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

Christoph Benning elected Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors

Feb 17, 2022

Christoph Benning, director of the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, was elected a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.

Two Michigan State Researchers Awarded 2022 Sloan Research Fellowships

Feb 15, 2022

Michigan State University researchers Dalton Hardisty and Ilya Kachkovskiy will each receive a prestigious, two-year, $75,000 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in recognition of their accomplishments as early career scientists with exceptional promise in their fields.

James Tiedje elected Foreign Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Feb 7, 2022

James Tiedje, a Michigan State University Distinguished Professor Emeritus and internationally renowned microbial ecologist has been elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for 2021.

Inaugural HARP Large-scale Development Grant Awarded to Documentary Filmmaker

Feb 1, 2022

Safoi Babana-Hampton, professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies, is the first recipient of the Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) large-scale development grant.

Johnson appointed MSU Foundation Professor

Jan 31, 2022

Deborah J. Johnson, Ph.D., a Human Development and Family Studies professor within the College of Social Science has been appointed as an MSU Foundation Professor.

$13.5 million NIH grant awarded to MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine researcher

Jan 31, 2022

In December 2021, the team received the exciting notification of a five-year, $13.5 million program project grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health.

A Record Year for Spartan Scholars - Nine Elected to AAAS

Jan 26, 2022

A record-tying nine MSU researchers have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Saweda Liverpool-Tasie Appointed by President Biden to Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

Jan 19, 2022

President Joe Biden has appointed Michigan State University (MSU) economist Dr. Saweda Liverpool-Tasie to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD).  BIFAD advises the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on agriculture and higher education issues pertinent to food insecurity. Along with other BIFAD board members, Dr. Liverpool-Tasie will play a key role in shaping our nation’s perspectives on international food and agriculture.

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