On December 2, 2024, we gathered to celebrate the exceptional achievements of our distinguished WashU research community, whose groundbreaking work continues to shape the future of the WashU ecosystem and beyond. These individuals and teams are committed to research addressing regional, national, and global societal challenges, for which we admire their ambition and collaborative spirit. Their dedication to advancing knowledge, commitment to innovative thinking, and transformative impact on society reflect the highest ideals of our academic community.
Hong Chen
associate professor, biomedical engineering, McKelvey Engineering; associate professor, neurosurgery, School of Medicine
Douglas Flowe
associate professor of history, Arts & Sciences; faculty affiliate, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity
Dennis Zhang
associate professor of supply chain, operations, and technology; associate professor of marketing, Olin Business School
Air Quality & Health
Center for Education, Research, Practice, and Policy Partnerships (CERP³)
Center for Holistic Interdiscipinary Research in Psychedelics (CHIRP)
Geospatial Research Initiative
Improving Mental Health, Poverty, and AIDS Research and Training in Global Context, (IMPACT Global Center)
Ganesh Chelluboyina, energy, environmental, & chemical engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering
Merriah Croston, public health sciences, Brown School
Gechun Lin, political science, Arts & Sciences
JaNiene Peoples, social work, Brown School
Jhan Carlos Salazar Salazar, ecology & evolutionary biology, Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences
Gregory Sun, economics, Olin Business School
2024 Program
