Fellows in Professional Societies

KU Engineering faculty member are recognized as leaders in a wide range of disciplines, as evidenced by their elevation to Fellow Status by professional engineering societies. Fellows are nominated based on their distinguished contributions to the field and recognized as globally renowned experts.

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)

  • Paulette Spencer, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Institute for Bioengineering Research

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

  • David Darwin, distinguished professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Anil Misra, professor of engineering mechanics
  • Steven Soper, foundation distinguished professor of mechanical enginering and chemistry
  • Paulette Spencer, distinghuished professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Institute for Bioengineering Research
  • Candan Tamerler, professor of mechanical engineering and Associate Dean for Research at the KU School of Engineering

American Chemical Society

  • Mark Shiflett, foundation distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, Industrial Chemical & Engineering Division

American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  • David Darwin, distinguished professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Andres Lepage, associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)

  • Stephen Randtke, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

  • ZJ Wang, professor of aerospace engineering
  • Saeed Farokhi, professor of aerospace engineering

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

  • Mark Shiflett, foundation distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering
  • Trung Van Nguyen, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering
  • Bala Subramaniam, distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)

  • Cory Berkland, distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering
  • Lisa Friis, professor of mechanical engineering
  • Anil Misra, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Steven Soper, foundation distinguished professor of mechanical enginering and chemistry
  • Paulette Spencer, distinghuished professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Institute for Bioengineering Research
  • Candan Tamerler, professor of mechanical engineering and Associate Dean for Research at the KU School of Engineering 

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

  • Dave Darwin, distinguished professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Jie Han, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Dennis Lane, distinguished professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Anil Misra, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Bob Parsons, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

  • Brian Rock, associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

  • Theodore Bergman, professor of mechanical engineering
  • Chris Depcik, professor of mechanical engineering
  • Ronald Dougherty, professor of mechanical engineering
  • Saeed Farokhi, professor of aerospace engineering
  • Ken Fischer, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the KU bioengineering

    program
  • Anil Misra, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • Karan Surana, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering
  • Ray Taghavi, professor of aerospace engineering
  • ZJ Wang, professor of aerospace engineering
  • Sara Wilson, associate professor of mechanical engineering

Engineering Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Mechanics Institute (EMI)

  • Anil Misra, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering

Electrochemical Society (ECS)

  • Trung Van Nguyen, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering

International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

  • Paulette Spencer, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and Director of the Institute for Bioengineering Research

International Meshing Roundtable

  • Suzanne Shontz, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, KU Engineering Associate Dean for Research​​​

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

  • Shannon Blunt, professor of electrical engineering and computer science
  • Michael Branicky, professor of electrical engineering and computer science
  • Joseph Evans, distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science (reitred)
  • Victor Frost, distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science
  • James Rowland, professor of electrical engineering and computer science (reitred)

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAS)

  • Saeed Farokhi, professor of aerospace engineering

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

  • Steven Soper, foundation distinguished professor of mechanical enginering and chemistry

Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS)

  • Steven Soper, foundation distinguished professor of mechanical enginering and chemistry

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)

  • David Darwin, distinguished professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering