Professor Erkin Seker Receives Distinguished Teaching Award – Graduate and Professional Teaching

by Dateline Staff

The Academic Senate and Federation have presented their top academic honors for 2024, and the faculty recipients are being showcased not just for their expertise, but also for their teaching, mentorship and public service.

In all, 15 faculty members have received awards from the two groups at UC Davis, including Center for Neuroengineering and Medicine Co-Director Erkin Seker, PhD. 

Distinguished Teaching Award – Graduate and Professional Teaching 

Professor Erkin Seker, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Professor Erkin Seker has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to graduate student education through service, scholarship, teaching and mentorship. He has served as graduate advisor and chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Group and recently helped create a popular National Science Foundation-supported Designated Emphasis in Neuroengineering. He created and taught the course “Navigating Graduate School” to help first-year students transition to graduate school. Mentees laud Seker as a “mentor for life” who “leads by example.” Collectively, his work creates a nurturing environment for personal and professional growth that aspiring scientists need at all levels in their training.

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