Annie (Dan) Du was granted tenure on August 1. Her focus on nano-biotechnology, including biosensors, has brought her national notoriety to WSU as one of the most cited faculty members at the University in 2025 according to Clarivate.
Annie joined the WSU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2025 from the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering.
Annie’s research has been featured in multiple high impact journals including ACS Sensors and Biosensors and Bioelectronics. She was also Specialty Chief Editor: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology in 2024.
Her grants include funding from the Department of Defense, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the United States Department of Agriculture among others.
To be granted tenure, faculty must have a demonstrated record of contributing to the University through activities in teaching, research and service. Teaching courses and mentoring students also includes connecting teaching practices and course design to program-level goals and learning outcomes, and applying methods supported by the current pedagogical literature. The second element is original research, scholarship and creative activities that result in the dissemination of new knowledge and insights through a variety of media. In addition to teaching and research, faculty duties include a substantive service component that is centered on outreach and public service that benefits communities and industries external to the university.