HCDE faculty, staff, and students are recognized for excellence in research, teaching, leadership, service, and innovation. Members of the HCDE community have received honors from leading professional organizations, federal agencies, the University of Washington, and the College of Engineering.
National and international Professional societies and academies Innovation and public recognition University of Washington recognition College of Engineering awards HCDE awards & recognitionNational and international recognition
Research and career honors
NSF CAREER Award
Faculty Early Career Development Program, National Science Foundation
- Nadya Peek (2024)
- Kate Starbird (2018)
- Sean Munson (2016)
- Daniela Rosner (2015)
- Leah Findlater (2014)
- Gary Hsieh (2013)
- Charlotte Lee (2010)
- Julie Kientz (2009)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
- Kate Starbird (2025)
- Awarded by US President Joe Biden
- Cecilia Aragon (2008)
- Awarded by US President Barack Obama
Professional societies and academies
SIGCHI Academy
Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
- Kate Starbird (2025)
- Julie Kientz (2024)
ACM Distinguished Member
Association for Computing Machinery
- Cecilia Aragon (2021)
- Sean Munson (2021)
- Julie Kientz (2020)
AAAS Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Cynthia Atman (2005)
ASEE Fellow
American Society for Engineering Education
- Cynthia Atman
Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright US Scholar Program
- Gary Hsieh (2019–2020)
- Cecilia Aragon (2017–2018)
- Beth Kolko (2000–2001)
ATTW Fellow
Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
- Mark Zachry (2019)
ISTC Associate Fellow
IEEE Society for Technical Communication
- Mark Zachry (2011)
Innovation and public recognition
MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35
- Danli Luo (2024)
- Nadya Peek (2020)
- John Porter (2019)
- Julie Kientz (2013)
Forbes 30 Under 30
- Sayamindu Dasgupta, Education (2014)
Seattle Business Magazine
- Kate Starbird, Most Influential: Education (2023)
University of Washington recognition
Members of the HCDE community have also received some of the University of Washington's highest honors for teaching, research, and leadership.
- Kate Starbird (2024)
- Nadya Peek (2021)
- Jan Spyridakis (1990)
- Sourojit Ghosh (2025)
- Julie Kientz (2015)
- Sean Munson (2015)
- Cynthia Atman (2009)
College of Engineering awards
- Kate Starbird (2023)
- Julie Kientz (2014)
- Kate Starbird (2018)
- Sean Munson (2017)
- Charlotte Lee (2013)
Kate Starbird (2021)
- Elin Bjorling (2023)
- Jane Skau (2023)
- Alanna Robins Daniels (2022)
- Leah Pistorius (2021)
- HCDE Student Services - team award: Pat Reilly, Kathleen Rascon, Alex Llapitan, Alanna Robins Daniels (2020)
- Scott Rivers (2019)
- Leah Pistorius (2015)
- Gian Bruno (2009)
- Kristin Dew (2023)
- Dianne Hendricks (2020)
- Julie Kientz (2019)
- Sourojit Ghosh (2023)
- Elena Agapie (2020)
- Kerem Özcan (2017)
- Athena Ortega - Leadership & Engagement (2026)
- Mishti Dhawan - Leadership & Engagement (2025)
- Kaitlyn Zhou - Academic Excellence (2018)
- Donna Sakson (2025)
- Phil Spencer (2022)
HCDE awards & recognition
Husky 100
Celebrating HCDE students selected for the University of Washington's annual Husky 100, which recognizes students making the most of their Husky Experience.
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