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Two CoE researchers named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Sloan Research Fellowships to two computer engineers from the College of Engineering: Thatchaphol Saranurak and Andrew Owens. They are among 126 early-career researchers selected from institutions in the United States and Canada because their creativity, innovation and research accomplishments distinguish them as the next generation of leaders. A headshot of Andrew Owens Andrew Owens A headshot of Thatchaphol Saranurak Thatchaphol Saranurak Sloan Research Fellowships are one of the most competitive and prestigious awards available to early-career scholars, and they are seen as evidence of an institution’s success in attracting the most promising early-career researchers to its ranks.
Published 2.19.2025

Erb Family Foundation awards the University of Michigan’s Water Center $532,000

A grant was made to to the University of Michigan’s Water Center for $532,000 and will use to update data and improve models to inform improvements for the health and water quality of Lake Erie.
Published 6.12.2024

Jon Wargo is named Early Literacy Teacher Educator of the Year by the National Council of Teachers of English

Marsal School Associate Professor Jon Wargo is the 2023 recipient of the Early Literacy Teacher Educator of the Year Award. The award is given annually by the Early Childhood Education Assembly (ECEA) of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to a teacher educator in the area of early childhood focusing on language and literacy development.
Published 11.2.2023