The following members of the College of Sciences community were honored at the 2026 Georgia Tech Faculty and Staff Honors Luncheon on Friday, April 24. We join the Institute in celebrating these awardees, who together represent five of the College’s six schools along with the Office of the Dean.
View luncheon photos on Flickr, and see recipients from all colleges here.
Georgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards
Best Faculty Paper Award
Jiang Zhigang
Professor
School of Physics
Institute Research Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Research Enterprise Enhancement
Anna Österholm
Research Faculty
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Outstanding Achievement in Research Program Development Award
Human Space Exploration Team
Thomas Orlando — Team Leader
Regents’ Professor
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
School of Physics
Phillip First
Professor
School of Physics
Brant Jones
Senior Research Scientist
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Frances Rivera-Hernandez
Assistant Professor
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Jiang Zhigang
Professor
School of Physics
Human Space Exploration Team co-recipients from the College of Engineering:
Masatoshi Hirabayashi
Associate Professor
Julie Linsey
Professor
Peter Loutzenhiser
Associate Professor
Alvaro Romero-Calvo
Assistant Professor
Meisha Shofner
Professor
Staff Awards
Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Gender Equity Award
Susan Lozier
College of Sciences Dean
Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair
Professor, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Undergraduate Education Awards
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor – Faculty Advisor
Haley Steele
Academic Professional
School of Biological Sciences
Center for Teaching and Learning Awards
Curriculum Innovation Award
Mary Peek
Principal Academic Professional
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Undergraduate Educator Award
Tiffiny Hughes-Troutman
Professor of the Practice
School of Psychology
Faculty Honors Committee Awards
Junior Faculty Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Farzaneh Najafi
Assistant Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Class of 1940 W. Howard Ector Outstanding Teacher Award
Pamela Pollet
Principal Academic Professional
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
