Faculty Researchers of the Year

Beginning in 2008, the Vice President for Research has selected the University Faculty Researcher of the Year from the pool of College Researchers of the Year that are chosen annually by each of the eight academic colleges.

The Office of Research will oversee a selection committee that will include College Researchers of the Year from prior years. The University Researcher of the Year is announced at the Faculty Awards Ceremony in April.

Past Recipients

Nomination Procedures

Nomination Form

2026 Winner

Belize Lane

Belize Lane

College of Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering

Belize Lane is an Associate Professor and Water Program Head in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a researcher at the Utah Water Research Laboratory since 2017. Her research spans physical hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, and water management. Her research group, the Water, Environment, Terrain (WET) Lab, performs applied interdisciplinary research using a combination of field studies, machine learning, numerical modeling, and geospatial and time series analysis. Lane involves students, from undergraduates to post-graduates, in every aspect of her research. She received the Early Career Award for Applied Research from the Universities Council on Water Resources in 2022.

2026 Nominees

Brian Gowen

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Brian Gowen

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | Animal, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences (ADVS)