McKnight Land-Grant Professorship

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. Nomination instructions for 2023-25 awards are available here.

Current Award Recipients

Shir Alon

Shir Alon

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Madelaine C. Cahuas

Madelaine C. Cahuas

Geography, Environment & Society
College of Liberal Arts
Calabrese

Michelle A. Calabrese

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science & Engineering
Ryan J. Caverly

Ryan J. Caverly

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
College of Science & Engineering
Michelle Chu

Michelle Chu

Mathematics
College of Science & Engineering
Michael Coughlin

Michael Coughlin

Physics & Astronomy
College of Science & Engineering
Serra M. Hakyemez

Serra M. Hakyemez

Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts
Carlye Lauff

Carlye Lauff

Product Design
College of Design
Courtney C. Roberts

Courtney C. Roberts

Chemistry
College of Science & Engineering
Heidi Roop

Heidi Roop

Soil, Water & Climate
College of Food, Agricultural & Natural Resources Sciences
Josef Woldense

Josef Woldense

African American & African Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Yang

Judy Q. Yang

Civil, Environmental & Geo- Engineering
College of Science & Engineering

2023-2025 Award Recipients

Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Medical School and College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Law School
Twin Cities

English
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Kinesiology
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Twin Cities

School of Public Health
Twin Cities

College of Veterinary Medicine
Twin Cities

College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

2022-2024 Award Recipients

College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Agronomy and Plant Genetics
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Twin Cities

Physics and Astronomy
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Applied Economics
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Twin Cities

Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Veterinary Population Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Integrative Biology and Physiology
Medical School
Twin Cities

2021- 2023 Award Recipients

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
College of Biological Sciences and Medical School
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Neuroscience
Medical School
Twin Cities

Earth and Environmental Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

History
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

French and Italian
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Geography, Environment and Society
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Chicano and Latino Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

2020-2022 Award Recipients

Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

School of Physics & Astronomy
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

School of Kinesiology
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities

Pediatrics
Medical School
Twin Cities

American Indian Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Math, Science & Technology
Crookston

Earth & Environmental Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical School
Twin Cities

Institute of Child Development
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities

2019-2021 Award Recipients

Integrative Biology & Physiology
Medical School
Twin Cities

Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Twin Cities

Epidemiology & Community Health
School of Public Health
Twin Cities

Humphrey School of Public Affairs

French & Italian
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

American Indian Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

2018-2020 Award Recipients

Electrical & Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

English
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

History
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Neuroscience
Medical School
Twin Cities

Earth Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Earth & Environmental Sciences and Large Lakes Observatory
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Duluth

Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

2017-2019 Award Recipients

Plant & Microbial Biology
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Medical School
Twin Cities

Agronomy & Plant Genetics
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Sciences
Twin Cities

Political Science
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

2016-2018 Award Recipients

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Veterinary Population Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine
Twin Cities

Institute of Child Development
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities

Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Law School
Twin Cities

Design, Housing, and Apparel
College of Design
Twin Cities

Chemistry
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

2015-2017 Award Recipients

Geography, Environment & Society
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Biomedical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

American Indian Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Duluth

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

2014-2016 Award Recipients

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health
Twin Cities

Radiology
Medical School
Twin Cities

Epidemiology & Community Health
School of Public Health
Twin Cities

Law School
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Political Science
Duluth

Asian Languages and Literatures
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

1987-2013 Award Recipients

Earth Sciences
Twin Cities

School of Mathematics
Twin Cities

Pharmacy Practice & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Twin Cities

Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
Twin Cities

Public Affairs
Twin Cities

Earth Sciences
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Twin Cities

Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering

Surgery
Twin Cities

Entomology
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

Mechanical Engineering
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Horticulture Science & Applied Economics
Twin Cities

Marketing & Logistics
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Classical & Near Eastern Studies
Twin Cities

Dermatology
Twin Cities

Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy

Art History
Twin Cities

Soil, Water & Climate
Twin Cities

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Pediatrics & Neurosurgery
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

History
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Philosophy

Civil Engineering
Twin Cities

History
Duluth

Anthropology
Twin Cities

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
Twin Cities

Geology & Geophysics
Twin Cities

Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering
Twin Cities

Biomedical Engineering
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
Twin Cities

Political Science

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Pharmacology
Twin Cities

Geology & Geophysics
Twin Cities

Asian Languages & Literatures
Twin Cities

Public Affairs
Twin Cities

Anthropology
Twin Cities

Statistics
Twin Cities

Microbiology & BioTechnology Institute
Twin Cities

Political Science
Twin Cities

Anthropology
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Twin Cities

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Marketing
Twin Cities

French & Italian
Twin Cities

Biomedical Engineering
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Twin Cities

Political Science
Twin Cities

Geography
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Neuroscience

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics

Physics & Astronomy
Twin Cities

Medicine
Twin Cities

Philosophy
Twin Cities

Anthropology
Twin Cities

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Plant Biology
Twin Cities

Physics
Duluth

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Twin Cities

Pharmacology
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy
Twin Cities

Neuroscience
Twin Cities

History

Child Development

Geography
Twin Cities

Plant Biology
Twin Cities

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Twin Cities

History

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Twin Cities

Neuroscience
Twin Cities

Civil Engineering
Twin Cities

Medicinal Chemistry

English
Duluth

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Biomedical Engineering
Twin Cities

Educational Psychology

Philosophy
Twin Cities

English
Twin Cities

Pharmacology

Geography
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy

Entomology

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Child Development
Twin Cities

Psychology

Agronomy & Plant Genetics
Twin Cities

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Twin Cities

Medicine
Twin Cities

Mathematics
Twin Cities

History
Twin Cities

Psychology
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Twin Cities

Women's Studies
Twin Cities

Political Science
Twin Cities

History
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy
Twin Cities

English
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Geology & Geophysics

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Twin Cities

Anthropology
Twin Cities

Geology & Geophysics
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
Twin Cities

Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Mathematics
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Twin Cities

Mechanical Engineering
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Civil Engineering
Twin Cities

Entomology
Twin Cities

English
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Twin Cities

English
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Twin Cities

History
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Twin Cities

Psychology
Twin Cities

Political Science
Twin Cities

History
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
Twin Cities

Child Development
Twin Cities

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Twin Cities

Theatre Arts & Dance
Twin Cities

Political Science
Twin Cities

Pharmacology
Twin Cities

Geology & Geophysics
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy
Twin Cities

Entomology
Twin Cities

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Twin Cities

Anthropology
Twin Cities

Food Science & Nutrition
Twin Cities

Physics & Astronomy
Twin Cities

Classical & Near Eastern Studies
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

English
Twin Cities

Geology & Geophysics
Twin Cities

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Twin Cities

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Twin Cities

Psychology
Twin Cities

Psychology
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Child Development
Twin Cities

History

Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Twin Cities

Chemistry
Twin Cities

Anthropology
Twin Cities

History
Twin Cities