Chemical, biomolecular and corrosion engineering professor elected as Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dr. Donald Visco, professor of chemical, biomolecular and corrosion engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He received this honor for his significant professional accomplishments and contributions in chemical engineering.
English professor awarded Toni Morrison Senior Fellowship
Dr. Philathia Bolton, associate professor in English, has been awarded the inaugural Toni Morrison Senior Fellowship in African Diaspora Literature and Cultural Studies at The Africa Institute in the United Arab Emirates. Bolton will continue her research and writing on Morrison by revisiting work that connects the metaphoric significance of the character Macon Dead from “Song of Solomon” to certain novels by Black women writers of the 1970s and 1980s.
Sociology professor selected for Schomburg Center Fellowship
Dr. Kevin M. Moseby, assistant professor in sociology, has been selected by The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations to receive a four-week short-term research fellowship at the Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for his book manuscript-in-progress, currently under advance contract by the New York University Press.
UA researcher receives prestigious award for outstanding research
Dr. Junpeng Wang, assistant professor of polymer science, has been named a 2023 Sloan Research Fellow in chemistry for demonstrating his innovative and impactful research early in his career. Wang’s laboratory has done notable work in developing new sustainable polymers.
Presented by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Fellowship award is granted to 126 of the best and brightest scientists in the U.S. and Canada studying chemistry, computer science, earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience and physics. This is the first time in UA history that a faculty member has received this honor.
Marketing faculty member receives 2023–2024 Fulbright Award
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Dr. Boonthida “Sydney” Chinchanachokchai, associate professor of marketing, has received a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Asa participant in the Fulbright Program, Chinchanachokchai will teach thematic seminars on advertising and marketing at Escola Superior de Comunicação Social of Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. During her time in Portugal, she will also conduct cross-cultural research focused on social media influencer marketing.
Chinchanachokchai was selected as one of approximately 800 U.S. citizens who will conduct research and teach abroad for the 2023-2024 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.