Prateek mehta, department of chemical and biomolecular engineering, shaheen award in engineering. Mehta is an outstanding researcher who focuses on the computational design of multifunctional catalytic systems for sustainable energy applications.Cognitive learning activities he is recognized for his creative theoretical models that rationalize complex phenomena observed in catalysis experiments and guide the discovery of improved catalyst materials.Cognitive learning activities following graduation, mehta will assume a research position in the catalyst and process technology division at exxonmobil research and engineering.Cognitive learning activities

Luis bravo, department of romance languages and literatures, shaheen award in the humanities. A celebrated poet and a scholar in the fields of latin american literatures and cultural studies, bravo is recognized for his singular contribution in unearthing and examining the literary case of the uruguayan poet, artist and activist ibero gutiérrez.Cognitive learning activities distinguished in his program as a curious and engaged intellectual presence, bravo is a scholar and professor at universidad de montevideo and the instituto de profesores artigas montevideo in uruguay.Cognitive learning activities

Marshall allen taylor, department of sociology, shaheen award in the social sciences. An original and productive scholar of sociology whose dissertation focuses on nationalist movements in the united states, taylor is already recognized as an expert in complex methods including computational text analysis and cognitive social science.Cognitive learning activities A popular instructor of statistics courses who stands out for his willingness to collaborate, taylor is working at the leading edge of emerging research concerns in the social sciences.Cognitive learning activities he begins as an assistant professor of sociology at new mexico state university in fall 2019.

Amanda nicole marra, department of biological sciences, shaheen award in science.Cognitive learning activities A biologist whose research explores the regulation of the developmental pathways responsible for the coordination of organ formation during embryogenesis, marra is recognized for her research contributions, stellar publication record and leadership.Cognitive learning activities marra is now a postdoctoral scholar in cell and developmental biology at the university of california, san diego.

Lauren M. Papp, distinguished alumna award.Cognitive learning activities the vaughan bascom professor in women, family, and community in the school of human ecology at the university of wisconsin-madison, papp also serves as associate dean for research.Cognitive learning activities A doctoral graduate of notre dame’s department of psychology, papp is recognized for her innovative research on how intimate and family relationships shape a person’s development across the lifespan, her extraordinary commitment to student welfare demonstrated in both teaching and service, and her role as a leader in her field and at her institution.Cognitive learning activities

Elliott T. Visconsi, dick and peggy notebaert award. An associate professor of english who currently serves as associate provost and chief academic digital officer, visconsi has long been committed to graduate education, as a dissertation adviser, graduate instructor and co-founder of the “global dome,” a doctoral accelerator program.Cognitive learning activities he is recognized with this award for his pioneering work in conceiving and overseeing the successful implementation of the online master of science degree in data science, which serves as a model for notre dame to emulate across disciplines and domains.Cognitive learning activities distinctive features include classes that are fully online but include in-person immersions that build the cohort; an integration of students from diverse backgrounds; a robust ongoing collaboration with AT&T; and the development of multimedia assets to support online teaching that are used for other campus courses and digital initiatives.Cognitive learning activities

Vania smith-oka, director of graduate studies award. An associate professor in the department of anthropology, smith-oka is a cultural and medical anthropologist who specializes on the effect of institutions (medical, economic, development) on the behavior and choices of marginalized populations.Cognitive learning activities smith-oka is recognized for her pivotal work supporting the early cohorts of students in the new anthropology doctoral program, which will produce its first graduates this year.Cognitive learning activities she is honored for her supportive efforts to open pathways for their careers that balance a commitment to their academic training with a commitment to their well-being.Cognitive learning activities

Peter N. Wallensteen, james A. Burns, C.S.C., award. The richard G. Starmann sr. Research professor of peace studies in the kroc institute for international peace studies, wallensteen is recognized for his defining role in the foundational doctoral seminar on international peace research, in which he has taught every doctoral student in the program since its inception in 2008.Cognitive learning activities the application of his formidable perspective as a researcher and his direct experience in peacebuilding make this course a transformational capstone experience.Cognitive learning activities wallensteen also holds an appointment as a senior professor in the department of peace and conflict research at sweden’s uppsala university.Cognitive learning activities

Mariette quinn, graduate administrative staff member award. The administrative assistant for graduate studies in the department of chemistry and biochemistry, quinn has initiated process improvements that have benefitted applicants, admitted students and faculty alike.Cognitive learning activities by sharing her innovations and working with graduate coordinators in other master’s and doctoral programs, she has facilitated the broad-scale adoption of best practices and technology, as well fostered community among graduate staff across the colleges and schools.Cognitive learning activities