The university inaugurated the Outstanding Research Award in 2019. This award is a lifetime distinction, received only once in an individual’s career. It is intended to honor career-spanning achievements that have been validated in the scholar’s professional field. Candidates for the Outstanding Research awards are nominated by deans from colleges across campus. Nominees are selected for their recognition of outstanding research and scholarship achievements based on a single project or a cumulative contribution.
Other considerations included pedagogical awards, honors from scholarly societies, grants, publication citation counts, or other forms of public recognition.
2025
Akhtar Ali, Professor of Biological Science
Lars Engle, Roxana McFarlin Chapman Chair of English
Tyler Moore, Tandy Endowed Chair in Cyber Security and Information Assurance
2024
Michelle Martin, Professor of Art and Director of the School of Art, Design & Art History
Elana Newman, McFarlin Professor of Psychology and Research Director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
Holden Zhang, Williams Professor of Petroleum Engineering and Director of Tulsa University Artificial Lift Projects
2023
Sandip Sen, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Siamack A. Shirazi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Rob Tett, Department of Psychology, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
2022
Charles Robert Brown, Department of Biological Science, Oxley College of Health & Natural Sciences
Lamont Lindstrom, Department of Anthropology, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
Saeed Samiee, Department of Marketing, Collins College of Business
2021
Russel Christopher, College of Law
Michael Keller, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Andrew Wood, Department of History, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
2020
Joanne Davis, Department of Psychology, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
Robert Spoo, College of Law
Sean Latham, Department of English, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
2019
Rose Gamble, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering & Natural Sciences
Jamie L. Rhudy, Department of Psychology, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences
Cem Sarica, Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering & Natural Sciences