Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2019 Samantha Lor Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Shion Matsumoto Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Suhas Srinivasan Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2019 Chenjie Jiang Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2019 Raghvendra V. Cowlagi Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation

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2019 Stephanie Pasha Advisor of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Pep Band
2019 Brooke Dawson
2019 Ashley Choi Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Ahmet Can Sabuncu Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty
2019 Olivia Gibbs, Samantha Lor, Ariana Rozen, Gavin Sabol President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Upper Primary Science Curriculum Development for Physically Active Youth

WPI Advisors: Joseph Doiron and Bethel Eddy
2019 Erika Miyajima Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Vincent C. Miller Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2019 Brian Zylich Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2019 Krushika Tapedia Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2019 Sarah Wodin-Schwartz Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation

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2019 Hate Has No Place Here Diversity Program of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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2019 Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Sigma Sigma Edwin Coghlin ’23 Award for Community Service Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Group

Friendly House
2019 Peter DiPersio Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Geoffrey A. Tompsett Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty
2019 Ellen Clarrissimeaux, Sawnaz Shaidani, Emily Staknis, Jeremiah Valero Araujo President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Creating Methods for SINGA Lyon to Determine and Demonstrate their Impact

WPI Advisors: Peter Hansen and Fabienne Miller
2019 Rosa Reynoso Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Gabriela Morales Castillo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Avery Brown Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Chemical Engineering
2019 Dekun Geng Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2019 Alex Puhalski Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Eli Frank Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2019 Michael Cooke, Thomas Kouttron Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

"Recreating Steam Power at WPI."

Advisor: Robert Daniello
2019 Panhellenic Council Edwin Coghlin ’23 Award for Community Service Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Group

Elm Park Community School
2019 Sophia Gervasio Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Anastasia Karapanagou Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni
2019 Sarat Buasai, Benen ElShakhs, Brian Kelsey, Monica leigh Whitehorn President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

The Development of an Interactive Data Portal for Rural Electrification in Namibia

WPI Advisors: Joseph Doiron and Bethel Eddy
2019 Alissa Ostapenko Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences
2019 Erin M. Morissette Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2019 Jacob Crislip Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Chemical Engineering
2019 Nathan Hsu Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2019 Juliette Spitaels Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Jacquelyn Roberge Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2019 Alexander Alvarez, Grace Gerhardt, Evan Kelly, John O’Neill, Jackson Whitehouse Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering

"Design and Integration of a High-Powered Model Rocket - II."

Advisor:  Michael Demetriou
2019 Colleges Against Cancer Organization of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Group
2019 Amparo Cosio
2019 Toni Joy Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Nicholas C. Cyganski Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alumni
2019 Colin Ancalmo, Hannah Baez, Noah Budris, Alexander Spielman President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Interactive Museum Exhibit Featuring Pueblo Influence on New Mexican Contemporary Architecture

WPI Advisor: Lauren Mathews
2019 Nikhil Karanjgaokar National Science Foundation CAREER Award National Science Foundation Faculty Aerospace Engineering
2019 Joshua Driscoll Two Towers Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2019 Haylea T. Northcott Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biology & Biotechnology
2019 Binod Giri Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Umesh U. Nair Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2019 Ally Salvino Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Jessica Walsh Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project