Clarkson University Professor Alexis Maciel Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Alexis Maciel, an associate professor of computer science and chair of the Department of Computer Science was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award during the University's spring 2024 commencement ceremonies today.
The $1,500 prize is given "in recognition of the importance of superior teaching." Candidates are nominated for the award by Clarkson alumni, and the final selection is made by a faculty committee.
Maciel teaches courses on software development, algorithms and data structures, and the theory of computation. His research interests are mostly in the area of computational complexity, especially proof complexity and circuit complexity.
His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the FRQNT (formerly FCAR), a Québec governmental agency that supports research and new generations of researchers in natural sciences and engineering.
He also received the Outstanding Advisor Award from Clarkson three times; in 2009, 2020, and again last year. He was chosen for the honor by students via advisor evaluation results from the previous fall and spring semesters.
A native of Montréal, Maciel received his Ph.D. in computer science from McGill University. He joined Clarkson in 1997 after postdoctoral appointments in the Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Pittsburgh, and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was also affiliated with the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.
