Honored

Christian Stephens selected for Department of Defense Fellowship

Christian Stephens, PhD student in the Department of Psychology, was recently selected for an NDSEG 3-year graduate research fellowship by the Department of Defense National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program (total award package of $140,700.) Stephens also received an honorable mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

May 13, 2026

Bertan Turhan awarded research grant from Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Bertan Turham, associate professor in the Department of Economics, along with co-investigator Quinn Weninger (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences), have been awarded a research grant from the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Their proposal, titled “Strategies for Improving Access and Quota Utilization in the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog ITQ…

May 13, 2026

Julia Zaikina awarded 2026 Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship

Julia Zaikina, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been awarded the 2026 Inorganic Chemistry Lectureship, sponsored by Inorganic Chemistry and the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Inorganic Chemistry. The award recognizes an early career researcher who has demonstrated creativity and impact in leading research in inorganic chemistry,…

May 13, 2026

Kirill Kovnir awarded ACS Qnity Electronics Solid State Chemistry Award

Kirill Kovnir, professor in the Department of Chemistry, was recently awarded the American Chemical Society (ACS) Qnity Electronics Solid State Chemistry Award. The honor recognizes his sustained excellence, dedication, and perseverance in inorganic solid‑state chemistry research. Kovnir will be presented with the award at the ACS Fall 2026 meeting.

May 13, 2026

Sarah Dees named Summer Fellow by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life

Sarah Dees, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, was recently named a 2026 Summer Fellow by the Association for Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL). Dees will be participating in the colloquium “Representing Religion in Museums” in July, with an international group of scholars, curators, preservationists,…

April 28, 2026

Scott Feinstein selected as a Fulbright Scholar

Scott Feinstein, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, was recently selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2026-2027 for Romania. Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious fellowships that offer scholars transformative opportunities to teach and conduct research abroad while strengthening their professional development and fostering long‑term connections that enrich…

April 15, 2026

LAS faculty and staff honored by YWCA Ames-ISU

Several faculty and staff of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences were recently honored by the YWCA Ames-ISU for its 2026 Women of Achievement awards.  The honorees include: Jennifer Rodgers – Department of Music and Theatre Carrie Ann Johnson – Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Karen Kedrowski –…

March 30, 2026

Hugo Salgado awarded grant from the Foundation for Endangered Languages

Hugo Salgado, assistant professor in the Department: World Languages and Cultures, has been awarded a grant from the Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL) to support Nawat Story Circles, a community-based language revitalization initiative in Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Witzapan), El Salvador. The project builds on Dr. Salgado’s audiovisual repository Ini…

March 16, 2026