Notables

Rachel Roberts, a professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society for 2026.

Andrew Knight, an expert in organizational behavior at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently installed as the Bank of America Professor.

Angie L. Leahy, associate vice chancellor for finance and controller at WashU, is the recipient of the prestigious National Association of College and University Business Officers Tax Award.

Ten Washington University in St. Louis faculty members have been selected as 2025 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award recipients.

Aki Ishida has been named the Sam and Marilyn Fox Professor in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. A lecture and reception to celebrate her appointment were held Sept. 25 in Steinberg Hall.

Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, the Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor at WashU Medicine, co-leads a team that developed a therapeutic food designed to treat childhood malnutrition. The food was named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025.

Li Yang, the Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics at WashU, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Physical Society.

Farrokh Dehdashti, MD, the Drs. Barry A. and Marilyn J. Siegel Professor of Radiology at WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, has received the Radiological Society of North America’s 2025 Outstanding Researcher Award.

Three engineering alumni who recently earned their degrees from Washington University in St. Louis won first place at the Collegiate Inventor’s Competition with a tool to help those with food allergies.

Christopher D. Smyser, MD, a renowned pediatric neurologist specializing in neonatal neurology and infant brain development, has been appointed director of the Division of Pediatric & Developmental Neurology in the Department of Neurology at WashU Medicine.