STAR Faculty Grant
UT Tyler Receives Rising Stars and STARs Awards to Recruit & Retain Outstanding Faculty
The University of Texas at Tyler is pleased to have outstanding faculty members who have received Rising STARs and STARs awards during AY 2019-2020. The University of Texas System provides seed funding, matched locally, to help recruit and/or retain world-class faculty. This funding is used to support the acquisition of equipment and/or upgrades of research facilities.
Rising STARs & STARs Awardees
AY 2016-2020
|
Year |
Name |
Rising STARs / STARs |
College |
Department |
|
2020 |
Yan Yan Wang |
STAR |
Fisch College of Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|
2020 |
Katerina Venderova |
STAR |
Fisch College of Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|
2020 |
Shawana Tabassum |
Rising STAR |
College of Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
|
2020 |
Jounsup Park |
Rising STAR |
College of Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
|
2020 |
Mena Souliman |
STAR |
College of Engineering |
Civil Engineering |
|
2019 |
Matthew Greenwold |
Rising STAR |
College of Arts & Sciences |
Biology |
|
2019 |
Fernando Resende |
STAR |
College of Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
|
2018 |
Premananda Indic |
STAR |
College of Engineering |
Electrical Engineering |
|
2018 |
Ayman Hamouda |
Rising STAR |
Fisch College of Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|
2017 |
Joseph Glavy |
Rising STAR |
Fisch College of Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
|
2016 |
Clement Chan |
Rising STAR |
College of Arts & Sciences |
Biology |
How Rising Stars and STARs Are Selected
The University of Texas System awards up to $300,000 for the recruitment of qualifying Rising STARs faculty and up to $500,00 for STARs faculty. Awardees are nominated by their respective institutions and must show evidence of excellence in research.
More information about the Rising STARs and STARs program can be found here.