DESA Nominations
In order to nominate someone for the Distinguished Engineering Service Award please fill out this form - DESA Nomination Form (PDF) and send to Amy Wierman .
Contact Amy Wierman, 785-864-2930, in the Engineering Deans Office with questions. The deadline for nominations each year is December 20.
Latest News
Wed, 07/15/2026
Zijun Yao, assistant professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas, earned a National Science Foundation CAREER award for a project that tackles a major hurdle in healthcare technology: teaching AI to understand a patient’s full medical history without losing sight of human clinical judgment.
Wed, 07/15/2026
Sumaiya Shomaji, assistant professor of electrical engineering & computer science at the University of Kansas, is building a secure, high-tech tracking system powered by artificial intelligence. Her project, AuthenTrack, recently earned her a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award.
