Research Events at UMass Dartmouth Events: Faculty Scholarship Celebration 2026 - Excellence in research achievements

Research Events at UMass Dartmouth Events: Faculty Scholarship Celebration 2026 - Excellence in research achievements
Faculty Scholarship Celebration 2026 - Excellence in research achievements

On March 11, 2026, Faculty and Staff gathered to recognize and honor the outstanding achievements of UMass Dartmouth Researchers at the annual Faculty Scholarship Celebration. This event captured a snapshot of our faculty’s incredible achievements Fiscal Year 2025.

2025 Highly Cited Scholars - those achieving a citation percentile rank of 2% or higher within their respective sub-fields in 2025 -- From left to right, Prof. Jefferson Turner, Prof. Steven Cadrin, Prof. Mark Altabet, Prof. Sigal Gottlieb, Prof. Liudong Xing after receiving their award and joined for a group picture with Chancellor Mark Fuller.

The Awards

The celebration recognized research faculty who have earned both campus-wide and national recognition:

World's Top 2% Scientists Award and ScholarGPS Highly Cited Scholars Award

Documented by internationally recognized databases, eight of UMass Dartmouth researchers achieved a citation percentile rank of 2% or higher within their respective sub-fields in 2025.

Awardees

 

Prof. Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky, Prof. Vijaya Chalivendra, Prof. Jennifer Mammen pictured after receiving the National Distinction Award joined by Chancellor Mark Fuller.

National Distinction Award

Recognition of four UMass Dartmouth researchers whose achievements have impacted the University on regional, national, and international stages.

Awardees

Rising Stars

Early-career researchers—often within their first couple of years at the university—who have demonstrated exceptional promise.

Awardees

 

Prof. Vijay Varma, Prof. Sarah Caudill, Prof. Scott Field, Prof. Amit Tandon, Prof. Wei-Shun Chang and PhD Student Fatemeh Salboukh (on behalf of Prof. Lance Fiondella) after receiving the UMassD Max Awards joined by Chancellor Mark Fuller.

UMassD-Max Award

This award is to showcase research faculty who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to research by contributing the highest level of efforts in many areas to support the University research mission. The focus this year is terminal degree mentoring.

Awardees

 

Researchers whose work has achieved public recognition through media and or societal coverage in 2025.

UMassD Scholarship in the Media Certificate

Celebrating researchers who have accomplished public recognition through media coverage and promoted visibility with their scholastic contributions.

Awardees

Top Ten Grant Recipients

Principal Investigators whose grant awards in fiscal year 2025 placed them among the top recipients within the institution.  Celebrating their exceptional success in securing research funding for the University.

Awardees
By   Ryan Merrill
 508-910-6884  rmerrill1@umassd.edu
 Foster Administration Ryan Merrill
Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2026
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