{"id":12346,"date":"2022-12-12T01:24:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T01:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/?page_id=12346"},"modified":"2024-12-02T14:57:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:57:46","slug":"goodnight-early-career-innovators-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recognizing Early Career Excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Provost\u2019s Office oversees the Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award program. The program recognizes and rewards tenure-track assistant professors who demonstrated early productivity in STEM or STEM education research and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Approximately 25 awards are made annually. Faculty members selected as Goodnight Early Career Innovators received $22,000 annually for three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-ncst-link-list ncst-link-list layout-one-column\"><div class=\"link-list__container\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/geci-awardees\/\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/geci-awardees\/\"><span class=\"text\">Goodnight Early Career Innovators Awardees<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/prior-years\/\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/prior-years\/\"><span class=\"text\">Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award \u2013 Prior Years<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-ncst-bold-link ncst-component__bold-link-container\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/selection-process\/\" class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\" data-ua-cat=\"Bold Link Block\" data-ua-action=\"Bold Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/internal-awards\/goodnight-early-career-innovators-award\/selection-process\/\"><span class=\"text\">Goodnight Early Career Innovators Selection Process<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a> <\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-red-400-background-color\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">NC&#160;State Announces 2024-25 Goodnight Early Career Innovators<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\"><br>This program recognizes and rewards promising NC&#160;State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. The 25 faculty selected will receive $22,000 \u00adfor each of the next three years to support their scholarship and research endeavors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2024\/12\/nc-state-announces-2024-25-goodnight-early-career-innovators\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2024\/12\/nc-state-announces-2024-25-goodnight-early-career-innovators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/fall2021-0970-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/fall2021-0970-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/fall2021-0970-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/fall2021-0970-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/fall2021-0970.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Afternoon sunlight streams through the fall foliage at Wolf Plaza. Photo by Becky Kirkland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Innovators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award program began in 2021, 99 faculty have received this honor. Here\u2019s the most recent class of innovators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ccee.ncsu.edu\/people\/kanarde\/\">Katherine Anarde<\/a>, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/entomology-and-plant-pathology\/people\/mjbradsh\/\">Michael Bradshaw<\/a>, assistant professor of entomology and plant pathology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/people\/sbyun2\/\">Sunghwan Byun<\/a>, assistant professor of STEM Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cbe.ncsu.edu\/people\/nccrook\/\">Nathan Crook<\/a>, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/cdavis24\/\">Catherine Davis<\/a>, assistant professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/agricultural-and-human-sciences\/people\/basheerah-enahora\/\">Basheerah Enahora<\/a>, assistant professor of agricultural and human sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/psi\/people\/jlgage\/\">Joseph Gage<\/a>, assistant professor of crop and soil sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/people\/jmgluck\/\">Jessica Gluck<\/a>, assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bae.ncsu.edu\/people\/lsguerta\/\">Lucie Guertault<\/a>, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/people\/cdguillu\/\">Christophe Guilluy<\/a>, assistant professor of molecular biomedical sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/statistics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/ehector\/\">Emily Hector<\/a>, assistant professor of statistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/people\/jkern\/\">Jordan Kern<\/a>, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/sebastian-koenig\/\">Sebastian K\u00f6nig<\/a>, assistant professor of physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/people\/rrkulkar\/\">Ravi Kulkarni<\/a>, assistant professor of population health and pathobiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry\/people\/xiaojing-liu\/\">Xiaojing Liu<\/a>,&nbsp; assistant professor of molecular and structural biochemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/people\/smarsha3\/\">Samantha Marshall<\/a>, assistant professor of teacher education and learning sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/people\/erin-mckenney\/\">Erin McKenney<\/a>, assistant professor of applied ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/johata\/\">Jun Ohata<\/a>, assistant professor of chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/kelly-oten\/\">Kelly Oten<\/a>, assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/plant-and-microbial-biology\/people\/kasie-raymann\/\">Kasie Raymann<\/a>, assistant professor of plant and microbial biology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ise.ncsu.edu\/people\/sshasha2\/\">Sara Shashaani<\/a>, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/entomology-and-plant-pathology\/people\/smvillan\/\">Sara Villani<\/a>, assistant professor of entomology and plant pathology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/justin-whitehill\/\">Justin Whitehill<\/a>, assistant professor of forestry and environmental resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bae.ncsu.edu\/people\/lxiang3\/\">Lirong Xiang<\/a>, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/people\/ryin\/\">Rong Yin<\/a>, assistant professor of textile engineering, chemistry and science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing Early Career Excellence The Provost\u2019s Office oversees the Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award program. 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