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Michigan State University will provide opportunities for a diverse group of talented undergraduate students from across the United States to engage in a wide range of research studies related to "sociomobility" as part of a recently funded grant.

Peter Savolainen of Michigan State University will receive the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2020 Transportation Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Individual Award for international leadership in traffic safety and engineering.

Yadu Pokhrel, of the MSU College of Engineering, has been named a 2020-21 Lilly Fellow at MSU. The program focuses on developing educators who see teaching and learning as core to their path toward leadership.

He was awarded an honorary degree by the Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, last year - after serving as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Georgia in 2014- 2016. He was honored for his environmental engineering efforts toward a safe and sustainable water supply.

He is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of structural and fire engineering. Kodur has established a leading-edge research program that has reached a high level of sustained professional distinction in research and scholarly activities; teaching; and public and institutional service.

Students consistently comment that she goes above and beyond to make herself available to students, with one student noting, "She made an 8 a.m. Sustainability lecture interesting and frequently provided us with advice and opportunities for career development." Another student said she answers questions effectively, explains thoroughly and is available outside the classroom.