Teaching Awards for 2021-22

The University of Minnesota annually recognizes a select group of faculty members for their outstanding contributions to graduate and/or professional education. This honor is awarded to exceptional candidates nominated by their colleges in their quest to identify excellence in graduate and/or professional education. 

Two MSI PIs have received awards for 2021-22.

• Sharon Jansa (professor, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior)

  • Professor Jansa uses MSI for research revolving around questions in mammalian systematics, phylogeography, and evolution.

• Nikos Papanikolopoulos (professor, Computer Science and Engineering)

  • Professor Papanikolopoulos uses MSI for investigations of new approaches to processing large-scale 3D point cloud datasets using applied topology, specifically topological data analysis. 

See all the graduate/professional education teaching award winners.