Dr. Jyotishman Pathak, Dean of the School of Technology for Public Health at Arizona State University, was awarded the John Vincent Atanasoff Discovery Award from the College of LAS at Iowa State University on October 23, 2025. Dr. Pathak earned his doctoral degree in 2007 from the Department of Computer Science under the mentorship of Professor Vasant Honavar.
The John Vincent Atanasoff Discovery Award is given to alumni of the College of LAS who have significantly advanced scientific knowledge through research and/or laboratory management. Dr. Pathak is the second alumnus of our department to receive this award. The award is named after John Atanasoff, who helped create the Atanasoff-Berry Computer.
Dr. Pathak is a worthy recipient of this award, with his research in biomedical informatics and population health sciences inspiring innovation across healthcare. He has authored over 275 publications, with nearly 14,000 citations in his career. In 2023, he was elected a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics and appointed to the National Advisory Mental Health Council by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
For more information about Dr. Pathak and the other LAS award recipients, go to: https://alumni.las.iastate.edu/awards/las-alumni-awards/