Eighteen top faculty and staff members of the Michigan State University College of Engineering are being recognized in 2021 for excellence in service and distinguished contributions during the 31st Annual Engineering Awards. The honors, considered among the college's most prestigious distinctions, are being awarded virtually this year due to the novel coronavirus.

Several important college leadership positions were established in 2018 -Yue Qi was chosen as Associate Dean for Inclusion and Diversity; Theo Caldwell was named Assistant Dean for Student Inclusion and Diversity; and Katy Colbry was appointed Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services.

Jiayu Zhou, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, will use a $551,600 NSF CAREER Award to research large-scale machine learning on big data. He is the 14th Spartan Engineer to be awarded the prestigious recognition since 2010.