Baylor University Celebrates Four 2020 NSF CAREER Grant Winners
In the world of high-level university research, one of the most meaningful honors a young faculty member can receive is a CAREER award—which makes Spring 2020 an historic time for Baylor research.
Baylor’s aspiration to become a Tier 1 research university, as expressed in the strategic vision of Illuminate, charges faculty to conduct research marked by “quality, visibility and impact.” External funding grants, like the CAREER award, are a coveted sign that faculty members are doing just that. Highly-competitive, financially significant and professionally validating, CAREER awards demonstrate the scientific community’s belief in the productivity and further potential of a young researcher to address society’s biggest challenges.
This year, a school-record four Baylor University professors earned CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation, a tangible sign of the excellence of the research taking place at Baylor and a statement of growth throughout the institution.
Meet Baylor's 2020 National Science Foundation CAREER award recipients.
Kenny Befus, assistant professor of geosciences, is one of four Baylor faculty members to earn CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation this spring. Learn more about his research studying strains in minerals and gemstones as a record of geological forces.
Elyssia Gallagher, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is one of four Baylor faculty members to earn CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation this spring. Learn more about her novel research to devise new methods for analyzing the function of glycans and their impact on the body.
Stanley Ling, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is one of four Baylor faculty members to earn CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation this spring. Learn more about his expansive research studying and simulating fuel sprays to enable engineers to develop more efficient fuel injection systems.
Michael Scullin, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience, is one of four Baylor faculty members to earn CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation this spring. Learn more about his research studying the relationship between sleep and the ability to learn complex STEM materials.