UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AWARDS

As one of the nation’s leading research universities, KU has a special role in conducting research that addresses society's grand challenges. To further this effort, Chancellor Girod hosts the annual University Research Awards to celebrate KU's most outstanding researchers across the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses.

The event is open to the entire KU community. Please RSVP below.

Chancellor’s Club Research Award

Joseph Donnelly
Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Director, Division for Physical Activity & Weight Management

University Scholarly Achievement Award

(These awards are presented in four categories.)

Katie Batza
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
(Arts & Humanities category)

Anthony Fehr
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences
(Science, Technology and Mathematics category)

Bret Freudenthal
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(Medicine and Clinical Science category)

David Slusky 
Professor, Department of Economics
Chair, Department of Speech-Language Hearing
(Social Sciences and Professional Programs category)

Research Postdoctoral Achievement Award

Bren Backhaus
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Research Staff Achievement Award

Nicola Minafra
Research Scientist, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Steven F. Warren Research Achievement Award

Xiaoqing Wu
Associate Research Professor, Department of Molecular Biosciences

Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Award

(This award features four named awards presented to researchers from both KU and Kansas State University.)

Balfour Jeffrey Research Award in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

David Farber
Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Department of History
University of Kansas

Irvin Youngberg Research Award in Applied Science

Kathleen Lynne Lane
Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Department of Special Education
Director, Human Subjects Research
University of Kansas

Olin Petefish Research Award in the Basic Sciences

Ruth Welti
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology 
Director, Core Facilities
Kansas State University

Dolph Simons Research Award in Biomedical Sciences

X. Long Zheng
Russell J. Eilers MD Endowed Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 
University of Kansas