Award for Interdisciplinary Team Research

Recognizes an interdisciplinary team (two or more faculty researchers) with outstanding achievements that has made a significant contribution to the university's research and scholarship mission through successful interdisciplinary collaborations.

• Soynomics team
  • A.K. (Danny) Singh, professor, agronomy; G.F. Sprague Chair in Agronomy; associate dean for research and discovery, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Aditya Balu, data analyst, Translational AI Center
  • Liang Dong, professor, electrical and computer engineering; Vikram L. Dalal Professorship
  • Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, professor, mechanical engineering; Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professorship in Engineering
  • Adarsh Krishnamurthy, associate professor, mechanical engineering
  • Fernando Miguez, professor, agronomy
  • Daren Mueller, professor, plant pathology, entomology and microbiology
  • Matt O'Neal, professor, plant pathology, entomology and microbiology; Henry A. Wallace Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture
  • Soumik Sarkar, professor, mechanical engineering
  • Arti Singh, associate professor, agronomy
  • Talukder Jubery, research scientist, Translational AI Center
  • Greg Tylka, Morrill professor, plant pathology, entomology and microbiology

• Dairy Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza team
  • Todd Bell, professor, veterinary pathology
  • Eric Burrough, professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Phillip Gauger, professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Luis Gimenez-Lirola, associate professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Pat Gorden, professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Phillip Jardon, clinical associate professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine
  • Ganwu Li, professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Drew Magstadt, clinical associate professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Rahul Nelli, research assistant professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Ariel Nenninger, assistant professor, veterinary pathology
  • Chris Siepker, clinical assistant professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • David Verhoeven, assistant professor, veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine
  • Jianqiang Zhang, Lora and Russ Talbot Endowed Professor in Veterinary Medicine; professor, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

See the full list of recipients of 2025 University Awards for faculty and staff.