2020 Honoree Faculty
Boston University faculty frequently receive national and international recognition for their outstanding contributions to their fields. The list below reflects awards and recognitions earned by BU faculty in 2020. See all highlights from past years.
Rachel Abercrombie
Earth & Environment | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Geophysical Union
Binyomin Abrams
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
2021 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology, Boston University
Martin Amlin
Music | College of Fine Arts
Mildred P. Gilfillan Professorship of Music, Boston University
Amy Appleford
English | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies
Yves Atchade
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Jennifer Balakrishnan
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Joshua Barocas
Medicine | School of Medicine
Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellow, Association of American Medical Colleges
Emelia Benjamin
Epidemiology | School of Medicine
Diversity Award, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Irving Bigio
Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award, Optical Society of America
Seth Blumenthal
Writing | College of Arts & Sciences
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Ksenia Bravaya
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Sloan Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Stephen Christiansen
Ophthalmology | School of Medicine
Helen L. and Sherwood J. Tarlow Chair of Ophthalmology, Boston University
Louis Chude-Sokei
African American Studies and English | College of Arts & Sciences
Kulturstiftun Des Bundes Award, German Federal Cultural Foundation
David Coleman
Medicine | School of Medicine
Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
David Horacio Colmenares
Romantic Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
Moorman-Simon Career Development Professor, Boston University
Kathleen Corriveau
Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Grant, John Templeton Foundation
Shoumita Dasgupta
Medicine | School of Medicine
Fulbright Specialist Award, US Department of State
Chrysanthos (Chris) Dellarocas
Information Systems | Questrom School of Business
Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Josée Dupuis
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
Mentorship Award, American Society of Human Genetics
Manuel Egele
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Theresa Ellis
Physical Therapy & Athletic Training | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Catherine Worthingham Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association
Matthew Fox
Epidemiology | School of Public Health
Noel Weiss & Tom Koepsell Award for Excellence in Education, Society for Epidemiologic Research
Deborah Frank
Pediatrics | School of Medicine
Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service, Massachusetts Medical Society
Marco Gaboardi
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Roscoe Giles
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, African Scientific Institute
Courtney Goto
Religious Education & Practical Theology | School of Theology
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Vivek Goyal
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Optical Society of America
Linda Heywood
African American Studies and History | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Stefan Hofmann
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
William Huntting Howell
English | College of Arts & Sciences
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, American Antiquarian Society
Wanzheng Hu
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Early Career Research Award, US Department of Energy; Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Nicole Huberfeld
Health, Law, Policy & Management | School of Public Health; Law | School of Law
Edward R. Utley Professorship in Health Law, Boston University
Karen Jacobs
Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Outstanding Mentor Award, American Occupational Therapy Association
Svetlana Jorstad
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Breakthrough Prize
Ibram X. Kendi
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Time’s 100 Most Influential People, Time Magazine; Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities, Boston University
Ahmad Khalil
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellow, US Department of Defense
Catherine Klapperich
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Frank Korom
Religion and Anthropology | College of Arts & Sciences
Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Darrell Kotton
Medicine | School of Medicine
Elected Member, Association of American Physicians
Joseph Larkin
Biology and Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Innovation Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Emma Lejeune
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
David R. Dalton Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Xi Ling
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences; Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Ching-Ti Liu
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
Fellow, American Statistical Association
Nancy Lowenstein
Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Undergraduate Academic Advising Award for Faculty, Boston University
Alan Marscher
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Breakthrough Prizes
Cathie Jo Martin
Political Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Dorothy Day Award for Outstanding Labor Research, American Political Science Association
Susan Rebecca Martin
History of Art & Architecture and Archaeology | College of Arts & Sciences
Getty Scholar, The Getty Foundation
Robert Metcalfe
Markets, Public Policy & Law | Questrom School of Business
Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Ellis Island Honors Society
Joseph Mizgerd
Medicine, Microbiology, and Biochemistry | School of Medicine
2020 University Lecture, Boston University
Kimberly Nelson
Community Health Sciences | School of Public Health
Early Career Investigator Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine
Robin Newman
Occupational Therapy | College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Fellow, American Occupational Therapy Association
Sigrid Nunez
Creative Writing | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Uday Pal
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Samantha Parker Kelleher
Epidemiology | School of Public Health
Rising Star Award, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
Jessica Petrick
Medicine | School of Medicine
Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Donna Pincus
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association
Richard Primack
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
George Mercer Award, Ecological Society of America
Curtis Runnels
Archaeology, Anthropology, and Classical Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
Gennadius Prize, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Betty Ruth
Human Behavior in the Social Environment | School of Social Work
Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award, Council on Social Work Education
Emily Ryan
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Steven Sandage
Psychology of Religion and Theology | School of Theology
Grant, John Templeton Foundation
Adam Seligman
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize, University of Tubingen
Benjamin Scott
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
NARSAD Young Investigator Grant, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
Sarah Sherman-Stokes
Immigration Law | School of Law
Metcalf Cup & Prize, Boston University
Renee Spencer
Human Behavior | School of Social Work
Fellow, Society for Social Work and Research
Konstantinos Spiliopoulos
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow in Mathematics, Simons Foundation
Gianluca Stringhini
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Lisa Sullivan
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
William D. Warde Statistics Education Award, Mu Sigma Rho (National Statistics Honorary Society)
Helen Tager-Flusberg
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences; Anatomy & Neurobiology and Pediatrics | School of Medicine
Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society for Autism Research
Pamela Templer
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
2021 University Provost’s Scholar-Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University
John Thornton
African American Studies and History | College of Arts & Sciences
Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Jay Wexler
Law | School of Law
Book Award (IPPY Award), Independent Publisher
Renda Soylemez Wiener
Medicine | School of Medicine
Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation
Wesley Wildman
Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics | School of Theology
Grant, John Templeton Foundation
Joyce Wong
Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
Yoon Sun Yang
World Languages & Literature | College of Arts & Sciences
NEAC James B. Palais Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies
Muhammed Zaman
Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation