SUPERLATIVES & AWARDS
We celebrate with fellow team members who have been recognized for significant accomplishments this year .
Associate Professor Brian Vick published Applied Engineering Mathematics through CRC Press . According to the CRC website , “ Undergraduate engineering students need good mathematics skills . This textbook supports this need by placing a strong emphasis on visualization and the methods and tools needed across the whole of engineering .”
Professor Alireza Haghighat published the second edition of Monte Carlo Methods for Particle Transport through CRC Press . According to the CRC website , the new edition is “ fully updated with the latest developments in the eigenvalue Monte Carlo calculations and automatic variance reduction techniques and containing an entirely new chapter on fission matrix and alternative hybrid techniques .”
The Institute for Critical Technology awarded Junior Faculty Awards to Assistant Professors Ling Li and Shima Shahab . These grants fund partnerships between a junior faculty member and a more senior colleague to pursue new approaches to pressing research problems .
Virginia Tech College of Engineering Dean ’ s Awards
Alan Asbeck
Jonathan Boreyko
Mark Paul
Zheng Li
Mark Pierson
Corina Sandu
Faculty Fellow
Faculty Fellow
Certificate of Teaching Excellence
Outstanding New Assistant Professor
Excellence in Teaching
Excellence in Service
56 SUPERLATIVES • VIRGINIA TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ANNUAL REPORT • 2019-2020