Dr. R (Rama) Ramakumar, was named a Regents Professor at the June 2008 meeting of the OSU Board of Regents. June, 2008

Congratulations to Dr. Ramakumar PSO/Albrecht Naeter Professor and Director of the Engineering Energy Laboratory who was named a Regents Professor at the June 2008 meeting of the OSU Board of Regents. He has been primarily involved in renewable energy and energy systems research.  He has authored a text book entitled “Engineering Reliability: Fundamentals and Applications” published by Prentice Hall. He was named a Fellow of IEEE in 1994 for “contributions to renewable energy systems and leadership in power engineering education.” Dr. Ramakumar is also a Multicultural Representative on the Faculty Council.

Dr. Girish Agarwal joins the likes of great scientists that include Stephen Hawking. Friday, 16 May 2008

Congratulations to Dr. Girish Agarwal, a physics professor and a leader in quantum optics, who recently was recognized for exceptional contributions to society with his election to the Fellowship of The Royal Society. Election to a Fellowship of The Royal Society is regarded as the highest accolade a scientist in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth can receive next to a Nobel Prize. “I feel especially good about The Royal Society honor as in India, a Commonwealth country, it is nearly the highest recognition a scientist can expect” said Agarwal who is a native of India. To learn more about the physics department at OSU, visit http://physics.okstate.edu . To learn more about The Royal Society visit http://royalsociety.org .

Congratulations to the following Asian American Faculty who were honored at the Fall 2007 Fall Convocation!!

Dr. Chang-An Yu - The Eminent Faculty Award
 “The Eminent Faculty Award, which recognizes the highest level of scholarly  achievement, was presented to Chang-An Yu, who joined the OSU faculty in 1981 and currently serves as the Regents and Sarkeys distinguished professor of biochemistry.”

Dr. Ravi Sheorey - Regents Distinguished Teaching Award

Dr. Kaladi Babu - Regents Distinguished Research Award

Dr. Ramesh Rao -Regents Distinguished Research Award