Meet Our 2019 Recipient

Reza Ghodssi
Professor and Herbert Rabin Distinguished Chair in Engineering

Dr. Reza Ghodssi is within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with lines to the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Systems Research, and Maryland Energy Innovation Institute. His research interests are in the design and development of micro/nano/bio devices and systems for chemical and biological sensing, small-scale energy conversion, and harvesting with a strong emphasis toward healthcare applications. Dr. Ghodssi launched a number of interdisciplinary initiatives, including the Maryland Robotics Center and the Brain and Behavior Initiative, and is a University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar–Teacher.

Past Recipients

• 2018: Ichiro Takeuchi, Materials and Science Engineering
• 2017: Norman Wereley, Aerospace Engineering
• 2016: Howard Milchberg, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, IREAP
• 2015: Gary Rubloff, Materials Science and Engineering
• 2014: Christopher Davis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2013: Manfred Wuttig, Materials Science and Engineering
• 2012: Peter Kofinas, Bioengineering
• 2011: Michael Zachariah, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry
• 2010: Allen Davis,  Civil and Environmental Engineering
• 2009: Michael Pecht, Mechanical Engineering and Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering
• 2008: K. J. Ray Liu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2007: Rama Chellappa, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2006: Ashwani Gupta, Mechanical Engineering
• 2005: Edward Ott, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2004: Thomas Antonsen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• 2003: William Bentley, Bioengineering
• 2002: Inderjit Chopra, Aerospace Engineering
• 2001: Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Materials Science and Engineering