Virginia Tech faculty were honored last week for their efforts to impact the community, region, and the world through their research, innovation, and creativity. Their extraordinary accomplishments in achieving excellence and expanding Virginia Tech’s reach over the last fiscal year were acknowledged by university leadership and among peers.

“We had a record year in 2022 with research expenditures and awards — all credited to the hard work of our dedicated and talented faculty,” said Virginia Tech Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Dan Sui, who welcomed Virginia Tech’s top researchers to the event. “With increased support from our research institutes, research development efforts, and overall improved infrastructure, our faculty are pursuing larger awards, an increased amount of awards, and more collaborative team-based projects as well as center-type projects.”

Researchers honored at the event earned the university’s largest sponsored research awards in fiscal year 2022, with anticipated award amounts between $2.75 million and $17 million from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and Department of Defense. The event also acknowledged faculty teams that pursued large proposals in 2022, submitting proposals with requested amounts ranging from $10 million to nearly $100 million.