College of Engineering Dean Jeff Goldberg today announced that six UA College of Engineering faculty members with exemplary teaching and research records have been named Arizona Engineering Education Fellows and Arizona Engineering Faculty Fellows this week.

Three education and three faculty fellowships were awarded based on recommendations by department heads, associate deans, and the College Advisory Committee. The awards were made possible through a funding allocation for faculty investment from the Provost’s office.

Three-Year Arizona Engineering Education Fellows

Jesse Little, assistant professor, aerospace and mechanical engineering
Eduardo Saez, professor, chemical and environmental engineering
Hal Tharp, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering

In addition to salary increases, Education Fellows have access to $5,000 to improve the College's undergraduate education programs. They can use the money to bring new teaching approaches to the College of Engineering, bring in new equipment or materials, and they can go to conferences to show other educators what we are doing and bring back best practices. All of this will help stimulate faculty development in teaching and education and will improve all our educational programs.

Three-Year Arizona Engineering Faculty Fellows

Kim Ogden, professor, chemical and environmental engineering
Farhang Shadman, professor, chemical and environmental engineering
Hao Xin, professor, electrical and computer engineering

Engineering Faculty Fellows are selected based on long-term success in research and graduate education. All of this year’s fellows have significant funding and have made strong progress both in theoretical areas and in bringing ideas to practice. These faculty members work in a variety of areas, including energy production, sustainable manufacturing, and additive manufacturing, and are well known for developing national collaborations needed to solve critical engineering problems.