WashingtonExec
  • News & Headlines
  • Executive Councils
  • Videos
  • Podcast
  • Events
    • 🏆 Pinnacle Awards
    • 🏆 Chief Officer Awards
  • About
  • Contact Us
Twitter Feed
LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
WashingtonExec
Subscribe To The Daily
  • News & Headlines
  • Executive Councils
  • Videos
  • Podcast
  • Events
    • 🏆 Pinnacle Awards
    • 🏆 Chief Officer Awards
  • About
  • Contact Us
WashingtonExec
You are at:Home»STEM»Local STEM Leaders»Local STEM Champion to Receive Honorary Doctorate
Local STEM Leaders

Local STEM Champion to Receive Honorary Doctorate

By WashingtonExec Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2019
Share
LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Email
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, GMU

George Mason University professor and STEM advocate Padmanabhan “Padhu” Seshaiyer has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to scientific excellence and social impact by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Padhu will receive an honorary doctorate for the U.S. alongside other distinguished world recipients in Brussels later this year. Universiteit Brussel, one of the top-ranked universities in Europe, awards yearly honorary doctorates “to committed scientists who transcend the boundaries of their own disciplines and to personalities that have been at the frontiers of societal change.”

Past recipients of the prestigious honor include pioneering scientists and visionaries such as renowned oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, South African President Nelson Mandela, violin great Baron Yehudi Menuhin, among many others.

Seshaiyeris is a tenured professor of mathematical sciences at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and serves as director of the STEM Accelerator Program in the College of Science. Additionally, he’s the director of the Center for Outreach in Mathematics Professional Learning and Educational Technology. In 2016, the STEM Accelerator Program received the 2016 Programs that Work award for the second time, from former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Seshaiyer’s previous awards include the President’s Excellence Award in Teaching, the 2013 faculty mentoring excellence award and the 2014 GMU Alumni Faculty of the Year award. He has given several TEDx talks and serves on prominent local and national organizations including the National Math Alliance, VA-STEM learning network, the Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition, the LEGO Education Advisory Panel and the Northern Virginia MATHCOUNTS board.

WashingtonExec is the annual K-12 STEM Symposium on March 30, 2019. The event is free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register in advance. 

Related: Dr. Padhu Seshaiyer on Motivating STEM Students

Previous ArticleRed Hat Leaders a Tight-Knit Team
Next Article Top 10 Operating Executives to Watch

Related Posts

2022 Chief Officer Awards Winner: Peraton’s Rebecca McHale

Peraton Wins $339M NASA Balloon Operations Contract

Top Chief Financial Officers to Watch in 2022: BlueHalo’s Robert Richards

Comments are closed.

Trending

2022 Chief Officer Awards Winner: Peraton’s Rebecca McHale

May 17, 2022

Peraton Wins $339M NASA Balloon Operations Contract

May 17, 2022

Top Chief Financial Officers to Watch in 2022: BlueHalo’s Robert Richards

May 17, 2022

Sigma Defense Buys Sub U Systems

May 17, 2022

Top Chief Financial Officers to Watch in 2022: Altamira Technologies’ Adam Omar

May 17, 2022
Quick Links
  • Executive Councils & Committees
  • Chief Officer Awards
  • Pinnacle Awards
  • K-12 STEM Symposium
  • Advertise With Us
  • About WashingtonExec
  • Contact

Subscribe to The Daily

Get federal business news & insights delivered to your inbox.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
Copyright 2021 © WashingtonExec, Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Powered by J Media Group

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.