis A. Hester Chair of Mechanical Engineering
• Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors: Jeffrey Reed, Willis G. Worcester Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors: Danfeng (Daphne) Yao, Elizabeth and James E. Turner Jr. '56 Faculty Fellow, professor of computer science

Early Career

• Meagan Brem, assistant professor of psychology
• Ruoxi Jia, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Rachel Midura, assistant professor of history

Frontier

• Guoliang (Greg) Liu, professor of chemistry
• Michelle Theus, professor of molecular and cellular neurobiology
• Quinn Thomas, professor of forest resources and environmental conservation 

Engaged Research

• Richard "Rick" Hunt, Dorothy Hottel Digges Professor of Entrepreneurship

Jacob A. Lutz III Eminent Scholars

• Science, Engineering, and Technology: Walid Saad, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Humanities and Social Sciences: Joseph Eska, professor of english
• Health and Life Sciences: Robert Gourdie, Heywood Fralin Endowed Professor; Director, Center for Vascular and Heart Research

• Jorge Reyes, postdoctoral associate in math

• Eduardo Camps Moreno, presidential postdoctoral associate in math
• Courtney Sexton, postdoctoral associate in population health sciences

• Cayelan Carey, professor of biological sciences
• William Hopkins, professor of fish and wildlife conservation
• Liwu Li, professor of biological sciences
• Hesham Rakha, Samuel Reynolds Pritchard Professor of Engineering
• Julie Ross, Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering