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Faculty Excellence

Faculty excellence

IUB faculty drive innovation, inspire learning, and make meaningful contributions across disciplines. Their work garners national recognition, advances knowledge, and enriches communities both locally and globally. We proudly celebrate their achievements, from groundbreaking research and creative activity to prestigious honors and public service.

Eskenazi interior design faculty Hoa Vo awarded Amazon Research Grant for AI-driven design study

ESKENAZI SCHOOL

Hoa Vo earned an Amazon Research Award through the Build on Trainium program to use AI and VR modeling to study human movement in virtual spaces, helping architects design more intuitive, efficient environments.

Luddy’s Martell receives iSchools grant for climate change research

LUDDY SCHOOL

Allan Martell received an iSchools grant for research exploring how climate-affected communities use shared memories to shape resilience and future planning in Indianapolis and Bangladesh.

Gleisser wins Smithsonian prize for groundbreaking book on art and policing

COLLEGE OF ARTS + SCIENCES

Faye Raquel Gleisser wins the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Risk Work: Making Art and Guerrilla Tactics in Punitive America, 1967–1987, a landmark study reexamining how artists navigated and resisted the rise of the American carceral state.

Forbes

Overtourism—Where Tourists Should Rethink 2026 Travel Plans (Nov. 19, 2025)

Jessica O’Reilly offers expert insight on the rising strain tourism places on Antarctica, emphasizing that its fragile, one-of-a-kind ecosystem simply can’t sustain high visitor numbers.

Read her insights