Faculty Recognition | Office of Research and Innovation

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Honoring Excellence

Michigan State University conducts world-class research and creative activity, ranking as one of the top research universities globally. MSU research excellence has been recognized through institutional membership in the American Association of Universities (AAU) since 1964.

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. Please contact the Faculty Honorifics Office for assistance.

Announcements

Swain to Lead RECR Education Program

Aug 30, 2023

Greg Swain, Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named as the Director of Responsible Ethical Conduct of Research for Michigan State University.

Douglas Honored for Influential Research on Values in Science

Aug 22, 2023

A research paper written by Heather Douglas, associate professor of philosophy at Michigan State University, is being recognized as one of the most influential to ever be published by the Philosophy of Science journal and was selected to be included in the journal’s 90th Anniversary Collection.

Herzer Hired for New Mobility Director Role

Aug 21, 2023

Michigan State University today named Judd Herzer as the director of MSU Mobility to help amplify and focus the university’s vast research activities in the smart-vehicle landscape. Satish Udpa, University Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering at MSU and co-founder of MSU Mobility, has been fulfilling the duties of this newly created role in an interim capacity while the university looked for the ideal candidate.

Gould Inducted Into Sports Psychology Hall of Fame

Aug 16, 2023

Michigan State University Professor Emeritus Dan Gould was inducted to the International Society for Sports Psychology Hall of Fame in 2023. Gould is one of the first 10 living scholars worldwide to be inducted.

14 Faculty Receive HARP Production Awards for 2023

Aug 7, 2023

Fourteen faculty have received Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) Production Awards for the 2023 academic year. Congratulations to all faculty that received funding for this program and thank you to the MSU Research Foundation for their continued generosity in supporting this award.

Fisher Appointed to Growing Michigan Together Council

Jul 20, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Ronald Fisher, professor of economics at Michigan State University, to the bipartisan Growing Michigan Together Council, which is tasked with developing a strategy for growing Michigan’s population through investment in people, places and education.

MSU Research Foundation and MSU Announce Recipients of 2023 Strategic Partnership Grants

Jul 14, 2023

The Michigan State University Research Foundation and Michigan State University announced the recipients of the 2023 Strategic Partnership Grants Program (SPG Program), an important funding mechanism that supports promising new initiatives in key areas of research, scholarship, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Abuelo to Receive WAB President's Award

Jul 5, 2023

Dr. Ángel Abuelo, associate professor of cattle health at the Michigan State College of Veterinary Medicine, MSU AgBioResearcher, and dairy veterinarian for MSU Extension, has been selected for the President’s Award from the World Association for Buiatrics (WAB) for his presentations at the 2022 World Buiatrics Congress in Madrid.