UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ACADEMIC HALL OF FAME
             FACULTY NSF CAREER AND PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARDS 
                                             FROM U. LOUISVILLE

NSF CAREER and PECASE awards are made to outstanding young faculty in science, mathematics and engineering.

CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, founded in 1996,
is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's
most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the
role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent
education and the integration of education and research within the
context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should
build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating
education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals
from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations and
especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority
groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.

PECASE: Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early
Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the
most meritorious recent CAREER awardees. Selection for this award is
based on two important criteria:

1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology that
is relevant to the mission of NSF, and

2) community service demonstrated through scientific leadership,
education or community outreach.

These awards foster innovative developments in science and technology,
increase awareness of careers in science and engineering, give
recognition to the scientific missions of the participating agencies,
enhance connections between fundamental research and national goals,
and highlight the importance of science and technology for the
Nation’s future. Individuals cannot apply for PECASE. These awards are
initiated by the participating federal agencies. At NSF, up to twenty
nominees for this award are selected each year from among the
PECASE-eligible CAREER awardees who are most likely to become the
leaders of academic research and education in the twenty-first
century. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy makes
the final selection and announcement of the awardees.

Awards are made in the spring.

NSF PECASE AWARDS

2011 Moises Carreon, Chemical Engineering 


NSF CAREER AWARDS

YEAR RESEARCHER              DEPARTMENT         
1996 Lee Allen Dugatkin, Biology
1999 Mahendra Sunkara, Engineering
2000 Kyung Kang, Chemical Engineering
2003 Craig Grapperhaus, Chemistry
2004 Antonio Badia, Computer Science
2004 Hichem Frihui, Computer Science
2004 Olfa Nasraoui, Computer Science
2007 Cindy Harnett, Computer Engineering
2008 Balaji Panchapakesan, Mechanical Engineering
2012 Palaniappan Sethu, Bioengineering
2012 Susan Peters, Education
2013 Hunter Moseley, Chemistry
2013 Stephen Yanoviak, Biology
2014 Pat Shafto, Psychology
2015 Jian Du-Caines, Physics & Astronomy (Atmospheric Science)
2015 Humberto Gutierrez, Physics & Astronomy
2015 Jinjun Liu, Chemistry