University Faculty Scholars Program
The University Faculty Scholars Program will identify up to twenty (20) tenured or tenure-track faculty each year. Faculty members identified as such may use the title “University Faculty Scholar” for the duration of their faculty appointment at NC State.
Beginning with the 2017-18 cohort, University Faculty Scholars will receive a permanent five percent increase to their base salary to support their academic endeavors in place of the past time-limited $10,000 annual supplement for five years.
New cohorts of Scholars will be named effective July 1 of each year. To be eligible for consideration, outstanding faculty should be nominated by their college. Nominations are limited to assistant professors who have been reappointed for a second term, all associate professors, and full professors within the first three years of appointment at that rank.
2017-18 Class of University Scholars
Announced March 5, 2018
Four are from the College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering 2017-18 Nomination Process
The College of Engineering has prepared a two-page document detailing the nomination process for the 2017-18 academic year:
Timeline
The timeline for the nomination process appears below and is also included in the above-referenced document.
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Information available for COE Departmental Faculty | September 2017 |
| Candidates prepare packages for departmental consideration | September – October 2017 |
| Final departmental nominations due to COE committee | November 1, 2017 |
| Nominations from COE committee due to Dean | November 10, 2017 |
| Nominations from Colleges due to Provost | December 1, 2017 |
| Nominations reviewed by Provost’s administrative advisory committee | December 11, 2017 – January 31, 2018 |
| Nominee recommendation to the Provost from administrative advisory committee | February 6, 2018 |
| 2017-18 University Faculty Scholars announced | Late February 2018 |
| Funds available to University Faculty Scholars (estimated date) | July 1, 2018 |
November 1, 2017 Key Contacts
Submit complete nomination packets to Barbara Smith, Assistant Director of COE Faculty Advancement, 919-515-3639.
College-level coordination is provided by Dr. Christine Grant, Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement, College of Engineering, 919-515-2317.
2017-18 University Faculty Scholars
NC State University Chancellor Randy Woodson announced the 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars on March 5, 2018. Of the 20 recipients, four are from the College of Engineering:
- Huaiyu Dai, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Joseph DeCarolis, associate professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering
- James LeBeau, associate professor of materials science and engineering
- Xipeng Shen, associate professor of computer science
List of University Faculty Scholars in the College of Engineering
- Huaiyu Dai, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Joseph DeCarolis, associate professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering
- James LeBeau, associate professor of materials science and engineering
- Xipeng Shen, associate professor of computer science
- Chih-Hao Chang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Zhen Gu, associate professor of biomedical engineering
- Douglas Irving, associate professor of materials science and engineering
- Xiaoning Jiang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Balaji Rao, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Wenqiao Yuan, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering
- Chase Beisel, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Ahmed El-Shafei, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry, and science
- He (Helen) Huang, associate professor of biomedical engineering
- Jacob Jones, professor of materials science and engineering
- Fanxing Li, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Sunkyu Park, associate professor of forest biomaterials
- Joseph Tracy, associate professor of materials science and engineering
- Lingjuan Wang-Li, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering
- Yong Zhu, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Subhashish Bhattacharya, professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Renzo Shamey, professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science
- Yaroslava Yingling, associate professor of materials science and engineering
- R. Michael Young, professor of computer science
- Dr. Sankar Arumugam, an associate professor of environmental engineering
- Dr. Francis de los Reyes III, a professor of environmental engineering
- Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, an associate professor of biomedical engineering
- Dr. Greg Sawicki, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering
- Dr. Laurie Williams, a professor of computer science
- Dr. Michael Dickey, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Dr. Jason Haugh, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
- Dr. William Hunt, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering
- Dr. Elizabeth Loboa, associate professor of biomedical engineering
- Dr. Jon-Paul Maria, professor of materials science and engineering
- Dr. John Muth, professor of electrical and computer engineering
- Dr. Orlando Rojas, associate professor of forest biomaterials
- Xiangwu Zhang, associate professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science