Stone Center faculty awarded at the School of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards

Stone Center faculty Sunshine Van Bael, Jordan Karubian, and Renata Ribeiro were awarded at the annual School of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards for their outstanding contributions in research and teaching. Read the story below from the School of Science and Engineering to learn more about the awards and the rest of the awardees. 

 

Original story from the School of Science and Engineer 

 

2024 School of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards 

 

Tulane School of Science and Engineering awards at Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Left to right: Jordan Karubian, Sunshine Van Bael and Renata Ribeiro. Photo by Matthew Hinton.

 

The Tulane School of Science and Engineering celebrates the accomplishments of Science and Engineering Faculty and Staff each spring. This year, awards were presented on Wednesday, May 8 at the Audubon Tea Room. Congratulations to all the recipients! 

For a copy of the event program, click here.   

 

Early Career Professor - All Around 
Recognizes an Assistant Professor for their contribution to the school’s mission: research, teaching, and service. 
Jonathan Fadok, PhD, Psychology 

 

Early Career Professor - Research 
Recognizes an Assistant Professor for their significant research accomplishments. 
Matthew Montemore, PhD, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 

 

Distinguished Professor - All Around 
Recognizes a tenured Professor for their contribution to the school’s mission: research, teaching, and service. 
Sunshine Van Bael, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

 

Distinguished Professor - Research 
Recognizes a tenured Professor for their significant research accomplishments. 
Jordan Karubian, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

 

Collaborative Team Award 
Recognizes achievements by a team, and may be for research, teaching, or service. 
Center for K-12 STEM Education 

 

Diversity and Outreach 
Recognizes a faculty member for deep and sustained commitment to outreach and diversity as an important part of Tulane’s educational mission, as demonstrated by academic and outreach programs that show intellectual excellence and diversity in service, teaching, and scholarship. 
Jihun Hamm, PhD, Computer Science 
Kalina Mincheva, PhD, Mathematics 

 

Service 
Recognizes exemplary service contributions to the School of Science and Engineering, Tulane, and/or the profession. 
Katherine Raymond, PhD, Biomedical Engineering 

 

Teaching 
Recognizes exemplary teaching contributions. 
Renata Ribeiro, PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 
James Cronin, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology 

 

Full-Time Researcher Award 
Recognizes significant research accomplishments. 
Gerard McCaul, PhD, Physics and Engineering Physics 

 

Dean’s Excellence 
Recognizes a staff member for outstanding contribution to the school’s mission- directed towards administration, research, student engagement/teaching, or service/outreach. 
Michelle Illidge, Psychology 
Barbara Kleiss, PhD, River-Coastal Science and Engineering