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2018-19 Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Awards Recipients

We are pleased to announce the 2018-19 Chancellor’s Associates Faculty
Excellence Awards Recipients. Each year, UC San Diego proudly recognizes
and celebrates faculty whose academic engagement, scholarly
accomplishments, and service stand out among their peers in contributing
to the University’s mission.

Awardees are honored for their dedication and excellence in six areas:
Undergraduate Teaching, Graduate Teaching, Research in Humanities and
Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, Performing and Visual Arts,
and Community Service. Each awardee receives a citation and an
honorarium, with presentations made at the Chancellor’s Associates
Faculty Excellence Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 18.

On behalf of the Chancellor’s Associates Faculty Excellence Awards
Selection Committee, we would also like to take this opportunity to
thank those who nominated faculty members for this year’s awards.

Please join us in congratulating the 2018-19 Chancellor’s Associates
Faculty Excellence Awards Recipients:

Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Christine Alvarado (Computer Science and Engineering)

Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Jens Lykke-Andersen (Molecular Biology)

Excellence in Research in Humanities & Social Sciences
Craig Callender (Philosophy)

Excellence in Science & Engineering
Shirley Meng (Nanoengineering)

Excellence in Community Service
Olivia Graeve (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)

Excellence in Performing and Visual Arts
Robert Brill (Theatre)

For more information about this year’s awardees and their outstanding
contributions, visit https://go.ucsd.edu/2UC5Snt

Pradeep K. Khosla Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons Executive Vice Chancellor