Awards & Recognition

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Honoring Excellence in Research

Researchers at UT Dallas earn and are recognized for many prestigious awards, fellowships, and honors. See our Faculty Early Career Award winnersFRIENDS of Research and Innovation, HIVE Award winnersSeed Grant Award winnersStudent Poster Competition winners, and more.

See here for more opportunities for faculty honors and awards.

  • Dr. Filippo Romiti Receives Over $1,900,000 from NIH

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Dr. Filippo Romiti a grant of $1,950,000 for his project on the New Methods and Strategies for the Scalable Synthesis of Complex Bioactive Molecules. The primary objective of this research is to develop new catalytic stereoselective approaches and synthesis strategies for the creation of polycyclic molecules that…

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  • Dr. Adrianna Shembel Granted Over $2,900,000 from NIH

    Dr. Adrianna Shembel has received $2,910,950 from National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further her research on Central Modulation-Paired Motor Rehabilitation for Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury. This award supports Dr. Shembel’s innovative approach to improving laryngeal motor function following recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury, which often results in vocal fold paralysis, impacting critical functions such…

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  • Dr. Noa Ofen Awarded Over $1,700,000 from NIH

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Dr. Noa Ofen $1,741,495 for her research on the Development of Memory Networks in Children. This research project will address the challenge of understanding the neurophysiological mechanisms behind memory retrieval. This cognitive ability significantly progresses throughout childhood but is often injured in various psychiatric and neurological disorders. The…

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    Fall 2024 HIVE Award Recipient: Jill Ritter

    The Office of Human Subjects Protections (OHSP) is pleased to announce that Jill Ritter, member of the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of Memory and Language (NeuroLab), has been selected as the recipient of the Fall 2024 HIVE Award! Jill has worked at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) since 2016. She began as a Grants…

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  • Dr. Berrak Sisman Granted Over $560,000 from NSF

    The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Dr. Berrak Sisman over $560,000 for the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award titled, CAREER: What is in a Voice?: Scientific and Machine Learning Advancement for Voice Conversion.

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  • Dr. Justin Peter Koeln Awarded Over $580,000 from NSF

    Dr. Justin Peter Koeln was awarded over 580,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research supporting CAREER: Set-based Dynamic Modeling and Control for Trustworthy Energy Management Systems.

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  • Summer 2024 HIVE Award Recipient: Dr. Juliana Saba

    The Office of Human Subjects Protections is pleased to announce that Dr. Juliana Saba, a member of the Cochlear Implant Processing Laboratory (CILab) has been selected as the recipient of the Summer 2024 HIVE Award! Dr. Saba holds both a BS and an MS in Bioengineering, as well as a PhD in Electrical Engineering from…

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  • Sarah Foster

    Spring 2024 HIVE Recipient: Sarah Foster

    The Office of Human Subjects Protections is pleased to announce that Sarah Foster, a member of The Social Cognition and Interaction in Autism Lab, has been selected as the recipient of the Spring 2024 HIVE Award! Sarah holds a BS in Psychology from Salem State University and an MA in Human Development and Child Studies…

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    Dr. Steven Small and Dr. Stacie Warren Receive Over $1,490,000 from HHS

    HHS granted Dr. Steven Small and Dr. Stacie Warren with $1,498,850 in support of a Psychological Services and Education Center.

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  • Benedict Kolber

    Dr. Benedict J. Kolber Granted Over $2,600,000 from NIH

    NIH awarded Dr. Benedict J Kolber with $2,631,263 for his project on the Impact of Amygdala Lateralization on Processing and Modulation of Bladder Pain.

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