July 01, 2014

Faculty and Staff News

Biogeochemist Ariel Anbar has been selected as Arizona State University's first Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor.

ASU professor Matt Garcia was elected as a new member of the Society of American Historians at Columbia University.

College of Nursing & Health Innovation faculty members Jennifer Mensik and Adriana Perez are among 168 nurse leaders selected for induction as fellows by the American Academy of Nursing.

Arizona State University has hired Matthew Delmont to be a professor of African-American history in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' new assistant professor, Jacqueline Wernimont, brings much more than English to Arizona State University.

Here, 10 faculty members in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering recommend books they say aspiring engineers should delve into during their formative college years.

Two ASU faculty members, Janet Franklin and Elizabeth Wentz, both professors in ASU's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, recently began terms as presidents of national professional associations.

Two Arizona State University professors have designed a project that partners 12 policy scholars with 12 writers in an effort to teach them the art and craft of creative nonfiction writing.

Arizona State University professors Lawrence Krauss and Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek have been named first place winners of the 2014 Awards for Essays from the Gravity Research Foundation, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

ASU professor Jeffrey Kassing has published a book chapter about reactions to the use of the vuvuzela during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Denis Simon, senior adviser on China and global affairs to ASU President Michael Crow, delivered a lecture on the Asian giant's evolving role in the global innovation system at China's National Defense Science and Technology University.

Arizona State University instructors Alleen and Don Nilsen are recipients of the 2014 Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award for their significant contribution, understanding and application of humor over an entire career.

ASU Professor Enrique Vivoni has been named a recipient of the 2014 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Kevin Galvin, senior communications director at Harvard University who has served as a White House reporter, national editor and foreign correspondent, will be the new head of strategic communications at Arizona State University.

The achievements of Arizona State University archaeologist Geoffrey Clark were lauded at a symposium this April at the 79th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Austin.

Robert James Miller, a professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States.

ASU archaeology professor Michael E. Smith has received an Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award in the academic professional/faculty category for creating a sanctuary of learning for all of his students.

ASU President Michael Crow congratulated ASU faculty and staff for their contributions at the April 29 Employee Recognition Celebration.

After moving to Arizona's Sonoran desert many years ago, oceanographer Susanne Neuer discovered herself facing exciting but challenging changes in her career. Unexpectedly, these changes led her to a new research passion.

An idea for accelerating innovation in biology and medicine has earned Karmella Haynes support from Women & Philanthropy, a philanthropic program of the ASU Foundation for A New American University.

Bruce Nevel has been named associate vice president for Facilities Development and Management at Arizona State University.

Together with her collaborator, Lucia Lo of York University in Canada, professor Wei Li has been awarded the Rockefeller Foundation's prestigious Bellagio Center writing residency fellowship.

Award-winning innovations in the "Stretch" writing sequence on Arizona State University’s Downtown Phoenix campus are helping students become more proficient, confident writers.

ASU professor Jewell Parker Rhodes was recently named the recipient of the 2014 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award for her 2013 novel, "Sugar."

Three professors from the College of Public Programs received honors at the 2014 ASU Faculty Awards ceremony.

The Arizona State University Commission on the Status of Women recently held its 15th annual Outstanding Achievement and Contribution Awards Breakfast, April 23.

Arizona State University assistant professor Rebecca M. B. White is one of five early career researchers from throughout the country who will receive $350,000 to execute rigorous five-year research plans.

ASU College of Health Solutions and College of Nursing & Health Innovation faculty continue to gain recognition for work that advances the health field and supports the students they serve.

Jeff Cunningham, the former publisher of Forbes magazine and founder of Directorship Magazine, is joining Arizona State University as a faculty member at the W. P. Carey School of Business and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The teaching prowess of faculty members in ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences is being recognized both locally and nationally.