LSU Honors Six Distinguished Faculty Members with Prestigious Rainmaker Awards for Research Excellence
March 10, 2025
Six LSU faculty members have been selected as Rainmakers by the LSU Council on Research based on their outstanding scholarship and creative activity within their respective ranks and disciplines.
LSU faculty Rainmaker honorees: Top row from left, Associate Professor Lily Kim, Emerging Scholar in Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science; Associate Professor Matthew Hiatt, Emerging Scholar in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; and Associate Professor Chris Barrett, Mid-Career Scholar in Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science. Bottom row from left, Associate Professor Chao Sun, Mid-Career Scholar in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics; Professor Pamela Pike, Senior Scholar in Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science; and Professor Louay Mohammad, Senior Scholar in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics,
The Rainmaker awards recognize sustained work with high impact, often in alignment with LSU’s Scholarship First Agenda to improve lives in Louisiana and across the world.
LSU’s Rainmakers are researchers at the early, middle, or senior stages of their careers. They have built strong track records in securing external research funding, publishing in high-impact journals, and gaining national as well as international recognition for their work.
“The scholarship achieved by these six researchers demonstrate their commitment to LSU’s Scholarship First Agenda,” LSU Vice President of Research & Economic Development Robert Twilley said. “They are all individual catalysts who make our research growth such an important contribution to society.”
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