Awards

Congratulations to Drs. Hassan Foroosh and Mubark Shah, who were given UCF Luminary awards at a reception on October 18 in downtown Orlando. Attached is a picture of Dr. Foroosh at the award ceremony. See also http://today.ucf.edu/ucf-honors-luminary-leaders-changing-world/

Congratulations to Dr. Ali Orooji, who was named as a Distinguished Faculty Member at UCF by students living in the Tower III Community. Dr. Orooji’s name will be placed on a perpetual plaque in the Tower III Community lobby.

Congratulations to Dr. Sean Szumlanski who was named as a Distinguished Distinguished Faculty Member at UCF by students living in the Knights’ Circle community. Dr. Szumlanski’s name will be placed on a perpetual plaque in the Knights’ Circle Community lobby.

Congratulations to Drs. Shaojie Zhang, Damla Turgut, Mainak Chatterjee, and Mostafa Bassiouni for receiving Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) awards.

Congratulations to Dr. Joe LaViola for winning a Research Incentive Award (RIA).

Congratulations to Dr. Annie Wu who won the College Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award. Her name is being forwarded to the UCF committee for consideration at the university level.

Congratulations to Dr. Damla Turgut who won the College Excellence in Professional Service award. Her name is being forwarded to the UCF committee for consideration at the university level.

Congratulations to Dr. Mubarak Shah who won the College Excellence in Research Award at the full professor level. His name is being forwarded to the UCF committee for consideration at the university level.

Congratulations to Arup Kumar Ghosh, who received an honorable mention for the 2016-2017 university award for Excellence by a Graduate Teaching Assistant. This award recognizes Arup’s exceptional ability to assist the lead instructor and students in the classroom. Arup has made a significant contribution as a GTA.

Congratulations to Dr. Afshin Dehghan, who won the 2016-17 university award for Outstanding Dissertation in the category Engineering, Physical Sciences and Life Sciences. This award recognizes the quality, content and exceptional contributions to the field of Computer Science. Dr. Dehghan was a student in computer science