Three engineering faculty receive Vilas honors

Three faculty members in the College of Engineering are among the recipients of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s annual Vilas awards.

Pamela Kreeger, a professor of biomedical engineering, and Brian Pfleger, the Karen and William Monfre Professor of chemical and biological engineering, have earned Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships. The award, which recognizes distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service, provides five years of flexible funding.

Aviad Hai, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a Vilas Faculty Early Career Investigator Awards, which provides three years of flexible funding to recognize research and teaching excellence among early career faculty.

Vilas awards are supported by the estate of the late professor, U.S. Senator and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908).