Call for CUAFA Awards Nominations

Columbia University Asian Faculty Association (CUAFA), of faculty members of Asian heritage and allies at Columbia University and affiliated schools, was founded to advocate for greater representation of Asian faculty in leadership roles and highlight achievements of Asian faculty in all spheres of university life and academia.

It is with these goals in mind that members of CUAFA recognize the outstanding Columbia faculty of Asian heritage and allies with two annual Awards, one for young investigators who are within the first ten years of their first faculty appointment, and one for senior members of the faculty who have made major contributions at the highest national and international levels. 

The awardees are selected by a highly distinguished faculty panel chaired by Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, and the awards will be presented at the Annual CUAFA Gala in Spring 2024.

To nominate or renominate a candidate, please provide a 1-2 page nomination letter highlighting key scholarly accomplishments, major awards and recognitions, along with a list of most significant publications, and submit to Ms. Andry Dominguez (ad3270@columbia.edu) by December 31, 2023.

Awards Committee:

Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (Chair), Cory Abate-Shen, Sankar Ghosh, Yiping Han, Gerard Karsenty, Anil Lalwani, Andrew Marks, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Liang Tong, and Harris Wang.