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Best teacher awards

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Honoring our faculty

The first line of our mission is to educate tomorrow's technology leaders. Our faculty take that mission seriously, continually innovating their pedagogy to ensure our students are equipped to tackle tomorrow's greatest challenges.

The Best Undergraduate Teacher Award and Best Graduate Mentor awards honor faculty member from each department who earned the highest praise in student surveys that year.

2020-2030

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Best Undergraduate Teacher
Brian Aguado
2022 - 23 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Gerald Soosairaj
2022 - 23 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Patrick Mercier
2022 - 23 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Mark Anderson
2022 - 23 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Nicole Steinmetz
2022 - 23 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Georgios Tsampras
2022 - 23 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Outstanding Graduate Mentor

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Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Adam Engler
2022 - 23Ìý
BIOENGINEERING

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Patrick Pannuto
2022 - 23Ìý
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Duygu Kuzum
2022 - 23Ìý
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Aaron Rosengren
2022 - 23Ìý
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Zeinab Jahed
2022 - 23Ìý
NANOENGINEERING

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Gilberto Mosqueda
2022 - 23Ìý
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Geoff Voelker
2022 - 23
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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Best Undergraduate TeacherÌý

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Gert Cauwenberghs Â鶹´«Ã½ bioengineering professor

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Gert Cauwenberghs
2021 - 22ÌýBest Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Manmohan Chandraker Â鶹´«Ã½ computer science professor

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Manmohan Chandraker
2021 - 22 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Hsueh Tzu Chien Â鶹´«Ã½ electrical engineering professor

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Tzu-Chien Hsueh
2021 - 22 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Huihui Qi Â鶹´«Ã½ engineering professor

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Huihui Qi
2021 - 22 Best Teacher Award MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Kesong Yang
2021 - 22 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Machel Morrison Â鶹´«Ã½ structural engineering professor

Best Undergraduate Teacher
Machel Morrison
2021 - 22 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Outstanding Graduate Mentor

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Jin Zhang Â鶹´«Ã½

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Jin Zhang
2021 - 22Ìý
BIOENGINEERING

Aaron Schulman Â鶹´«Ã½ computer science professor

Outstanding Graduate Mentor

2021 - 22Ìý
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Piya Pay Â鶹´«Ã½ electrical engineering professor

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Piya Pal
2021 - 22
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Tania Morimoto Â鶹´«Ã½ mechanical and aerospace engineering professor

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Tania Morimoto
2021 - 22
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

IJon Pokorski Â鶹´«Ã½ nanoengineering professor

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Jon Pokorski
2021 - 22
NANOENGINEERING

Outstanding Graduate Mentor
Ingrid Tomac
2021 - 22
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Outstanding Faculty Mentor

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Robert Bitmead Â鶹´«Ã½ engineering professor

Outstanding Faculty Mentor
Bob Bitmead
2021 - 22
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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Bruce Wheeler

Bruce Wheeler
2020 - 21 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2020 - 21 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Curt Schurgers
2020 - 21 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Huihui Qi
2020 - 21 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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Alyssa Powell
2020 - 21 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Qiang Zhu
2020 - 21 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Oscar Vazquez-Mena
2019-20 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

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José Restrepo
2019-20 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERINGÌý

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Saharnaz Baghdadchi
2019-20 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Alexander Niema Moshiri
2019-20 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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Bruce Wheeler
2019-20 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

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2019-20 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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2018-19 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2018-19 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING


2018-19 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2018-19 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING


2018-19 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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Daniel Sievenpiper
2018-19 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Bruce Wheeler
2017-18 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Francesco Lanza di Scalea
2017-18 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Keiko Nomura
2017-18 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Paul Siegel
2017-18 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Joseph Politz
2017-18 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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Stephanie Fraley
2016-17 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Janine Tiefenbruck
2016-17 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Boubacar Kante
2016-17 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

James Friend
2016-17 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

​Vlado Lubarda
2016-17 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

John Kosmatka​
​2016-17 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Pedro Cabrales
2015-16 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Leo Porter
2015-16 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Vikash Gilja
2015-2016 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
UNDERGRADUATE

Ian Galton
2015-2016 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
GRADUATE

Paul Siegel
2015-2016 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
GRADUATE

Nate Delson
2015-2016 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Aaron Drews
2015-2016 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Gilberto Mosqueda
2015-2016 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Pedro Cabrales
2014-15 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2014-15 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING


2014-15 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING


2014-15 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2014-15 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING


2014-15 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Pedro Cabrales
2013-14 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Drew Hall
2013-14 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Alon Orlitsky
2013-14 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
GRADUATEi

Darren Lipomi
2013-2014 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Patrick Fox
2013-2014 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Mia Minnes
2013-2014 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

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Shankar Subramaniam
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Christine Alvarado
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Kevin B. Quest
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Patrick Mercier
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
GRADUATE

Tom Bewley
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Justin Opatkiewicz
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Benson Shing
2012-13 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Shankar Subramaniam
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Paul Kube
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Robert Lugannani
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Geo Papen
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING
GRADUATE

Mark Anderson
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Don Sirbuly
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Patrick Fox
2011-12 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Pedro Cabrales
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Sanjoy Dasgupta
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Truong Nguyen
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Eric Lauga
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Joseph Wang
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Benson Shing
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Francesco Lanza
2010 - 11 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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2009 - 10 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Joseph Pasquale
2009 - 10 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Joe Ford
2009 - 10 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Nate Delson
2009 - 10 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Liangfang Zhang
2009 - 10 Best Teacher Award
NANOENGINEERING

Hyonny Kim
2009 - 10 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Jeff Hasty
2008 - 09 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Beth Simon
2008 - 09 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Truong Nguyen
2008 - 09 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

David Miller
2008 - 09 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Sadik Esener
2008 - 09 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

John Kosmatka
2008 - 09 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Gary Gillespie
2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING


2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING


2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING


2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
TAU BETA PI TEACHER OF THE YEAR
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2007 - 08 Best Teacher Award
TESC OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD - ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Jeff Omens
2006 - 07 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2006 - 07 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Truong Nguyen
2006 - 07 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Vlado Lubarda
2006 - 07 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2006 - 07 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Keiko K. Nomura
2006 - 07 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
TAU BETA PI TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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2005 - 06 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2005 - 06 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING


2005 - 06 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Keiko K. Nomura
2005 - 06 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2005 - 06 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Peter Chen
2004 - 05 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2004 - 05 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Robert Lugannani
2004 - 05 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Keiko K. Nomura
2004 - 05 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2004 - 05 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Jeff Omens
2003 - 04 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2003 - 04 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Kevin B. Quest
2003 - 04 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Vlado Lubarda
2003 - 04 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2003 - 04 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Llewellyn Smith
2003 - 04 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
TAU BETA PI TEACHER OF THE YEAR

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Gary Huber
2002 - 03 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


2002 - 03 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Robert Lugannani
2002 - 03 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Anne Hoger
2002 - 03 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Yael Van Den Einde
2002 - 03 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Farrokh Najmabadi
2002 - 03 Best Teacher Award
TAU BETA PI TEACHER OF THE YEAR - ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Andrew McCulloch
2001 - 02 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Mike Bailey
2001 - 02 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Laurence Milstein
2001 - 02 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Keiko K. Nomura
2001 - 02 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2001 - 02 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


2001 - 02 Best Teacher Award
TAU BETA PI TEACHER OF THE YEAR - STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Jeff Omens
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Sangeeta Bhatia
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Mike Bailey
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

David Russ
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

George Varghese
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Laurence Milstein
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Elias Masry
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Keiko K. Nomura
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Sia Nemat-Nasser
2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


2000 - 01 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Jeff Omens
1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Mike Bailey
1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Laurence Milstein
1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Elias Masry
1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Keiko K. Nomura
1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Sia Nemat-Nasser
1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


1999 - 00 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Jeff Omens
1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Mike Bailey
1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

David Russ
1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Jack Keil Wolf
1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Dave Tribolet
1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


1998 - 99 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Jeff Omens
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Joseph Pasquale
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Laurence Milstein
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Juan Lasheras
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Anne Hoger
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Hidenori Murakami
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Stanley Middleman
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

John Kosmatka
1997 - 98 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Robert L. Sah
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Mike Bailey
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

David Russ
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Laurence Milstein
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Juan Lasheras
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Sia Nemat-Nasser
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Stanley Middleman
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Nigel Priestley
1996 - 97 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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Robert L. Sah
1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING


1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Keith Muller
1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Robert Lugannani
1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Gil Hegemier
1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING


1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING


1995 - 96 Best Teacher Award
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

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John Semple Galbraith
1994 - 95 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Ramamohan Paturi
1994 - 95 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Robert Lugannani
1994 - 95 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Juan Lasheras
1994 - 95 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Sia Nemat-Nasser
1994 - 95 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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Robert L. Sah
1993 - 94 Best Teacher Award
BIOENGINEERING

Bill Griswold
1993 - 94 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Ken Kreutz-Delgado
1993 - 94 Best Teacher Award
ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Juan Lasheras
1993 - 94 Best Teacher Award
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

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Joseph Pasquale
1992 - 93 Best Teacher Award
COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

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