As one of the nation’s leading research universities, KU has a special role in fostering a culture of research that addresses society's grand challenges.
To further this effort, Chancellor Girod will host the University Research Awards to celebrate KU's most outstanding researchers across the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses.
More details will be provided on this page in early March. In the meantime, we invite you to RSVP to attend the event.
2025 Honorees
Chancellors Club Research Award
Darren P. Wallace
Professor, Internal Medicine/Nephrology Division
Adjunct Professor, Cell Biology and Physiology
Director, Kansas PKD Research and Translation Core Center
University of Kansas
Research Postdoctoral Achievement Award
James Saulsbury
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biodiversity Institute / Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Kansas
Research Staff Achievement Award
Scott Lovell
Director, Protein Structure & X-Ray Crystallography Laboratory
University of Kansas
Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award
Kathryn Bigelow
Associate Research Professor, Juniper Gardens Children’s Project / KU Life Span Institute
University of Kansas
Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
(These awards recognize faculty from both KU and Kansas State University and are presented in four categories.)
Irvin E. Youngberg Award in the Applied Sciences
Johann (Hans) Coetzee
University Distinguished Professor
Interim Vice President for Research
Kansas State University
Olin K. Petefish Award in the Basic Sciences
Walter Dodds
University Distinguished Professor
Edwin G. and Lillian J. Brychta Chair in the Division of Biology
Kansas State University
Balfour S. Jeffrey Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences
David Tell
Professor, Communication Studies
Co-Director, Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities
University of Kansas
Dolph C. Simons Sr. Award in the Biomedical Sciences
Hartmut Jaeschke
University Distinguished Professor
Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
University of Kansas
University Scholarly Achievement Awards
(Four winners to be announced soon.)
University Research Award News
KU, Kansas State faculty receive Higuchi-KU Endowment research achievement awards
Four researchers named recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Award
LAWRENCE — Four midcareer faculty members at the University of Kansas will receive an award in recognition of their significant research or scholarly achievements in their field. ...
KU community invited to University Research Awards event April 25
KU, K-State faculty receive Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities were named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...