T. Michael Duncan named 2007 Professor of the Year for New York state

Students of T. Michael Duncan, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, can claim their teacher as the best in the state, according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Duncan was named New York state's Professor of the Year through a Carnegie and CASE program that salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country who "positively influence the lives and careers of students," according to the program Web site.

Duncan, who serves as associate director of undergraduate programs for the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, received the honor along with teachers from 39 other states and the District of Columbia. Winners of the award, whose names were submitted by nomination, were announced Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C.

CASE launched the teacher awards program in 1981. That same year, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching began hosting the final round of judging, and in 1982 it became the primary sponsor.

Since joining Cornell in 1990 after 10 years at AT&T Bell Labs, Duncan has taught 12 different courses to a total of more than 2,600 students. He is also the co-author of an introductory textbook on engineering design and analysis, published in three languages and used on five continents.

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