Chancellor King Announces the Inaugural Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship Honorees
April 29, 2025
Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the inaugural faculty member awardees of the Chancellor's Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship. The honor awards early-career faculty research and scholarly achievements across SUNY's colleges and universities.
"SUNY is known for its exceptional research and scholarship, and the faculty members who earned this recognition are at the forefront of their fields," SUNY Chancellor King said. "Our inaugural Horizon awardees have already made a profound impact in their fields of study early in their careers, and by highlighting them we hope to inspire even more achievements in the years to come."
SUNY Board Trustee Keith Landa and Trustee Candice Vacin said, "SUNY provides an excellent education, and our esteemed faculty are at the forefront of innovation, research, and scholarship. Our congratulations to the inaugural awardees of this prestigious honor; we are grateful for the research and scholarship you do for the public good and for the inspiration you provide for today's students and the next generation of faculty."
The Chancellor's Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship honors early career tenured and tenure track faculty whose scholarly or creative activities have already achieved significant recognition and, crucially, hold strong promise for field-defining impact in the future. The 10 inaugural awardees are:
- Dr. Hanna Brant, Associate Professor, Political and International Relations, SUNY Geneseo;
- Dr. Jennifer Cano, Associate Professor, Physics, Stony Brook University;
- Dr. Andrew Craig, Associate Professor, Behavioral Analysis, Pediatrics, Neuroscience and Physiology, Upstate Medical University;
- Dr. Matthew Crayne, Associate Professor, Management, University at Albany;
- Dr. Kathryn Fiorella, Associate Professor, Public and Ecosystems Health, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University;
- Dr. Kathryn Hauschild, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Farmingdale State College;
- Dr. Sheena Mason, Assistant Professor English, SUNY Oneonta;
- Dr. Yotam Ophir, Associate Professor, Communication, University at Buffalo;
- Dr. Yuan Wan, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University; and,
- Dr. Yaqi You, Assistant Professor, Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Candidates' portfolios were reviewed by Distinguished Academy faculty who made recommendations to the SUNY Provost. Up to 10 awards will be conferred each year.
For more information about research at SUNY, please visit: https://www.suny.edu/impact/research/.
About the State University of New York
The State University of New York is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, and more than 95 percent of all New Yorkers live within 30 miles of any one of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities. Across the system, SUNY has four academic health centers, five hospitals, four medical schools, two dental schools, a law school, the country’s oldest school of maritime, the state's only college of optometry, and manages one US Department of Energy National Laboratory. In total, SUNY serves about 1.4 million students amongst its entire portfolio of credit- and non-credit-bearing courses and programs, continuing education, and community outreach programs. SUNY oversees nearly a quarter of academic research in New York. Research expenditures system-wide are nearly $1.16 billion in fiscal year 2024, including significant contributions from students and faculty. There are more than three million SUNY alumni worldwide, and one in three New Yorkers with a college degree is a SUNY alum. To learn more about how SUNY creates opportunities, visit suny.edu.
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