College of Sciences faculty and teaching assistants were recently recognized for their educational and research excellence during the 2023 Georgia Tech Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon, held April 21 at the Exhibition Hall.
The awards included Institute-wide honors and those from Georgia Tech’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). Honorees were recognized for their service, activities, and accomplishments over the past academic year.
Please join us in congratulating College of Sciences faculty and teaching assistants who received 2023 Georgia Tech and CTL awards:
Best Faculty Paper
Itamar Kimchi, Assistant Professor, Physics
Outstanding Achievement in Research Innovation
Younan Xia, Brock Family Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Advisor
John R. Reynolds, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development
Spaceflight Project Group
Christopher Carr, Assistant Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Aerospace Engineering
Outstanding Faculty
Timothy Cope, Professor, Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Educator
Adam J. Decker, Senior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences
Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching
Mary E. Peek. Principal Academic Professional, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Emily Weigel, Senior Academic Professional, Biological Sciences
Center for Teaching and Learning/BP Junior Faculty Teaching
Anton Bernshteyn, Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Gongjie Li, Assistant Professor, Physics
Innovation in Co-Curricular Education
Pamela Pollet, Senior Research Scientist, Chemistry and Biochemistry
International Initiatives Award
Steven A. Denning Faculty Award for Global Engagement
Anton Leykin, Professor, Mathematics
Faculty Honors Committee Awards
Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher
Dan Margalit, Professor, Mathematics
(These awards were presented April 19 in the Georgia Tech Exhibition Hall.)
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant of the Year
Charlotte Carl, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Bret Hendricks, Mathematics
Maeve Janecka, Biological Sciences
Benjamin Peer, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year
Santana Afton, Mathematics
Alex Costa, Biological Sciences
Erin Griffith, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Tiffany Nguyen, Psychology
Markace Rainey, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Leo Wood, Physics
Graduate Student Instructor
James Anderson, Mathematics
Terri Dunbar, Psychology
Cassandra Shriver, Biological Sciences and Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP)
Online TA of the Year
Mollene Denton, Mathematics
CIRTL Associate Certificates
Stephanie Bilodeau, Biological Sciences
Katherine Booth, Mathematics
Abigail Diering, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Luke Foster, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Eliza Gazda, Physics
Chad Gomard-Henshaw, Physics
Sarah Gonzalez, Physics
Erin Griffith, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Abigail Hagwood, Chemistry
Kamisha Hill, Chemistry
Mary Kho, Biological Sciences
Na Liu, Physics
Ravyn Malatesta, Chemistry
Sarah Roney, Biological Sciences
Afaf Saaidi, Mathematics
Steven Tarr, Physics
Alisha Vera, Physics
Mengshi Zhang, Biological Sciences
CIRTL Associate and Tech to Teaching Certificates
Rebecca Guth-Metzler, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Taehun Kim, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Katie Kuo, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Kavita Matange, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Emily Saccuzzo, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Breanna Shi, Biological Sciences
Tech to Teaching Certificates
Austin Christian, Mathematics
Sierra Knavel, Mathematics
Andrew Kristof, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Athulya Ram Sreedharan Nair, Mathematics
Danielle Skinner, Physics
Yan Zhang, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Graduate Teaching Fellows
Maugan Lloyd, Psychology
Jelly Vanderwoude, Biological Sciences
International TA Liaisons
Chang Ding, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Editor: Jess Hunt-Ralston
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