Fall 2025 Fellows

• Colin Harrison, Senior Academic Professional in Biological Sciences​
• Kendall Nelson, Senior Lecturer in GTPE – Language Institute​
• Kim Paige, Academic Professional in Biomedical Engineering​
• Mary Peek, Principal Academic Professional in Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Melissa Foulger, Senior Academic Professional in School of Literature, Media, and Communication​
• Pardis Pishdad, Professor in School of Building Construction​
• Zachary Handlos, Senior Academic Professional in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences​

Fall 2022 Fellows 

Ed Greco, Physics, Senior Academic Professional
Hui Zhu, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Senior Academic Professional
Amit Jariwala, Mechanical Engineering, Senior Academic Professional
Teresa Snow, Biological Sciences, Senior Academic Professional
Michael Buchanan, Scheller College of Business, Senior Lecturer
Ennis Parker, School of Building Construction, Professor of Practice
John Threadgill, School of Building Construction, Professor of Practice
Lauren Stewart, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor 

Fall 2021 Fellows 

Amy D’Unger, History and Sociology, Senior Academic Professional
Mike Evans, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Senior Academic Professional
Gabe Kwong, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor
Kamran Paynabar, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Associate Professor
Pamela Pollet, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Senior Academic Professional
Raghu Pucha, Mechanical Engineering, Senior Academic Professional 

Fall 2020 Fellows 

Hayriye Ayhab, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Professor
Doug Flamming, History and Sociology, Professor
Hamid Garmestani, Materials Science and Engineering, Professor
Sakis Mantalaris, Biomedical Engineering, Professor
Mohan Srinivasarao, Materials Science and Engineering, Professor 

Fall 2019 Fellows 

Faisal Alamgir, Materials Science and Engineering, Associate Professor
JC Gumbart, Physics, Associate Professor
Alexander Lerch, Music, Associate Professor
Peng Qiu, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor
Jarek Rossignac, Interactive Computing, Professor
Paul Verhaeghen, Psychology, Professor 

Fall 2018 Fellows 

Peter Brecke, International Affairs, Assistant Dean for Information Technology and Associate Professor
Betsy DiSalvo, Interactive Computing, Associate Professor
Alper Erturk, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
Yuhong Fan, Biological Sciences, Associate Professor and Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Scholar
David Goldsman, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Director of Master’s Programs and Professor
Adegboyega Oyelere, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate Professor
Manu Platt, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor, Diversity Director, STC on Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems (EBICS), and GRA Distinguished Scholar
Jerry Ulrich, Music, Associate Professor and Director, Choral Activities 

Fall 2017 Fellows 

Federico Bonetto, Math, Associate Professor
Xu-Yan Chen, Math, Associate Professor
Caroline Genzale, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
Melissa Kemp, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor
Xiaoliang Li, Modern Languages, Associate Professor of Chinese
Pete Ludovice, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Associate Professor
Alex Orso, Computer Science, Professor and Associate School Chair
Jenny Singleton, Professor of Psychology at University of Texas at Austin
John Wise, Physics, Dunn Family Associate Professor
DJ Wu, Scheller College of Busines, Ernest Scheller Jr. Chair in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization; Professor; Area Coordinator, Information Technology Management 

Spring 2017 Fellows 

Matthieu Bloch, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Associate Professor
Phillip First, Physics, Professor
Nora Cottille-Foley, Modern Languages, Associate Professor of French
Dennis Hess, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor and Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr. Chair
Charles Kemp, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor
Zhiwu Lin, Mathematics, Professor
Fumin Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Professor
Ying Zhang, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Associate Professor 

2015 Fellows 

Pamela Bhatti, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Hyesoon Kim, Computer Science, Associate Professor
Wendy Kelly, Chemistry, Associate Professor
Eric Overby, Scheller College of Business, Associate Professor
Olivier Pierron, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
Ignacio Taboada , Physics, Associate Professor 

2014 Fellows 

Roberta Berry, Public Policy, Associate Professor & Director – GT Honors Program
Jason Freeman, Music, Professor and Chair
Michael Leamy, Mechanical Engineering, Professor
Anton Leykin, Mathematics, Professor
Milena Mihail, Computer Science, Associate Professor
Elliot Moore, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Associate Chair-Academic
Meisha Shofner, Materials Science Engineering, Associate Professor and Interim Executive Director of Renewable Bioproducts Institute 

2013 Fellows 

Vicki Birchfield, International Affairs, Professor and Co-Director for the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies
Sasha Boldyreva, Computer Science, Associate Chair-Academic, Professor; Coordinator, M.S. in Information  Security
Nisha Botchwey, City and Regional Planning, Associate Professor
Leslie DeChurch, Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University
Yu Jeffrey Hu, Scheller College of Business, Sharon A. and David B. Pearce Professor
Robert Kirkman, Public Policy, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies – Student Advising
Jian Luo, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor
James Rhett Mayor, Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
Jake Soper, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate Professor 

2012 Fellows 

Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Chair for Global Engineering Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and Professor
Frank Dellaert, Interactive Computing, Professor
Nicholas Feamster, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University
Michael Goodisman, Biological Sciences, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education
Narin Hassan. Literature, Media & Communication, Associate Professor and Director of Outreach and Community Engagement
Koert Van Ittersum, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Well-Being, University of Groningen
Deirdre Shoemaker, Physics, Professor
Donggang Yao, Materials Science & Engineering, Professor
Alasdair Young, International Affairs, Professor and Co-Director for the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies 

2011 Fellows 

Federico Bonetto, Math, Associate Professor
Facundo Fernandez, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Vasser Woolley Foundation Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry
Al Ferri, Mechanical Engineering, Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies
King Jordan, Biological Sciences, Associate Professor and Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program
Julia Melkers, Public Policy, Associate Professor
Michael Nitsche, Literature, Media and Communication, Associate Professor
Milos Prvulovic, Computer Science, Professor and Associate School Chair
Bill Winders History and Sociology, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies 

2010 Fellows 

Jeffrey Davis, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Associate Professor
Mark Ferguson, Chair and Professor of Management Science, University of South Carolina
Plamen Iliev, Mathematics, Professor
J. Carson Meredith, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor and J. Carl Pirkle Sr. Faculty Fellow
Jennifer Michaels, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Retired Professor
Colin Potts, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Juan Rogers, Public Policy, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies – Recruiting and Admissions
Stephen Ruffin, Aerospace Engineering, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Programs 

2009 Fellows 

Robert Braun, Dean of College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Jonathan Clarke, Management, Associate Professor
Aaron Lanterman, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Professor
Joel Sokol, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Professor
Adam Stulberg, International Affairs, Associate Chair/Research and Neal Family Chair Professor
Marc Weissburg, Biological Sciences, Professor
Han Zhang, Management, Steven A. Denning Professor in Technology & Management; Professor;Faculty Director, Denning Technology & Management Program 

• Discussion Starters: Increasing and Improving Classroom Discussion by Betsy DiSalvo, Associate Professor, Interactive Computing, 2018
• Use of Office Hours to Create an Inclusive Learning Culture by Melissa Kemp, Biomedical Engineering, Associate Professor, 2017
• Modernizing the Honors Physics II Lab by John Wise, Associate Professor, Physics, 2017
  Experiential Learning in Two-Sided Market Pricing: A Field Experiment by Dongjun Wu, Professor, Scheller College of Business, 2017
• Encouraging Students to Take Intelligent Risks: The Importance of Play, Mindset and Motivation in Teaching, Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows, Spring 2017
• In-Class Activities and Teaching of Quantum Mechanics by Ignacio Taboada , Physics, Associate Professor, 2015
• Musical Architecture: An Interdisciplinary Studio Course with Artists in Residence by Jason Freeman, Professor and Chair, Music, 2014
• Hands-On Demonstrations of Dynamics using an IPhone and Other IT, by Michael Leamy, Professor, Mechanical Engineering 2014
• Clicker Engagement in a “Large” Intro to Signal Processing Course by Elliot Moore II, Associate Chair-Academic, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014
• Going with the Flow: Bringing Laboratory Experiences and Assessment to the Classroom by Meisha Shofner, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Interim Executive Director of Renewable Bioproducts Institute, 2014
• The Meaning of Global Citizenship by Vicki Birchfield, Professor of International Affairs and Co-Director for the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, 2013
• Teaching a Theory Course to Students Interested in Applications by Sasha Boldyreva,  Associate Chair-Academic, Professor; Coordinator, M.S. in Information Security, Computer Science, 2013
• Built Enviornment and Public Health Clearinghourse (BEPHC) by Nisha Botchwey Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, 2013
• Deploying Dream Teams in the Classroom: The My Dream Team Builder by Leslie DeChurch, Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, 2013
• Considered Judgment…Hold the Judgment! An Evaluation Scheme for Practical Ethics Courses by Robert Kirkman, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies – Student Advising, Public Policy, 2013
• An Ongoing Project: Comparison of Traditional Classroom and Online Teaching by Jian Luo, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2013
• Only Some of the Answers: Open-Ended In-Class Demonstrations as Tools to Enhance Student Learning by Jake Soper, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Associate Professor, 2013
• Cultivating Teaching-Learning Networks by Adjo A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Chair for Global Engineering Leadership and Entrepreneurship, and Professor, 2012
• Using Multiple Robot Platforms for an Introductory Robotics Perception Course by Frank Dellaert, Interactive Computing, Professor, 2012
• BISmark: Broadband Internet Service Benchmark by Nicholas Feamster, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University, 2012
• Does Studying Bioethics Affect Student Values? by Michael Goodisman, Biological Sciences, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education, 2012
• Circulating Narratives: Serialized Victorian Fiction and Collaborative Reading in the Georgia Tech Classroom by Literature, Media & Communication, Associate Professor and Director of Outreach and Community Engagement, 2012
• Black Hole Lab: Using Technology to Understand the Universe by Deirdre Shoemaker, Physics, Professor, 2012
• Assurance of Learning by ​Koert Van Ittersum, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Well-Being, University of Groningen, 2012
• Classroom Presentations with a Tablet Computer for Enhanced Learning and Teaching by ​Donggang Yao, Materials Science & Engineering, Professor, 2012
• Simulating the Global Politics of Technology Regulation by ​Alasdair Young, International Affairs, Professor and Co-Director for the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, 2012
• Development of Virtual Labs to Supplement Hands-On Learning by Al Ferri, Mechanical Engineering, Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, 2011
• A Voice in the Crowd: Encouraging Discussion in Large Undergraduate Classes by Julia Melkers, Public Policy, Associate Professor, 2011
• CoLab-Collaboration and Physical Computing 101 by Michael Nitsche, Literature, Media and Communication, Associate Professor, 2011
• Hands-On Computer Hardware Experience for Computer Science Students by Milos Prvulovic, Computer Science, Professor and Associate School Chair, 2011
• Helping Students Become Producers of Knowledge: Constructing Datasets to Understand Food Crises in the World Economy by Bill Winders History and Sociology, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, 2011

This program is designed for faculty with at least five years of experience teaching in higher education or who have achieved any of the following ranks: Associate and Full Professors, Senior and Principal Academic Professionals, Senior and Principal Lecturers, Senior and Principal Research Scientists.

 Fellows will meet together regularly through the fall semester and work on their own projects for the remainder of the year. 

Selection of Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows occurs through a combination of nomination, recruitment, and schedule compatibility. If you are interested in this cohort, you can nominate yourself or speak with your department chair/school director or a former Hesburgh Fellow and request that they nominate you for the experience. 

Financial support will be available to support the education research project of each participant up to $500. 

The fellows will meet regularly throughout the fall based on everyone’s schedules. During those meetings and with the help of CTL faculty, fellows will develop educational research projects including 1) developing research questions, 2) identifying measures of cognitive, affective, and socio-cultural variables, 3) develop data collection and analysis plans, and 4) begin the IRB approval process. During the spring, fellows will continue to develop their projects independently with regular individual consultations with CTL faculty. Finally, fellows are invited to create a ‘research in progress’ poster for the Celebrating Teaching Day poster session in March 2026.

The program was piloted in 1998 and institutionalized in 1999 with proceeds from the Hesburgh Award, which was presented by TIAA-CREF. 

 Please email Amanda Nolen for details. She can also connect you with past fellows if you would like a peer perspective.