ME Faculty Members Receive McKnight Land-Grant Professorships
![ME faculty members Julianna Abel and Suhasa Kodandaramaiah](/sites/cse.umn.edu/files/styles/webp_scaled/public/AbelKodandaramaiah.jpg.webp?itok=MDQWybev)
Congratulations to ME faculty members Julianna Abel and Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, who both received McKnight Land-Grant Professorships in the 2021 round. The goal of the McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Program is to advance the careers of assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. The designation of “McKnight Land-Grant Professor” is held by recipients for a two-year period.