Hajjar Named University Distinguished Professor at 14th Annual Honors Convocation
To wrap the Spring 2024 semester, Northeastern University held its 14th annual Honors Convocation, recognizing the outstanding scholarship of the institution’s faculty and students. Presided over by President Joseph Aoun, the event was especially notable for coinciding with the 125th anniversary of the university. Among those recognized were several from the civil and environmental engineering community, including Department Chair and CDM Smith Professor Jerry Hajjar, who was named a University Distinguished Professor, the university’s highest faculty honor. University Distinguished Professor candidates are selected by committee, which identifies faculty members with the most eminent international recognition in their fields for research, scholarship, impact, leadership, and service. The decision for the appointment rests with the president and provost.
An internationally recognized expert and leader in the design and behavior of sustainable and resilient steel and composite steel/concrete structures, Hajjar is the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers’s (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute, whose national structures conference, SEICon24, he chaired this past March. As SEI President, he has been helping to lead the profession towards a sharper focus on sustainability, resilience, and equity. Hajjar is also a member of the Committee on Specifications of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and he leads several AISC committees.
Hajjar, who joined Northeastern in 2010, was also recently awarded the 2023 Thomas A. Lenox ExCEED Leadership Award for Contributions to Civil Engineering Education from ASCE, the 2024 Lynn S. Beedle Award for lifetime achievement from the Structural Stability Research Council, the 2024 Special Achievement Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction, and membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 2022.
Below is a full list of all Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty with honors recognized during events in Spring
Serena Alexander, Associate Professor, School for Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Evaluation Team Leader of California’s Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI)
California State Transportation Agency
Edward Beighley, Professor and Associate Chair for Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Distinguished Faculty Award
College of Engineering
Ozlem Ergun, Distinguished Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Affiliated Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fellow
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Loretta Fernandez, Associate Professor; Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Diversity Recognition Award
College of Engineering
Andrew Gillen, Assistant Teaching Professor, First Year Engineering Program; Affiliated Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program Award
Northeastern University’s Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program
Auroop Ganguly, Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of AI for Climate & Sustainability, Institute for Experiential AI; Director, Sustainability & Data Sciences Laboratory
Distinguished Member
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Angelina Jay, Assistant Teaching Professor, First Year Engineering Program; Affiliated Faculty and Alumna, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program Award
Northeastern University’s Mutual Mentoring Advancement Program
Amy Mueller, Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Graduate Studies, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Faculty Fellow Award
College of Engineering
Samuel Muñoz, Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering
NSF CAREER Award
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Annalisa Onnis-Hayden, Teaching Professor; Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Excellence in Mentoring Award
College of Engineering
Nancy Varney, Associate Teaching Professor; Civil and Environmental Engineering
Excellence in Teaching Award
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering