As The University of Texas at Dallas wrapped up the academic year this spring, a number of faculty, staff and students were honored for their contributions to academic excellence, student education and community involvement. “It’s only through the commitment of dedicated faculty and staff, as well as curious and motivated students, that UT Dallas has become one of the top universities in the country,” said Dr. Inga Musselman, provost, vice president for academic affairs and the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Chair of Academic Leadership. “The individuals honored this year represent an entire campus of high achievers.”2022 Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Undergraduate Research MentoringDr. Jason Slinker, associate professor of physicsSchool of Natural Sciences and Mathematics2022 Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Graduate Research MentoringDr. Milind Dawande, professor of operations management and Mike Redeker Distinguished Professor in ManagementNaveen Jindal School of Management2022 Advisor of the YearCatherine BoyntonSchool of Behavioral and Brain Sciences2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Student AwardSara Brennan BS’22, finance and economicsNaveen Jindal School of ManagementBest Dissertation AwardsAbdal Malik H. Rezeski PhD’21School of Arts and HumanitiesTractatus Exilium: The Subject of Exile and the Problem of Being: An Examination of the Work of Edmond Jabès and E.M. CioranResearch mentor: Dr. Sean CotterStephen Mallory PhD’21School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging CommunicationPlayful History: Games, Liberation Pedagogy and Historical ThinkingResearch mentor: Monica Evans MA’04, PhD’07Robert Morrison PhD’21School of Behavioral and Brain SciencesVagus Nerve Stimulation Intensity Regulates Targeted PlasticityResearch mentor: Dr. Michael KilgardXiaohe Yu PhD’21School of Economic, Political and Policy SciencesCloud Detection and PM2.5 Estimation Using Machine LearningResearch mentors: Dr. Yongwan Chun and Dr. David LaryNastaran Nikooienejad PhD’21Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer ScienceControl System Design for High-Speed Atomic Force MicroscopyResearch mentor: Dr. Reza MoheimaniMehdi Hosseinabadi Farahani PhD’21Naveen Jindal School of ManagementEssays in Operations ManagementResearch mentors: Dr. Milind Dawande and Dr. Ganesh JanakiramanZhong Wang PhD’21School of Natural Sciences and MathematicsMultifunctional Carbon Nanotube Yarns for Artificial Muscles and Energy HarvestersResearch mentor: Dr. Ray BaughmanDavid Daniel Thesis AwardsBadrinath Jagannath PhD’21Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer ScienceInvestigation of Sweat Biomarkers for Real-Time Reporting of Infection and Inflammation Using Wearable Sweat SensorResearch mentor: Dr. Shalini PrasadJunpeng Hou PhD’21School of Natural Sciences and MathematicsExotic Phases and Quantum Dynamics in Spin-Orbit Coupled Bose-Einstein CondensatesResearch mentor: Dr. Chuanwei Zhang