Hall of Fame 

This prestigious lifetime achievement award recognizes nationally and internationally renowned scholar/investigators who have made substantial contributions to advancing knowledge over their academic careers. DR. JAMES ROBINSON, School of Medicine, DR. PAUL K. WHELTON, Show Chwan Health System Chair in Global Public Health, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and DENNIS P. KEHOE, School of Liberal Arts. 

Spirit of Tulane 

This award recognizes outstanding achievement of scholar/investigators whose work embodies Tulane’s motto: Non sibi, sed suis (Not for one’s self, but for one’s own). MEAD ALLISON, School of Science and Engineering, JESSE KEENAN, Favrot II Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture, DR. HUA LU, Reynolds and Ryan Families Chair in Translational Cancer Research, School of Medicine, and TRACY FISCHER, School of Medicine and Tulane National Primate Research Center.

Innovation

This award recognizes scholar/investigators who develop novel ideas, approaches and insights through interdisciplinary scholarship. DR. LU QI, HCA Chair in Population Genetics, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine; MICHAEL MOORE, School of Science and Engineering; MAYAN EXCAVATION TEAM: MARCELLO CANUTO, School of Liberal Arts and Middle American Research Institute, FRANCISCO ESTRADA-BELLI, School of Liberal Arts and Middle American Research Institute, and LUKE AULD-THOMAS, School of Liberal Arts; and MAYBELL ROMERO, Felder-Fayard Early Career Professor in Law and 2021-22 Gordon Gamm Faculty Scholar, School of Law.

Galaxy 

This award recognizes substantial achievement of scholar/investigators who have a strong five-year history of funding and of enhancing Tulane’s research mission. KATHERINE MILLS, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, LISA FAUCI, Nola Lee Haynes Professor I and II in Mathematics, School of Science and Engineering, CHAD ROY, School of Medicine and Tulane National Primate Research Center, and JESMYN WARD, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, School of Liberal Arts.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

This Provost’s award recognizes excellence in research that addresses societal inequalities and promotes social change. HENRY L.  BART JR., School of Science and Engineering, DR. MARIE A. KROUSEL-WOOD, Jack R. Aron Chair in Primary Care Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, ADRIENNE COLELLA, James W. McFarland Distinguished Chair in Business, A.  B. Freeman School of Business, STACY SEICSHNAYDRE, Robert A. Ainsworth Professor in the Courts and the Federal System and William K. Christovich Professor in Law, School of Law, and Z’ÉTOILE IMMA, Michael S. Field Professor in Liberal Arts, School of Liberal Arts.

Academic Leadership

These Presidential awards are for individuals who have exercised extraordinary institutional leadership in supporting and promoting excellent research. LAURA S. LEVY, School of Medicine, and DONALD GAVER, Alden J. “Doc” Laborde Chair in Engineering, School of Science and Engineering.

Convergence

This award recognizes scholars who successfully collaborate across schools, units and departments to surpass traditional academic disciplines and further the research mission. DANIEL BURNSTON, School of Liberal Arts, TIFFANY LIN, Favrot V Professor in Architecture, School of Architecture, EMILIE TAYLOR WELTY, Favrot III Professor in Architecture and William L. Duren Jr. ’26 Professor at Newcomb-Tulane College, School of Architecture, LISA MOLIX, School of Science and Engineering, DR. XUEBIN QIN, School of Medicine and Tulane National Primate Research Center, and YU-PING WANG, School of Science and Engineering.

Rising Star

This award recognizes the work of assistant professors, within five years of appointment to Tulane, who demonstrate exceptional growth and impact in one or more research areas. JULIA FLECKMAN, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and NICHOLAS SANDOVAL, Paul H. and Donna D. Flower Early Career Professor, School of Science and Engineering.

Student/Trainee Research Mentoring 

This award recognizes exceptional research mentors. DR. CARIAPPA ANNAIAH, School of Medicine and Tulane National Primate Research Center, and RYAN GLASSER, School of Science and Engineering.

Funding Award — STEM

These awards recognize scholar/investigators in the STEM fields awarded the largest combined dollar amount of funding for direct costs. JAY RAPPAPORT, School of Medicine and Tulane National Primate Research Center, JANE BERTRAND, Neal A. and Mary Vanselow Chair, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and ROBERT GARRY, School of Medicine.

Funding Award — Non-STEM

These awards recognize artist/scholar/investigators in the non-STEM fields who have been awarded the largest combined dollar amount of funding for direct costs. MAURITA POOLE, Newcomb Art Museum, and AMANDA HILL, Cowen Institute.

Citation 

This award recognizes the peer-reviewed article with the highest number of citations. DR. A. OLIVER SARTOR, C.E. and Bernadine Laborde Early Career Professor I and II, School of Medicine and Tulane Cancer Center, for “Lutetium-117-PSMA-617 for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer,” New England Journal of Medicine, September 2021.

Publication — Journal Article

This award recognizes the best journal article. CHAD ROY, School of Medicine and Tulane National Primate Research Center, for “Exhaled aerosol increases with COVID-19 infection, age, and obesity,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, February 2021.

Publication — Book

These awards recognize the best books published. GOLAN MOSKOWITZ, School of Liberal Arts, for Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Context, and WALTER ISAACSON, Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values, School of Liberal Arts, for The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race.