Notables

The American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) has honored two engineers from the McKelvey School of Engineering at WashU.

Physician Andrés Bur has been named chief of the Division of Head and Neck Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery at WashU Medicine. Bur is a leading expert in precision oncology, machine learning and translational research.

Sean Joe, the Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development at the Brown School, helped develop the first national standards of care for suicide prevention specifically for the social work profession. 

Derek Hoeferlin has been installed as the Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture at the WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Jenika Scott, a doctoral student at the WashU Brown School, has received an honorable mention for the Marie O. Weil Best Article Award for an article published in the Journal of Community Practice.

Ram Dixit, a renowned scientist who studies how plants evolve over time, has been named the George and Charmaine Mallinckrodt Professor in biology in Arts & Sciences.

Portia Nartey, a doctoral student in social work at the WashU Brown School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Public Health Social Work Student Award from the American Public Health Association.

Eduardo Rosa-Molinar, a professor of cell biology and physiology and of neuroscience at WashU Medicine, was recognized by the American Society for Cell Biology and the Histochemical Society for exceptional research and mentorship in imaging science.

James Friend has been named the Stephen F. and Camilla T. Brauer Distinguished Professor at the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering.

Mitra Naseh, an assistant professor at the Brown School, will receive the Beacon Award for Recognition of Excellence in Community from the International Institute of St. Louis.