{"id":1248,"date":"2010-01-15T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T14:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2017-07-31T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T13:47:37","slug":"faculty-scholars-program-honors-exceptional-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/magazine-archive\/2010\/01\/faculty-scholars-program-honors-exceptional-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Scholars Program Honors Exceptional Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To support some of the Whiting School\u2019s most talented researchers and teachers, the Faculty Scholars program was initiated in 2006. Funded through generous gifts, faculty members hold a prestigious, named Faculty Scholar appointment for a three-year term, and receive financial support to promote innovative research, teaching activities, and entrepreneurial thinking. To date, six alumni have established Faculty Scholar funds.<\/p>\n<p>William R. Brody Faculty Scholar Holder: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trayanovalab.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natalia Trayanova<\/a>, Biomedical Engineering<br \/>\nEstablished by: <strong>Robert A. Seder<\/strong> \u201981 (A&amp;S), University Trustee, and <strong>Deborah L. Harmon<\/strong> \u201981 (A&amp;S) L.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon Croft Investment Management Faculty Scholar Holder: <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/materials\/faculty\/jonah-erlebacher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonah Erlebacher<\/a>, Materials Science and Engineering<br \/>\nEstablished by: <strong>L. Gordon Croft<\/strong> \u201956<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert Decker Faculty Scholar Holder: Allison Okamura, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\nEstablished by: <strong>Gilbert F. Decker<\/strong> \u201958<\/p>\n<p>Masson-Agarwal Faculty Scholar Holder: <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/chembe\/faculty\/konstantinos-konstantopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Konstantinos Konstantopoulos<\/a>, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\nEstablished by: <strong>Vinod K. Agarwal<\/strong> \u201977<\/p>\n<p>Louis M. Sardella Faculty Scholar Holder: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.jhu.edu\/faculty\/louis-whitcomb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louis Whitcomb<\/a>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\nEstablished by: <strong>Louis M. Sardella<\/strong> \u201969<\/p>\n<p>Swirnow Family Faculty Scholar Holder: <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/civil\/faculty\/benjamin-schafer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Schafer<\/a>, Civil Engineering<br \/>\nEstablished by: <strong>Rachel M. &amp; Richard A. 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