Published: April 5, 2024 • By Chris Yankee

罢丑别听Distinguished Research Lectureship听is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a CU Boulder colleague.听Each year, the听Research & Innovation Office (RIO)听requests nominations and a faculty review panel recommends one or more faculty members as recipients.

The deadline for nominations is听Monday, May 20, 2024.听.

Recent recipients

2023
Kirk Ambrose听(颁濒补蝉蝉颈肠蝉)
Rebecca Safran (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

2022
Shelly L. Miller听(Environmental Engineering)
Rub茅n Donato听(贰诲耻肠补迟颈辞苍)

2021
Roy Parker听(叠颈辞肠丑别尘颈蝉迟谤测)
Rebecca Maloy听(惭耻蝉颈肠)

2020
Victor Bright听(Mechanical Engineering)
Kent Hutchison听(Psychology and Neuroscience)

2019
Helmut M眉ller-Sievers听(German and Slavic Languages and Literature)

View Past Recipients

About the lectureship

The Distinguished Research Lectureship honors a tenured faculty member, research professor (associate or full) or adjoint professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years听and is听widely recognized for a distinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of CU Boulder.

The selection of the Distinguished Research Lecturer is based on the research and creative record of the nominee as presented in the nomination application and as recognized by experts in the field.

Recipients typically present听a lecture in the fall or spring following selection and receive听a $2,000 stipend.

Eligibility

Nominees for the Distinguished Research Lectureship must be: tenured faculty member, research professor (associate or full) or adjoint professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years; recognized nationally/internationally for scholarship, research and creative work; and highly regarded for contributions to CU Boulder and its reputation.

Nomination procedure

Any faculty member may听听to the vice chancellor for Research & Innovation. The nomination鈥檚 supporting materials should include:

  • A statement (two听to three pages) explaining the importance of the nominee鈥檚 research or creative work in his/her field and summarizing the research record
  • A current record of the nominee鈥檚 accomplishments or a current CV
  • A limited number of letters of recommendation from experts outside CU Boulder (as well as inside letters if appropriate)
  • If an applicant is not a recipient, the submission will remain in a pool of submissions for the following year. It may be appended as necessary before the next application deadline.