Twenty-seven faculty members from Missouri University of Science and Technology were honored with faculty campus awards in 2019 for excellence and achievement in teaching, research and service. 

The awardees will be formally recognized at a Campus Faculty Awards Banquet on Dec. 5. 

The Faculty Excellence Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching, research and service. The 2019 Faculty Excellence Award will be presented to: 

• Dr. Jie Huang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Patrick Huber, professor of history and political science
• Dr. Michael Moats, professor of materials science and engineering
• Dr. Fiona Nah, professor of business and information technology
• Dr. Yanzhi Zhang, associate professor of mathematics and statistics.

The Faculty Achievement Award recognizes non-tenure-track faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in at least one of the following areas: teaching, research or service. The 2019 Faculty Achievement award will be presented to: 

• Dr. Yu-Hsien Chiu, associate teaching professor of business and information technology
• Dr. Victor Khilkevich, associate research professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Simon Lekakh, research professor of, materials science and engineering
• Dr. Scott Miller, teaching professor of materials science and engineering
• Dr. Jill Schmidt, assistant teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Dr. Eric Showalter, teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.

The Faculty Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and teaching-related activities. The 2019 Faculty Teaching Award will be presented to: 

• Dr. Eric Bryan, associate professor of English and technical communication
• Dr. Wayne Huebner, professor of materials science and engineering
• Dr. K. Krishnamurthy, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Dr. Dan Reardon, associate professor of English and technical communication
• Dr. Claire Reynolds-Kueny, assistant professor of psychological science
• Dr. Kate Sheppard, associate professor of history and political science
• Dr. Yun Seong Song, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

The Faculty Research Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in research and scholarship. The 2019 Faculty Research Award will be presented to: 

• Dr. Xiaoming He, associate professor of mathematics and statistics
• Dr. Chulsoon Hwang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Xinhua Liang, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering
• Dr. Jenny Liu, professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
• Dr. Hongyan Ma, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
• Dr. Joseph Newkirk, professor of materials science and engineering
• Dr. Daniel Shank, assistant professor of psychological science.

The Faculty Service Award recognizes faculty who display exemplary, sustained service to the university and to their profession. The 2019 Faculty Service Award will be presented to: 

• Dr. Petra DeWitt, assistant professor of history and political science
• Dr. Henry Pernicka, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Each recipient listed above will receive a monetary award, provided by the Forsee Family Engineering Faculty Fund, the Faculty Excellence Fund – John Stafford Brown endowment, the Robert Keiser Faculty Award for Teaching, Research and Service endowment, and theFinley Faculty Enhancement endowment.