Faculty Recognition

Michigan State University conducts world-class research and creative activity, ranking as one of the top 100 research universities in the world. MSU research excellence has been recognized through institutional membership in the American Association of Universities (AAU) since 1961.

The university attracts and welcomes an international community of outstanding graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and faculty visitors to a broad range of highly ranked graduate programs, research centers, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

National and international faculty awards are an important component of institutional reputation. Each year, Michigan State University faculty members earn a variety of honors for their scholarly contributions. Some receive prizes and awards from learned societies or government agencies for specific work or career contributions.

Please review the curated lists of prestigious awards earned by your colleagues and consider those for which you might nominate others using the award application information.

Announcements

Five Faculty Elected as 2022 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Jan 31, 2023

On Jan. 31, Michigan State University researchers Evangelyn Alocilja, Andrea Case, James Fairweather, William Lovis and Shin-Han Shiu were recognized as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.

Aguiar Ferreira Lab to Utilize Radioactive Isotopes in Cancer Treatments

Jan 25, 2023

Carolina de Aguiar Ferreira, a member of MSU's Global Impact Initiative faculty, is opening her own lab to study promising new therapies that hunt down cancer cells and kill them with radioactive isotopes.

MSU Research Foundation Awards $5M Grant to Fund Infrastructure, Research Focused on Plant Science, Global Sustainability

Jan 18, 2023

Michigan State University recently announced it will receive a $5 million grant from the MSU Research Foundation to advance its world-class program in the plant sciences and critical research in the mitigation of and adaptation to global climate change.

Murphy and Wheat Receive Fellowships from National Endowment for the Humanities

Jan 12, 2023

Professors Edward Murphy and David Wheat have each received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support their ongoing research in Latin American history.

Wu Appointed as President-Elect for the Society for Risk Analysis

Dec 22, 2022

Felicia Wu, a John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor and an international expert on food safety at Michigan State University has been appointed president-elect of the Society for Risk Analysis.

Introducing the 2022 MSU Cloud Computing Fellows

Oct 31, 2022

The 2022 MSU Cloud Computing Fellowship cohort has begun the first phase of their fellowship experience. Led by MSU’s Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER) and the ITS Data Management & Analytics (DMA) group, the fellowship is designed to provide cloud computing expertise and hands-on experience for academic researchers.

DFI Session I Award Recipients Announced

Oct 24, 2022

Congratulations to MSU faculty receiving a Discretionary Funding Initiative grant for Session I.

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