Mechanical engineering professors Joshua Caldwell and Kelsey Hatzell are inaugural recipients of Flowers Family faculty awards. Caldwell is the Flowers Family Chancellor Faculty Fellow in Engineering. Hatzell is the Flowers Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering.
The awards target professors who have shown a strong evidence of scientific accomplishment early in their careers and are likely to continue producing high-quality research in their respective fields.
“For more than a century, members of the Flowers family have attended and supported the Vanderbilt School of Engineering and Vanderbilt as a whole—from buildings to faculty chairs to scholarships,” said Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering. “Thanks to the Flowers family, these new fellowships create opportunities for us to recognize the efforts of outstanding faculty in the early stages of their careers. I am grateful for the family’s thoughtful gift and continued support.”