{"id":948,"date":"2015-01-12T22:52:39","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T05:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/?page_id=948"},"modified":"2025-12-13T16:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T23:36:24","slug":"media-attention-for-our-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/?page_id=948","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Fall, 2025: Just received the <em>Primarius Academicus Socius<\/em> recognition in the mail from the <a href=\"https:\/\/btk.pte.hu\/hu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/btk.pte.hu\/hu\">University of P\u00e9cs (in Hungary)<\/a>.  It is given for \u201coutstanding collaborative scientific achievements,\u201d by researchers \u201cwho attained international research excellence by reaching a scientific impact in the global top 10%\u201d while collaborating with researchers at the University of P\u00e9cs.  I&#8217;m honored to receive this, and extremely grateful for the fruitful (ongoing!) research collaborations with the exceptional <a href=\"https:\/\/btk.pte.hu\/en\/vicelab\/andras-n-zsido\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/btk.pte.hu\/en\/vicelab\/andras-n-zsido\">Dr Andras Zsido<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PecsAward.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3971 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PecsAward.jpg 420w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PecsAward-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-style-default\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-798x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3301 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-798x1024.jpg 798w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-768x986.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-1197x1536.jpg 1197w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-1596x2048.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-1170x1502.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NMSU_TeachingAcademyGala_AwardWinnners_051123-2-scaled.jpg 1994w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>This semester (Spring, 2023) I was honored with an award from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nmsu.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nmsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">NMSU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.nmsu.edu\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/teaching.nmsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaching Academy<\/a> for <em>Outstanding Workshop<\/em>.  The Teaching Academy Gala was also covered in an NMSU News story, here: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.nmsu.edu\/news\/nmsu-s-20th-annual-teaching-academy-gala-honors-members--donors\/s\/98990458-76a4-48bc-bfdf-308800a2a5e6\">https:\/\/newsroom.nmsu.edu\/news\/nmsu-s-20th-annual-teaching-academy-gala-honors-members&#8211;donors\/s\/98990458-76a4-48bc-bfdf-308800a2a5e6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1069\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NSF_SpecialActAward.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NSF_SpecialActAward.png 1069w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NSF_SpecialActAward-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NSF_SpecialActAward-768x564.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>In September of this year, I was recognized with a <em>Special Act Award<\/em> by the National Science Foundation in recognition of extra-programmatic activities I was engaged in during my first year as a rotating Program Director.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1219\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RisingStar2017.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RisingStar2017.png 1219w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RisingStar2017-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RisingStar2017-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/RisingStar2017-1170x491.png 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1219px) 100vw, 1219px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <br>In the fall of 2017, I was selected by the&nbsp;<em>Association for Psychological Science<\/em> as a 2017&nbsp;<em>Rising Star<\/em>.&nbsp;&nbsp;This award is for early career scientists, and I&#8217;m quite honored to have received it!&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.psychologicalscience.org\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-Rising-Stars.pdf\">http:\/\/www.psychologicalscience.org\/redesign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/2017-Rising-Stars.pdf<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spring2017Convo-1920x763.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spring2017Convo-1920x763.png 1920w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spring2017Convo-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spring2017Convo-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Spring2017Convo-1170x465.png 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <br>In the spring of 2017, I was nominated by the College of Arts and Sciences and selected by the Provost&#8217;s office to win the&nbsp;<em>Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence. &nbsp;<\/em>The award was handed out at the 2017 spring convocation. &nbsp;I&#8217;m very proud to have won this award, and look forward to many more courses at NMSU. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1633\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fall_Convocation_2016-1633x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fall_Convocation_2016-1633x1024.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fall_Convocation_2016-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fall_Convocation_2016-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fall_Convocation_2016-1170x734.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1633px) 100vw, 1633px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <br>In the spring of 2016, I was awarded the&nbsp;<em>Early Career Award for Exceptional Achievements in Creative Scholarly Activity<\/em> by&nbsp;the Sixteenth Annual University Research Council at New Mexico State University. &nbsp;The award was handed out at the fall 2016 convocation ceremony. &nbsp;Here I am with various other university award winners, and Provost Howard (far left) and Chancellor Carruthers (far right). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SalonDiscovery.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SalonDiscovery.jpg 582w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/SalonDiscovery-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <br>In the spring of 2016, I was selected to give a talk at the&nbsp;<em>Salon Discovery&nbsp;<\/em>series. &nbsp;I gave a talk entitled, &#8220;<em>Watching your eyes: How gaze-tracking technology lets us control gadgets, diagnose disease, and much more<\/em>.&#8221; <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FS-Poster-658x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FS-Poster-658x1024.png 658w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FS-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FS-Poster.png 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> In the spring of 2015, I was nominated and selected for one of the NMSU College of Arts and Sciences &#8220;Outstanding Achievement in Scholarship&#8221; awards, which came with a $1500 contribution to my lab. &nbsp;My thanks to the NMSU College of Arts and Sciences for this generous award. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CAS_Colloq.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CAS_Colloq.png 1018w, https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CAS_Colloq-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> In the fall of 2013, I was selected by the NMSU College of Arts and Sciences to deliver a presentation to their annual Colloquium Series Lectures. &nbsp;I gave a talk entitled, &#8220;Vision happens in the brain, not the eyes&#8221;, and received a generous $200 award. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall, 2025: Just received the Primarius Academicus Socius recognition in the mail from the University of P\u00e9cs (in Hungary). It is given for \u201coutstanding collaborative scientific achievements,\u201d by researchers \u201cwho attained international research excellence by reaching a scientific impact in the global top 10%\u201d while collaborating with researchers at the University of P\u00e9cs. I&#8217;m honored&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/?page_id=948\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":189,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P5B8lj-fi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":43,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3975,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/948\/revisions\/3975"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhout.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}