Research, Teaching, and Advising Awards

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2024 Award Winners
2023 Award Winners
2022 Award Winners
2021 Award Winners
2020 Award Winners
2019 Award Winners
2018 Award Winners
2017 Award Winners
2016 Award Winners
2015 Award Winners

2024 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Judy Cha	Materials Science and Engineering	Professor
Shaoyi Jiang	Biomedical Engineering	Professor
Zhiting Tian	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Sarah Hormozi	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Atieh Moridi	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assist. Professor
Buz Barstow	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Assist. Professor

2024 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Brian Kirby	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Andrea Giometto	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Matthew Reiter	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Gregory Fuchs	Applied and Engineering Physics	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Andreea Minca	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Ben Cosgrove	Biomedical Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Clifford Whitcomb	Systems Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Amal El-Ghazaly	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Buz Barstow	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Olivier Desjardins	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Vikram Krishnamurthy	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Sriramya Nair	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Rowena Lohman	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Peter Frazier	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Debdeep Jena	Materials Science and Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering joint appointment	Michael Tien ’72
Elizabeth Fisher	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Allison Godwin	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Canaan Family Award for Excellence in Academic Advising
Julia Dshemuchadse	Materials Science and Engineering	Canaan Family Award for Excellence in Academic Advising
James Antaki	Biomedical Engineering	Canaan Family Award for Excellence in Academic Advising
Shaoyi Jiang	Biomedical Engineering	James McCormick Family Advising Award
Jacob Mays	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James McCormick Family Advising Award
Hadas Ritz	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Albert R. George Endowed Faculty Award for Student Project Teams Mentorship

2024 Faculty Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2023 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Matthew Paszek	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Britney Schmidt	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Assoc. Professor
Andrej Singer	Materials Science and Engineering	Assist. Professor
Abe Stroock	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Professor
Rong Yang	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Assist. Professor
Max Zhang	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Professor

2023 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Van Hunter Adams	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Khurram Afridi	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Shivaun Archer	Biomedical Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Christopher Batten	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Mark Campbell	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Ashim Datta	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Erica Dawson	Engineering Leadership Program	Douglas Whitney ’61
Patrick Fulton	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Ziv Goldfeld	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
David Goldberg	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Shane Henderson	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Megan Holycross	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Sonny Yau ’72
Sarah Hormozi	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Sunghwan Jung	Biological and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Esak Lee	Biomedical Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Peter McMahon	Applied and Engineering Physics	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Darrell Schlom	Materials Science and Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Jingjie Yeo	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd

2023 Faculty Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2022 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Peter McMahon	Applied and Engineering Physics	Assist. Professor
Francesco Monticone	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assist. Professor
Jin Suntivich	Materials Science and Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Damek Davis	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Grace Xing	Materials Science and Engineering/Electrical and Computer Engineering joint appointment	Professor
Matt DeLisa	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Professor

2022 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Jayadev Acharya	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Christopher Alabi	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
James Antaki	Biomedical Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Iwijn De Vlaminck	Biomedical Engineering	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Silvia Ferrari	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Eric Gentsch	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Jillian Goldfarb	Biological and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Kirstin Petersen	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Matthew Reid	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Mridusmita Saikia	Biomedical Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Andrej Singer	Materials Science and Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Ulrich Wiesner	Materials Science and Engineering	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Charles Williamson	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Christina Yu	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Zhiru Zhang	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Qing Zhao	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72

2022 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2021 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Khurram Afridi	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Joel Brock	Applied and Engineering Physics	Professor
Greeshma Gadikota	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Assist. Professor
Lena Kourkoutis	Applied and Engineering Physics	Assoc. Professor
Kirstin Petersen	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assist. Professor
David Shmoys	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Professor

2021 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Rachit Agarwal	Computer Science	James and Mary Tien
David Albonesi	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Nicole Benedek	Materials Science and Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Edwin Cowen	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Anil Damle	Computer Science	James and Mary Tien
Newton de Faria	Biomedical Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
David Delchamps	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goodman ’71
Christopher Earls	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Anal El-Ghazaly	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Natalie Mahowald	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Sonny Yau ’72
Jeffrey Moses	Applied and Engineering Physics	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Mert Sabuncu	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Dmitry Savransky	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Frans Schalekamp	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
David Shmoys	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Bruce van Dover	Materials Science and Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Aaron Wagner	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Rong Yang	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker

2021 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2020 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Iwijn De Vlaminck	Biomedical Engineering	Assist. Professor
Christina Delimitrou	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assist. Professor
Madeleine R. Udell	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Assist. Professor
Gregory D. Fuchs	Applied and Engineering Physics	Assoc. Professor
Hadas Kress-Gazit	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Minglin Ma	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Silvia Ferrari	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Professor
Christopher K. Ober	Materials Science and Engineering	Professor
Jie Shan	Applied and Engineering Physics	Professor

2020 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
David Bindel	Computer Science	James and Mary Tien
Lawrence Bonassar	Biomedical Engineering	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Ilana Brito	Biomedical Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Michael Clarkson	Computer Science	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Chris De Sa	Computer Science	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Claudia Fischbach-Teschl	Biomedical Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Esteban Gazel	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Bharath Hariharan	Computer Science	Sonny Yau ’72
Andrea Ippolito	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Guillaume Lambert	Applied and Engineering Physics	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Francesco Monticone	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Perrine Pepiot	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Hadas Ritz	MAE	Michael Tien ’72
Jin Suntivich	Materials Science and Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Matt Ulinski	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Aaron Wagner	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Fengqi You	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Nozomi Nishimura	Biomedical Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award
David Williamson	Operations Research and Information Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award

2020 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2019 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Damian E. Helbling	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Assist. Professor
Mert Sabuncu	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assist. Professor
Olivier Desjardins	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Peter I. Frazier	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Jan Lammerding	Biomedical Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Carla P. Gomes	Computer Science	Professor
Debdeep Jena	Materials Science and Engineering	Professor

2019 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Gregory Bewley	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Kenneth Hover	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Éva Tardos	Computer Science	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Gennady Samorodnitsky	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Earl Kirkland	Applied and Engineering Physics	Sonny Yau ’72
Derek Warner	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Jan Lammerding	Biomedical Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Christina Delimitrou	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Hadas Kress-Gazit	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Alyosha Molnar	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Benjamin Cosgrove	Biomedical Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Scott Steinschneider	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Rowena Lohman	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Robert Kleinberg	Computer Science	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Yudong Chen	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Daisy Fan	Computer Science	Michael Tien ’72
Guy Hoffman	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Louis Derry	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award
Clifford Pollock	Electrical and Computer Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award

2019 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2018 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Ludmilla Aristilde	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Assist. Professor
Ankur Singh	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assist. Professor
Chris Schaffer	Biomedical Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Fengqi You	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Patrick Reed	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Professor
Natalie Mahowald	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Professor
David Muller	Applied and Engineering Physics	Professor

2018 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Eve Donnelly	Materials Science and Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Nate Foster	Computer Science	James and Mary Tien
Gregory McLaskey	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Jose Martinez	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Meredith Silberstein	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Shalu Suri	Biomedical Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Jonathan Butcher	Biomedical Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Madeleine Udell	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
David Albonesi	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Matthew Paszek	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Matthew Reid	Civil and Environmental Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Hakim Weatherspoon	Computer Science	Michael Tien ’72
Brad Anton	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Lisa Thompson	Materials Science and Engineering	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Adrian Sampson	Computer Science	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Joseph Skovira	ECE	Michael Tien ’72
Alan Zehnder	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Kathryn Caggiano	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Michael Tien ‘72
Elizabeth Fisher	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Frank Wise	Applied and Engineering Physics	James and Mary Tien
Bruce Land	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ‘72
David Putnam	Biomedical Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award
Michael Duncan	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award

2018 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2017 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Illana Brito	Biomedical Engineering	Assist. Professor
Robert Shepherd	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assist. Professor
David Bindel	Computer Science	Assoc. Professor
Susan Daniel	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Geoff Abers	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Professor
Chris Xu	Applied and Engineering Physics	Professor

2017 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Frances Vanek	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Iwijn De Vlaminck	Biomedical Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
David Putnam	Biomedical Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Lena Kourkoutis	Applied and Engineering Physics	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Jamol Pender	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Dmitry Savransky	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Jiangang “Jim” Dai	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Monroe Weber-Shirk	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Peter Jessel	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Erik Andersen	Computer Science	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Ankur Singh	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Chris Batten	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Minglin Ma	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Anne Bracy	Computer Science	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Krishnamurthy Iyer	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Farhan Rana	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Rajesh Bhaskaran	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Dennis G. Shepherd
Robert Bland	Operations Research and Information Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award
Jamol Pender	Operations Research and Information Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award

2017 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2016 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Christopher A. Alabi	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Assist. Professor
C. Lindsay Anderson	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Assist. Professor
Claudia Fischbach-Teschl	Biomedical Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Farhan Rana	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Darrell Schlom	Materials Science and Engineering	Professor
Bart Selman	Computer Science	Professor

2016 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
Olivier Desjardins	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Christopher Earls	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Lara Estroff	Materials Science and Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Gregory Fuchs	Applied and Engineering Physics	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Douglas Haith	Biological and Environmental Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Damian Helbling	Civil and Environmental Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Peter Jackson	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Kathleen Keranen	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	Douglas Whitney ’61
Bruce Land	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Chris Schaffer	Biomedical Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Robert Shepherd	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Christoph Studer	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Kilian Weinberger	Computer Science	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Walker White	Computer Science	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
David Williamson	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Zhiru Zhang	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Paulette Clancy	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award
Park Doing	Electrical and Computer Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award

2016 Teaching and Advising Award Winners

2015 Award Winners

Research Excellence

Recipient	Department	Rank
Christopher Battan	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Assist. Professor
Nate Foster	Computer Science	Assist. Professor
Brian J. Kirby	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Richard Robinson	Materials Science and Engineering	Assoc. Professor
Lawrence Bonassar	Biomedical Engineering	Professor
Matthew P. DeLisa	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Professor
Uli B. Wiesner	Materials Science and Engineering	Professor

2015 Research Excellence Award Winners

Teaching and Advising

Recipient	Department	Donor
David Delchamps	Electrical and Computer Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Julius Lucks	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
Roseanna Zia	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
Mason Peck	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	John Swanson ’61 ME in honor of his mother, Dorothy G. Swanson
Shivaun Archer	Biomedical Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Aaron Wagner	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Douglas Whitney ’61
Peter Jackson	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Sonny Yau ’72
James Renegar	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Tucker
David Albonesi	Electrical and Computer Engineering	Ralph S. Watts ’72
Kavita Bala	Computer Science	Fiona Ip Li ’78 and Donald Li ’75
Huseyin Topaloglu	Operations Research and Information Engineering	James and Mary Tien
Andrew Myers	Computer Science	Dorothy and Fred Chau MS ’74
Adrian Lewis	Operations Research and Information Engineering	Kenneth A. Goldman ’71
Peter Diamessis	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Michael Tien ’72
Michael Clarkson	Computer Science	Robert ’55 and Vanne ’57 Cowie
Paul Carr	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Daniel M. Lazar ’29
Brian Kirby	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award
Christopher Umbach	Materials Science and Engineering	James M. and Marsha D. McCormick Advising Award

2015 Teaching and Advising Award Winners