Recognizing Our Faculty for External Research Awards

We proudly congratulate our faculty members on their recent External Research Awards and recognition. From advancing sustainable engineering education to pioneering research in emerging technologies, these achievements reflect Kennesaw State University's commitment to excellence in engineering.

Explore the innovative work being done by our distinguished faculty across various disciplines!

  • Congratulations to Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Awatef Ergai for her new NSF Award as the Principal Investigator! This award through the National Science Foundation's Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) awards $200,000 for research initiation on improving communication skills of engineering students in project-based courses using Story Circles
  • NSF: $199,208 ERI: Multiscale Electromechanical Modeling of Stomach Motility and Structure for Advancing Digital Twin Models.  In this project Dr. Li is developing multiscale experimental and computational models to reveal how the stomach’s layered structure drives motility. By combining biomechanics, 4D imaging, and digital twin modeling, it establishes a rigorous framework for simulating stomach function. The outcomes will advance understanding of gastrointestinal disorders and provide training opportunities for students in biomedical engineering
  • Congratulations to Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Roneisha Worthy for her new NSF-Lemelson Initiative (NLI) Award as the Co-Principal Investigator! This award funds $218,000 to KSU for research on a collaborative approach to curricular transformation leveraging institutional experience to advance sustainable engineering education. Dr. Worthy will collaborate with researchers from other universities. 
  • Congratulations to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Billy Kihei for his new NSF Award as the Principal Investigator! This award through the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Initiative (ERI) awards $199,737 for his work on exploring micro-doppler sensing opportunities within the context of cellular vehicle-to-everything communication.
  • Congratulations to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Sandip Das (PI), Assistant Professor Dr. Beibei Jiang (Co-PI), and senior lecturer Dr. Sheila Hill (Co-PI) for their new NSF Award. Through this $85,564 award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, the team will develop interactive visualization and simulation tools for experiential learning of undergraduate students in semiconductors.
  • Congratulations to Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Amy Gruss for her new NSF Award as the Principal Investigator! This award through the National Science Foundation's Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) awards $199,998 for research initiation on developing perspective-taking in first-year engineering students using arts-based observation.