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Notable awards

Pinar Acar receives her award as one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World, presented by JCI Istanbul. Photo courtesy of JCI Istanbul.
Pinar Acar receives her award as one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World, presented by JCI Istanbul. Photo courtesy of JCI Istanbul.

Many of our team members have been recognized for their excellence. Here are a few of those recognitions.

  • Amrinder Nain (2025)
  • Rolf Mueller (2022)
  • Anne Staples, Coral Water Flow (2015)

The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

Current faculty who have won this award:

Administered by The Office of Naval Research (ONR), The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and the Army Research Office (ARO), these awards identify and support early-career scientists and engineers who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. 

Faculty who have received this award: