Winners of Awards 2005 - 2006
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Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)Michael Dinitz
Computer Science, Doctoral
Gabriella Engelhart
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
Elizabeth Gilmore
Engineering & Public Policy, Doctoral
Daniel Wendlandt
Computer Science, Doctoral
ACS Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award
(American Chemical Society)
Navid Saleh
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
ACS Graduate Travel Award
(American Chemical Society)
Jessica Cooper
Chemistry, Doctoral
AIChE Chemical Car Competition
Melissa Bartel
Chemical Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering, Sophomore
Nora Chen
Chemical Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering, Senior
Denver Faulk
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy, Sophomore
Carlene Ulish
Chemical Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering, Sophomore
American Association of Cost Engineers Fellowship
Semiha Kiziltas
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
George W. Anderson Award
Geoffrey Kavulya
Architecture, Masters
Gautami Palanki
Architecture, Masters
Annual Student Night Research Paper Presentation Award
Ran Liu
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
AREMA Educational Foundation Freeman Scholarship
Ashima Kapur
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Junior
School of Architecture Steel Deck Competition
Brian Kish
Architecture, Junior
Chang Zhang
Architecture, Junior
Arthouse Texas Prize
Eileen Maxon
Art, Masters
ATK Vlahakis Scholarship
Lara Kovell
Chemical Engineering, Senior
Nicholas Rubi
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Junior
Daniel Vann
Computer Science, Junior
Esther Yu
Material Science & Engineering/Physics, Junior
AICUP Michael Baker Diversity in Engineering Scholarship
Laura Seitz
Civil & Environmental Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy, Sophomore
Michael Baker Corporation Fellowship
Erin Murphy
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Masters
Pei-Tzu Tsai
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Masters
Jennifer Wong
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Masters
Beckman Scholars
William Eimer
Biological Sciences, Junior
Ryan Malecky
Chemistry, Junior
Samantha Spath
Biological Science, Sophomore
Stephanie Sydlik
Chemistry, Junior
Best Interactive Work RE:ACT Festival
Tiffany Yu Yan Sum
Art, Masters
Boeing Scholarship
Amanda Bradford
Information Systems, Junior
Caroline Conley
Mechanical Engineering, Junior
Amber Fuller
Materials Science & Engineering, Junior
Jeffrey Grafton
Computer Science, Sophomore
Anna Kim Ly
Business Administration/Human-Computer Interaction, Sophomore
Nicholas Morozovsky
Mechanical Engineering, Junior
Guillaume Pignol
Information Systems, Junior
Stephanie Rosenthal
Computer Science, Junior
Kevin C. So
Business Administration, Sophomore
Konstantin Sykulev
Information Systems, Sophomore
Wilson Tsao
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sophomore
Daniel Vann
Computer Science, Junior
Andrew Warshaver
Computer Science, Sophomore
Jeremy Weagley
Electrical & Computer Engineering/Computer Science, Junior
Rose Brand Award for Scene Design
Andrew Birdzell
Drama, Masters
Bronze Telly Award
Modupe Adeleye
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Vamsi Bandaru
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Eric Brown
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Lynne Kuemmel
Screenwriting, Masters
Timothy Lander
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Nikita Pavlov
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Estefania Pickens
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Kyle Prestenback
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Benjamin Rosales
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Amber Samdahl
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Shuan Budhram
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Daniel Sorge
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Allison Styer
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Mary Unser
Screenwriting, Masters
Stewart L. Brown Scholarship for Design
Andrew Caruso
Architecture, 5th-year
The Burdett Assistantship
Elizabeth MacWillie
Architecture, Senior
Chinese Government Award
for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Chuanbing Tang
Chemistry, Doctoral
Convergys Academic Achievement Recognition Program
Guillaume Pignol
Information Systems, Junior
Henry Tsai
Business Administration/Economics, Junior
The 2006 James D. Cooper Award
Seung Dae Kim
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
Coro Community Involvement Summer Fellowship Program
Chlotilde Taylor
H&SS, Sophomore
Eastern States Women Traffic Conference Scholarship Awards
Andrew Caruso
Architecture, 5th year
Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship
Heather Wakeley
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
Environmental Research and Education Foundation Graduate Fellowship
Shahzeen Attari
Civil & Environmetal Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy, Doctoral
Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowship
Chris Weber
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Masters
Ford Motor Company Graduate Research Grant
Kerwei Sew
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Masters
Foundation Achievement Award ASCE Pittsburgh Chapter
Richard Kung
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Junior
Freeman-ASIA Summer Award
Ken Lau
Architecture, Junior
Eileen Morrison
Business Administration, Sophomore
Milton and Cynthia Friedman Interships in Washington, D.C.
Ashley Brown
Social & Descision Sciences/Modern Languages, Sophomore
Elizabeth Mullen
Social & Decision Sciences, Junior
Gerrit Betz
Ethics, History, & Public Policy, Junior
Jennifer LaCoste
Social & Decision Sciences, Sophomore
Oliver Lim
Social & Decision Sciences, Junior
Max Martinelli
Science & Humanities Scholars, Junior
Aditya Nagarajan
History/Social & Decision Sciences, Junior
Jonathan Perry
Social & Decision Sciences, Junior
Adam Schloss
Physics, Sophomore
Karl Sjogren
Social & Decision Sciences/History/Human-Computer Interaction, Junior
Staci Steinberger
Humanities & Arts, Junior
Rashi Venkataraman
Biological Sciences/Philosophy, Sophomore
Asa Watten
Humanities & Social Sciences, Junior
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Grant
Justin Hakuta
Social & Decision Sciences/Spanish, B.S. 2004
Bum Lee
Art, Senior
Nick Fox-Gieg (at-large applicant)
B.F.A. 1999
German Academic Exchange Service Award
Alexandra Orgera
Science & Humanities Scholar, Senior
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
Carlie Hosnedl
Biological Sciences, Senior
Kimberly Wedderburn
English, Junior
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Satyan Pai
Biological Sciences, Junior
Harold Gottesman Scholarship
Stephen Kuhn
Mechanical Engineering, Junior
Esther Yu
Material Science & Engineering/Physics, Junior
Richard and Mica Hadar Foundation Scholarship
Ken Lau
Architecture, Junior
Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award in Green Chemistry
Ke Ming
Chemistry, Doctoral
H&SS Summer Internship Grant
Aditya Nagarajan
History/Social & Decision Sciences, Junior
Karl Sjogren
Social & Decision Sciences/History/Human-Computer Interaction, Junior
Staci Steinberger
Humanities & Arts, Junior
Vira A. Heinz Scholarship for Education Abroad
Marciela DeGrace
Science & Humanities Scholar (Biology and Modern Languages), Junior
Amanda Russo
Music, Junior
Breanna Zwart
Humanities & Arts, Sophomore
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholars Program
Victoria Aveson
Biological Science, Junior
Simon Hucko
Science & Humanities, Junior
Christina Onorato
Biological Sciences, Sophomore
Kimberly Parks
Biological Sciences, Sophomore
Daniel Smith
Biological Sciences, Junior
Adam Suhy
Chemistry/Biology, Junior
Blake Sweeney
Biological Sciences, Sophomore
Benjamin Williams
Biological Sciences, Sophomore
Elizabeth Wiltrout
Chemistry, Junior
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Summer Research Scholars
Laura Cacciamani
Science & Humanitites, Freshman
Heather Chalfin
Biological Sciences, Freshman
Charlotte Jennings
Biological Sciences, Freshman
Mark Langille
Chemistry, Freshman
Greg Newby
General MCS, Freshman
Henry Nguyen
Science & Humanities/Chemistry, Freshman
Rohit Ramnath
Science & Humanities, Freshman
Steven Reilly
Biological Sciences, Freshman
Asfan Rizvi
Biological Sciences, Freshman
Jonathan Sitrin
Biological Sciences/Chemistry, Freshman
Natalie Weir
Biological Sciences, Freshman
Chao Yang
Science & Humanities, Freshman
Department of Homeland Security Scholarship
Zofia Koscielniak
Science & Humanitites Scholars, Sophomore
Jason Franklin
Computer Science, Doctoral
IBM/SRC Fellowship
Jeffrey Nelson
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
IBM Foundation SRCEA Fellowship
Shadi Saberi Ghouchani
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
IDC-CH2M Scholarship and the Richard M. Gesert Memorial Scholarship
Jenna Kappelt
Architecture, Senior
Intel Foundation Ph.D. Fellowship
Brandon Salmon
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
Roland Wunderlich
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
International Achievement Summit
Estefania Pickens
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Jan P. Junge Award
Aviva Rubin
Architecture, Senior
Tom Johnson Engineering & Public Policy Washington Fellowship
Corinne Scown
Engineering & Public Policy/Civil & Environmental Engineering, Junior
Max Kade Foundation
Roberto Cabrero
Mechanical Engineering, Senior
Matt Delaney
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sophomore
Daniel Giesey
Philosophy, Sophomore
Jeffry Goldberg
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Senior
Brian Mathias
Humanities & Arts, Senior
Dmitri Nulman
Economics, Senior
Craig Reitmeyer
Chemistry, Junior
Amanda Russo
Music, Junior
Vanessa Van Sickle
Music, Junior
Keynotes Scholarship Competition (3rd Place)
Anne Jackovic
Music, Masters
John Knox Shear Memorial Traveling Scholarship
Burak Kilic
Architecture, Senior
Luther S. Lashmit Award
Brent Houck
Architecture, Senior
J.D. Liang Fellowship
Pingbo Tang
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
Xing Wu
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Masters
Local Government Management Fellowship
Jamie Lantinen
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
L'Oreal USA Fellowship Program
Kevin Anderson
Chemical Engineering/Chemistry, Sophomore
Daron Colflesh
Chemical/Biomedical Engineering, Junior
Alexandra Gutschick
Mechanical Engineering, Junior
Clare Booth Luce Fellowship
Michelle Goodstein
Computer Science, Doctoral
Vanessa Schweitzer
Engineering & Public Policy, Graduate
Luce Scholars Program
Melissa Ezarik
Public Policy & Management/Creative Enterprises Management, Masters
Microsoft Scholarship
Stephanie Rosenthal
Computer Science/Human-Computer Interaction, Junior
Raphael Sung Tark Mun
Computer Science /History/Modern Languages, Sophomore
Akram Midani Award
Ying Hua
Architecture, Doctoral
Joan Mitchell MFA Grant
William Cravis
Art, Masters
Mountbatten Internship Programme
Patricia Stallings
Philosophy/Social & Decision Sciences, Senior
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program
David Bradley
Robotics, Doctoral
Bryant Lee
Doctoral, Computer Science
Matthew Wachs
Computer Science, Doctoral
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Nels Beckman
Software Engineering, Doctoral
John Bethencourt
Computer Science, Doctoral
Gabriella Engelhart
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
Jason D. Franklin
Computer Science, Doctoral
Sean Green
Engineering & Public Policy, Doctoral
Lea Hildebrandt
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
Tamar Krishnamurti
Social & Decision Science, Doctoral
Theresa LaFollette
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
Eric Landry
Mechanical Engineering, Masters
Franck Le
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
Tomasz Malisiewicz
Robotics, Doctoral
Laura Mueller
Chemistry, Doctoral
Devi Parikh
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
Emily Ryan
Mechanical Engineering, Doctoral
Nicole Saulnier
Electrical & Computer Engineering, Doctoral
Anita Shukla
Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering, Senior
Ronit Slyper
Computer Science, Doctoral
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Honorable Mentions
Andrew Carlson
Center for Automated Learning, Doctoral
Jessica Cicchino
Psychology, Doctoral
Cynthia Cryder
Social & Decision Sciences, Doctoral
John Hamman
Social & Decision Sciences, Doctoral
Geoffrey Hollinger
Robotics, Doctoral
Matthew Lee
Human-Computer Interaction, Doctoral
Hai Nguyen
Statistics, Doctoral
Geoffrey Overdorf
Electrical & Computer Engineering/Physics, Senior
Chytra Pawashe
Mechanical Engineering, Senior
Boris Sofman
Robotics, Doctoral
Janice Tsai
Engineering & Public Policy, Doctoral
Kami Vaniea
Computer Science, Doctoral
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Fellowship
Samantha Conroy
Biological Sciences, Sophomore
NSF East Asian & Pacific Study Institute Fellowship
Daniel Siegwart
Chemistry, Doctoral
W. Oren Parker Scene Design
Hallie Stern
Drama, Senior
P.E.O. Scholar Award
Amy Sage
Chemistry, Doctoral
Pittsburgh Foundation Joseph F. and Lousia A. Mulach Scholarship
Kate Eckerle
Physics, Sophomore
Cecilia Gondek
Chemistry, Junior
Courtney Ondeck
Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering, Sophomore
Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
Lindsey Constantino
Biological Sciences, Senior
Public Policy & International Affairs Program
Abiola Fasehun
Philosophy/English, Junior
Residency at the Berwick Research Institute
Take Etani
Alumus, Art
Residency at the Virginia Center for the Arts
Take Etani
Alumus, Art
SEASSI Tuition Fellowship
Eileen Morrison
Business Administration, Sophomore
Siebel Scholarship
Estefania Pickens
Entertainment Technology, Masters
Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research
Navid Saleh
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Doctoral
Skowhegan Residency
William Cravis
Art, Masters
Takehito Etani
Art, Masters
Ben Kinsley
Art, Masters
Studio Arts Center International Scholarship for Study in Florence
Danielle Worst
Art, B.F.A. 2005
Tau Beta Pi
Esther Yu
Materials Science & Engineering/Physics, Junior
Teresa Heinz Scholar for Environmental Research
Deboshri Banjeree
Chemistry, Doctoral
Eben Tisdale Fellowship
Erica Camese
Public Policy & Management, Masters
Louis Valentour Traveling Scholarship
Lauren Distefano
Architecture, Senior
World Tribology Congress Best Applied Poster
Donggun Kim
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
World Tribology Congress Best Poster
Yang Yun
Chemical Engineering, Doctoral
Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award
Zi Xie
Drama, Masters
Collegiate Women of Color Leadership Development Institute
(Foundation for Independent Higher Education)
Abiola Fasehun
Philosophy/English, Junior
Cherlisa Tarpeh
Electrical & Computer Engineering/Mathematical Sciences, Junior
Worldstudio AIGA Scholarship
Tiffany Yu Yan Sum
Art, Masters
Esther Yu
Materials Science & Engineering/Physics, Junior