Engineering Faculty Research Awards
The Engineering Faculty Research Awards Committee (EFRAC) recognizes innovative scholarship and research in the School of Engineering. The committee is composed of members of the Engineering Dean's Council and is chaired by Matthew Panzer, Dean of Research for the School of Engineering.
Award nomination procedures are posted on the School of Engineering's Policies and Procedures website. If you have any questions, please contact SOE Faculty Affairs at SOEFacultyAffairs@tufts.edu.
Sunrise Award
The Sunrise Award recognizes the outstanding scholarly accomplishments of one junior faculty member for research in their discipline. Michael Hughes, the Ann W. Lambertus, J75 and Peter Lambertus Term Assistant Professor, received the 2024 award.
Past recipients:
Michael Hughes, Computer Science, 2024
Srivalleesha Mallidi, Biomedical Engineering, 2023
Madeleine Oudin, Biomedical Engineering, 2022
Prashant Deshlahra, Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2022
Bright Light Award
The Bright Light Award recognizes the sustained and distinguished research and scholarly accomplishments of one faculty member over the last 5-10 years. Professor Qiaobing Xu received the 2024 award.
Past recipients:
Qiaobing Xu, Biomedical Engineering, 2024
Irene Georgakoudi, Biomedical Engineering, 2022
Matthias Scheutz, Computer Science, 2022
EngAge Award
The Engineering Engagement Award supports projects with broadly-defined and measurable impact in the engineering community – research or outreach.
International Travel Award
This award is intended to support international travel by faculty, particularly at the junior and mid-career levels, in order to advance and promote their research and scholarship.