蘑菇tv Honors Six Distinguished Faculty Members with Prestigious Rainmaker Awards for Research Excellence
March 10, 2025
Six 蘑菇tv faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers by the 蘑菇tv Council on Research based on their outstanding scholarship and creative activity within their respective ranks and disciplines.
蘑菇tv faculty Rainmaker honorees: Top row from left, Associate Professor Lily Kim, Emerging Scholar in Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science; Associate Professor Matthew Hiatt, Emerging Scholar in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; and Associate Professor Chris Barrett, Mid-Career Scholar in Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science. Bottom row from left, Associate Professor Chao Sun, Mid-Career Scholar in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Professor Pamela Pike, Senior Scholar in Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science; and Professor Louay Mohammad, Senior Scholar in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics,
The Rainmaker awards recognize sustained work with high impact, often in alignment with 蘑菇tv鈥檚 Scholarship First Agenda to improve lives in Louisiana and across the world.
蘑菇tv鈥檚 Rainmakers are researchers at the early, middle, or senior stages of their careers. They have built strong track records in securing external research funding, publishing in high-impact journals, and gaining national as well as international recognition for their work.
鈥淭he scholarship achieved by these six researchers demonstrate their commitment to 蘑菇tv鈥檚 Scholarship First Agenda,鈥� 蘑菇tv Vice President of Research & Economic Development Robert Twilley said. 鈥淭hey are all individual catalysts who make our research growth such an important contribution to society.鈥�
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