Faculty Excellence
Our faculty are recognized by both NC State and national organizations for their exceptional work in the realms of teaching and research.
External Recognition
Professional Society Fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science
2020 Lewis Owen
American Meteorological Society
2017 Walt Robinson
2017 Sandra Yuter
2019 Gary Lackmann
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
2024 Chris Osburn
2025 Astrid Schnetzer
Geological Society of America
2011 Lewis Owen
2020 Helena Mitasova
2026 Karl Wegmann
Geological Society of London
Lewis Owen
Royal Geographical Society
1995 Lewis Owen
Foundation and Professional Society Awards
AGU Nanne Weber Early Career Award
2026 Catherine Davis
AMS Edward N. Lorenz Award for Teaching Excellence
2015 Gary Lackmann
NASA Early Career Research Award
2022 Zhen Qu
NSF CAREER Award
2004 Matthew Parker
2009 Anantha Aiyyer
2009 Walt Robinson
2026 Maggie Ellis Curry
Geological Society of London President’s Award
1992 Lewis Owen
Lifetime achievement award, Intl. Society for Geomorphometry
2018 Helena Mitasova
Royal Geographical Society Busk Medal
2011 Lewis Owen
Sloan Research Fellowship
2025 Catherine Davis
Sol Katz Award for Exceptional Open-Source Geospatial Community Service
2010 Helena Mitasova
Waldo-Tobler GIScience Prize, Austrian Academy of Sciences
2018 Helena Mitasova
NC State Recognition
Deans and Directors
Dean of the College of Sciences
2023-present Lewis Owen
Dean of the Graduate School
2019-present Peter Harries
Director of the AI Hub for Science
2026-present Paul Liu
Director of the Blue Economy Innovation Program
2025-present Chris Osburn
Director of the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology
2006-present David Eggleston
Director of Coastal Research and Innovation, NC State Climate and Sustainability Academy
2025-present Chris Osburn
Director of International Affairs at the College of Sciences
2024-present Paul Liu
Director of the NC Center for Coastal Algae, People and Environment
2024-present Astrid Schnetzer
Teaching and Research Awards
Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
2014 David Eggleston
2020 Gary Lackmann
Center for Geospatial Analytics Collaboration and Innovation Award
2023 Helena Mitasova
Distinguished Professor
2014 Ruoying He
2018 Sandra Yuter
Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Sustainability
2026 Chris Osburn
Goodnight Early Career Innovator
2021 Ethan Hyland
2024 Catherine Davis
2025 Arianna Soldati
2025 Y. Stacy Zhang
Goodnight Innovation Distinguished Professor
2018 Ruoying He
Graduate School Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award Finalist
2023 Sandra Yuter
LeRoy & Elva Martin Award for Teaching Excellence
2004 Gary Lackmann
2008 Matthew Parker
2012 Anantha Aiyyer
2020 Lisa Falk
2025 Arianna Soldati
Outstanding Teacher Award
2010 Matthew Parker
2012 Gary Lackmann
2022 Karl Wegmann
2024 Lisa Falk
2025 Sarah Larson
University Faculty Scholar
2013 Matthew Parker
2017 DelWayne Bohnenstiehl
2019 Chris Osburn
2025 Astrid Schentzer