Research and Technology Transfer Honors A-State Faculty at First Research Excellence Event
Research and Technology Transfer Honors A-State Faculty at First Research Excellence Event
Publish Date: 2026-05-10 11:09:00
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Honorees were celebrated during a program featuring individual recognitions and awards, and remarks from university research leadership.
Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – The Office of Research and Technology Transfer hosted the inaugural Research Excellence Luncheon during Convocation of Scholars at Arkansas State University, recognizing faculty whose work advanced discovery, innovation, and scholarly impact over the past year.
Honorees were celebrated during a program featuring individual recognitions and awards, and remarks from university research leadership.
The 2026 Research Excellence Luncheon honorees are:
- Dr. Mohammad Abrar Alam, professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics
- Recognized for a U.S. Patent that was issued in 2025, titled “Nootkatone derivatives and methods of using the same.
- Dr. Tameka Bailey, assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences
- Recognized as a grant recipient for an NIH R15 investing more than $400K in her research
- Dr. Jennifer Bouldin, dean, Beck College of Sciences and Mathematics
- Recognized as a grant recipient for an NSF Major Instrumentation award that allowed the purchase of new equipment totaling more than $700K
- Dr. Drew Fleming, associate professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Recognized as a grant recipient for an Arkansas Research Alliance Emerging Research Leadership Award
- Dr. Rachael Isom, associate professor, Department of English, Philosophy, & World Languages
- Recognized for high grant proposal activity, submitting four proposals this past year to further her scholarly work
- Dr. Donghoon Kim, associate professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Recognized as a grant recipient for a collaborative project with University of Arkansas, totaling more than $500K invested in Dr. Kim’s research
- Dr. Nanying Lin, assistant professor, Neil Griffin College of Business
- Recognized for a publication in a scholarly journal…
