Meet Our 2022 Recipient

Ganesh Sriram, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Keystone Assistant Professor, Department Associate Chair and Undergraduate Program Director

Dr. Sriram has been awarded this honor for his dedication to his students, as both an instructor and a mentor.  After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Bombay, Sriram earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 2004. Prior to joining UMD in 2007, he served as a postdoctoral researcher in the labs of Drs. Katrina Dipple and James Liao at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests include systems biology, metabolic engineering, and genetically inherited metabolic disorders. Courses taught include BIOE120: Biology for Engineers, CHBE100: Exploring CHBE and 101: Intro to CHBE, CHBE444: Process Economics and Design, and ChBE 484: Metabolic Pathway Engineering. Dr. Sriram is recognized for his innovations in the classroom which are extraordinary and demonstrate his extremely strong dedication to student learning outcomes.

 

Ganesh Sriram, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Past Recipients

• 2021: Dimitrios Goulias, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 2020: Manfred Wuttig, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• 2019: Romel Gomez, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2018: Kyu Yong Choi, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 2017: Peter Sunderland, Fire Protection Engineering
• 2016: Jungho Kim, Mechanical Engineering
• 2015: Amr Baz, Mechanical Engineering
• 2014: David Lovell, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 2013: Steve Marcus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2012: Christopher Davis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2011: Rama Chellappa, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2010: Adrian Papamarcou, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2009: Kenneth Kiger and Peter Sandborn, Mechanical Engineering
• 2008: Sandra Greer, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 2007: Mikhail Anisimov, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 2006: M. Sherif Aggour, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 2005: K.J. Ray Liu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2004: Guangming Zhang, Mechanical Engineering
• 2003: James Duncan, Mechanical Engineering
• 2002: David Bigio, Mechanical Engineering
• 2001: Nam Sun Wang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 2000: Charles Striffler, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 1999: William Walston, Mechanical Engineering
• 1998: Anthony Vizzini, Aerospace Engineering
• 1997: Richard Calabrese, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 1996: Patrick Cunniff, Mechanical Engineering
• 1995: John Anderson, Aerospace Engineering
• 1994: William Destler, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 1993: Thomas Regan, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 1992: Daniel Garber, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 1991: James Dally, Mechanical Engineering
• 1990: Gary Pertmer, Nuclear Engineering
• 1989: David Holloway, Mechanical Engineering
• 1988: Frank Munno, Nuclear Engineering
• 1987: Isaak Mayergoyz, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 1986: Clifford Sayre, Mechanical Engineering

Note: Prior to 2000, the Poole and Kent Teaching Award for Senior Faculty was known as the Outstanding Teaching Award for Senior Faculty.