Monday, May 23, 2016

Inaugural Graduate Student Department Awards

On May 20, 2016 gathered to acknowledge the many accomplishments of our faculty and students.

The event not served to honor the awardees, but also to honor and thank all who were nominated as well as the many students who daily take an active role and personal ownership in the ongoing development of programmatic excellence.

Nominations for 2016's graduate student awards included some of our finest students.

The 2016 Doris Kuhlmann Wilsdorf Outstanding Graduate Student Award is intended to recognize a graduate student for outstanding scholarship. This includes both exemplary research contributions and advancement of the MSE academic mission.

The Nominees for the 2016 Doris Kuhlmann Wilsdorf Outstanding Graduate Student Award were:

Ehsan Monazami

Gopal Ramalingam

Brian Donovan

Leslie Bland

Zachary Harris

Noelle Co

The  2016 Doris Kuhlmann Wilsdorf Outstanding Graduate Student Award was tie, going to Ehsan Monazami and Gopal Ramalingam. Congratulations!

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The 2016 Fred D. Rosi Outstanding Citizen Award recognizes a graduate student for overall citizenship and contributions to the academic, educational, and outreach goals of the MSE department and for exemplary teamwork.

Nominees for the 2016 Fred D. Rosi Outstanding Citizen Award were:

Megan Wilson

Noelle Co

 Marybeth Parker

Micah Schaible

Leslie Bland

Bonnie McFarland



This year’s winner is receiving this award specifically for the breadth and depth of his service to MSE, to SEAS, and to the community at large. Congratulations and thank you to Micah Schaible!


 Previous Awardees:


Doris Kuhlmann Wilsdorf Award previous winners include :

2010 Chris Petz

2012 Ryan Comes

2013 Eric Schindelholz

2014 Lok-Kun Tsui

2015 Bradley Richards and Rebecca Schaller



Previous award recipients of the for Fred D. Rosi Award:


2010 Matt Steiner

2012 Kathleen Shugart

2013 Bradley Richards

2014 Andrew King and Matthew Schneider

2015 Mary Lyn Lim