With five NC State College of Engineering faculty members named University Faculty Scholars, engineering faculty make up 25% of the 2024-25 cohort. Associate Professor Matthew Fisher in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor Lilian Hsiao in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; and Associate Professor Arun Kota, Associate Professor Marie Muller and Professor Chengying “Cheryl” Xu, all in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, are being recognized for their academic achievements at NC State and beyond.
This article was originally published by Emily Packard for NC State’s College of Engineering Communications and edited for relevancy to the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. The original article can be read here.
NC State’s 2024-25 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced today. These 20 early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond.
Since the program’s inception in 2012, 278 faculty have been named University Faculty Scholars. These faculty members carry the title for the duration of their faculty appointment at NC State and receive an increase to their base salary.
Each college may submit nominations for assistant professors appointed for a second term, associate professors and professors within the first three years of their appointment. Senior faculty then review nominations, evaluating them on research and scholarship productivity, excellence in teaching and mentoring, and leadership in extension, professional societies and public service initiatives.
This year’s class of University Faculty Scholars includes Matthew Fisher, director of undergraduate studies and associate professor in the Lampe Joint Department. Matthew joined the department at North Carolina State University in January 2014 as a Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program cluster hire in Translational Regenerative Medicine. As the principal investigator in the Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, his research focuses on acquiring a deeper understanding of the normal structure and function of musculoskeletal soft tissues and using this information to develop new therapies, including regenerative approaches, to improve patient outcomes after injury.
Congratulations to Matthew Fisher and all the 2024-2025 University Faculty Scholars!
For more information on NC State University’s Faculty Scholar Award Program, please visit their website here.
For more information on Matthew Fisher and his work in the Lampe Joint Department, please visit his laboratory’s website here.