Winners of Awards 2009 - 2010 : By School
The students below applied for the awards through their departments, independently, or with the assistance of the FSO office. If you would like more information about how to apply for specific awards, contact FSO. Also, if you have any corrections or additions to what has been posted, please contact the FSO.
H&SS and CFA CIT MCS SCS
Andrew Robb
Supreme Court Judicial Internship
Class of 2011
Ethics, History and Public Policy
John Heinz Dissertation Award
PhD
History
Bassem Mikhael
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
Economics
Shweta Suresh
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
Economics
Emily Klein
H&SS Student Teaching Award
PhD
English
Kendra Albert
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
Humanities and Arts
Jessica Dickinson-Goodman
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
Philosophy and Voice
Agnes Bolt
(1) Heinz Endowment Small Arts Initiative Grant
(2) A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust of the Pittsburgh Foundation Grant
Graduate student
Art
Rebecca Scully
Best of Fest Award, Los Angeles Family Film Festival
Class of 2010
BCSA
Elizabeth Solomon
(1) Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
(2) Carson Family Scholarship
Class of 2011
Art
Laura Paoletti
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
BCSA
Michael Royce
Yale/Norfolk Summer School Scholarship
Class of 2011
Art
Gretchen Mendoza
Kynamatrix Grant
Graduate student
(CPID) Design
Jenny Shirey
(1) Kynamatrix Grant
(2) Electronic Document Scholarship
(3) Outputlink Woman of Distinction Scholarship
Graduate student
(CPID) Design
Sarah Gao
Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship
Class of 2014
Design
Luther Young
5th Year Scholar
Class of 2010
Design
Celia Ludwinski
SURG
Class of 2012
Chemical Engineering
SURG
Class of 2011
Chemical Engineering
Udochukwu Okorafor
REU in Computational Materials Science at one of the four leading public universities in the State of Florida (won)
Class of 2013
Chemical Engineering
Steven Istivan
Travel funds to attend Gordon Research Conference (won)
PhD
Chemical Engineering
Minhua Qiu
NSF Fellowship to attend 9th International Biocomplexity Summer School, Istanbul, Turkey
PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Liang Tso Sun
Whitaker Postdoctoral Fellowship
PhD
Biomedical Engineering
Teresa Kirschling
ACS Student Presentation Award
PhD
Chemical Engineering
Elizabeth Cole
GEWN Scholarship, Society of Women Engineers
Class of 2012
Chemical Engineering
Ryan Chehanske
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholarship
Class of 2012
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Theresa LaFollette
Parfitt Award, CHEGSA Symposium
Graduate student
Chemical Engineering
Nicolas Alvarez
Symposium Award, CHEGSA Symposium
Graduate student
Chemical Engineering
Anshul Agarwal
Symposium Award, CHEGSA Symposium
Graduate student
Chemical Engineering
Whitney Ladzick
SMART Scholarship
Class of 2011
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Asil Akcamete
(1) Bertucci Graduate Fellowship
(2) Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Guizide Atasoy
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Ricardo Taborda
Paul P. Christiano Distinguished Service Award
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Yunha Lee
Mao Yisheng Outstanding Dissertation Award
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Megan Leitch
Prem Narain Srivastava Legacy Fellowship
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stacey Louie
Prem Narain Srivastava Legacy Fellowship
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Saurabh Taneja
Charles M. Eastman Top PhD Paper Award
PhD
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Gabriella Briffa
GAI Scholarship
Class of 2011
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jeffery Miller
H.A. Thomas, Sr. Scholarship Award
Class of 2010
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Christopher Donlon
James P. Romualdi Civil and Environmental Engineering Award
Class of 2010
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sheida Nabavi
Best Student Paper, ISOM/ODS Symposium
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Matthew Moneck
Best Paper Award, MMM Conference
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chunyan Xie
Best Student Paper, IEEE
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jung-Chun "Mike" Kao
(1) Best Student Paper Award, IEEE
(2) Frank J. Marshall Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Matthew Swisher
NIST
Mechanical Engineering
Ahren Studer
(1) Best Student Paper Award, Int'l Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security
(2) Frank J. Marshall Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nicholas Rubi
ATK-Nick G. Vlahakis Scholarship
Class of 2013
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sonya Wierman
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kermin Fleming
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholarship
Class of 2011
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Samir Shah
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholarship
Class of 2011
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Debin Gao
Ann and Martin McGuinn Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mike Beattie
Benjamin Garver Lamme/Westinghouse Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ben Henty
Benjamin Garver Lamme/Westinghouse Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jeffrey Nelson
(1) Benjamin Garver Lamme/Westinghouse Graduate Fellowship
(2) IBM/SRC Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
James Newsome
(1)Benjamin Garver Lamme/Westinghouse Graduate Fellowship
(2) Microsoft Research Fellowship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wilson Tsao
Boeing Leadership Scholarship
Class of 2013
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jeremy Weagley
Boeing Leadership Scholarship
Class of 2013
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lauren Chikofsky
Lockheed Martin Undergraduate Scholarship
Class of 2012
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shadi Saberi
Intel Foundation/SRC Education Alliance Scholarship
Graduate student
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Brandon Salmon
Intel PhD Fellowship
PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Roland Wunderlich
Intel PhD Fellowship
PhD
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Catherine Izard
Dowd-ICES Fellowship
Graduate student
Engineering and Public Policy
Kelly Klima
TMP Presentation Award
PhD
Engineering and Public Policy
Kim Mullins
TMP Presentation Award
PhD
Engineering and Public Policy
Eyiwunmi Akinsanmi
Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship
PhD
Engineering and Public Policy
Vamsee Kandimalla
Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Assistanceship
Class of 2014
Information Networking Institute
Gen Kazama
Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Assistanceship
Class of 2014
Information Networking Institute
Arik Misler
Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Assistanceship
Class of 2014
Information Networking Institute
Bryan Thiry
Lockheed Martin Cyber Security Assistanceship
Class of 2014
Information Networking Institute
Andy Schultz
NSF Travel Fellowship
Doctoral student
Materials Science and Engineering
Ayesha Hashambhoy
First Place Poster, 218th Meeting of Int'l Electrochemical Society
Doctoral student
Materials Science and Engineering
Marianna Sofman
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Class of 2011
Materials Science and Engineering
Ellen Tworkoski
(1) Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
(2) WorldQuant Foundation Scholarship
Class of 2011
Materials Science and Engineering
Benjamin Anglin
NDSEG Fellowship
Doctoral student
Materials Science and Engineering
Anna Colletti
Boeing Scholar
Class of 2011
Materials Science and Engineering
Katie McNerny
Bertucci Graduate Fellowship
PhD
Materials Science and Engineering
Li Huang
Bertucci Graduate Fellowship
PhD
Materials Science and Engineering
John Thomas
(1) Bertucci Graduate Fellowship
(2) Outstanding Young Scientist Award, 5th Int'l Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
Pearce Stanek-Johnson
Nick G. Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
Tushar Porwal
Nick G. Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
Jeremiah Mpagazehe
NASA Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
Elizabeth Traut
NSF Fellowship
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
Casey Kute
NSF Fellowship
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
Scott Moreland
Postgraduate Scholarship, National Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada
Graduate student
Mechanical Engineering
MCS
Alys Cheatle
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
PhD
Biological Sciences
Josef Franke
American Heart Association Research Fellowship
Postdoctoral fellow
Biological Sciences
Kellie Kravarik
Barry M. Goldwater Honorable Mention
Class of 2011
Biological Sciences
Toby Nelson
(1) Ford Foundation Fellowship
(2) United Negro College Fund/Merck Postdoctoral Science Research Fellowship
Postdoctoral fellow
Chemistry
Eric Evarts
Best Student Presentation Award, 55th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
PhD
Physics
Lea Veras
Travel award, Biophysical Society's 55th Annual Meeting
PhD
Chemistry
Cameron Exner
Dr. J. Paul Fugassi and Linda E. Monteverde Award
Class of 2010
SHS, Biological Sciences
Sam Rauhala
Hugh D. Young Graduate Teaching Award
Graduate student
Physics
Sonal Shruti
Guy C. Berry Graduate Research Award
PhD
Biological Sciences
Tristan Bereau
Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowship
PhD
Physics
Rupal Gupta
Astrid and Bruce McWilliams Fellowship
PhD
Chemistry
Xochina El Hilali
United Negro College Fund/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship
Class of 2011
Chemistry
Wuming Xie
Boeing Leadership Scholarship
Class of 2011
CS
Mathew Mooty
Boeing Leadership Scholarship
Class of 2012
CS
Natalie Morris
Boeing Leadership Scholarship
Class of 2012
CS
Daniel S. Eisenberg
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
CS
Yi Luen (Tessa) Eng
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
CS
Lawrence D. Jesper
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
CS
Shusaku Uesugi
Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar
Class of 2011
CS
Michael Benisch
Siebel Scholar
PhD
Computation, Organizations and Society, ISR
Jana Diesner
Siebel Scholar
PhD
Computation, Organizations and Society, ISR
Hsin Huang
Siebel Scholar
Graduate student
Human Computer Interaction Institute
Elijah Mayfield
Siebel Scholar
Graduate student
Language Technologies Institute
Adam Sorky
Siebel Scholar
Graduate student
Language Technologies Institute
Mladen Kolar
Facebook Fellow
PhD
Machine Learning
Moira Burke
(1) Google Anita Borg Scholarship
(2) Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program
PhD
Human Computer Interaction Institute
Samreen Anjum
Google Anita Borg Scholarship
Class of 2012
CS
Anna Molsky
Google Anita Borg Scholarship
Class of 2014
CS
Amar Phanishayee
IBM PhD Fellowship
PhD
CS
Ravishankar Krishnaswamy
IBM PhD Fellowship
PhD
CS
Mark Palatucci
Intel Foundation PhD Fellowship
PhD
Robotics
Olatunji Ruwase
Intel Foundation PhD Fellowship
PhD
CS
Chris Harrison
Microsoft Research Fellowship
PhD
Human Computer Interaction Institute
Dafna Shahaf
Microsoft Research Fellowship
PhD
CS
Nan Li
Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program
PhD
CS
Vijay Vasudevan
Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program
PhD
CS