Department faculty recognitions and awards include membership in the US National Academy of Engineering and foreign Academies of Engineering and Science, recognitions as Thomson-Reuters highly cited scholars, receipts of NSF CAREER awards, PECASE awards, and Department of Defense Young Investigator awards. This group’s research directed by Fazle Hussain, PhD, NAE, has so far addressed the effects of cell signaling pathways on cancer cell mechanics, fluid mechanics, and metastasis, as well as the mitigating effects of naturopathic compounds, and nano therapy.