Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2023 Julia Sheats Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2010 Tanvir Madan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2016 Hongii Yu Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics

"Dynamics of Atomtronic Battery"

Advisors: Burt Tilley, Alex Zozulya

2017 Avery Ingegneri, Hannah Mikkila, Stephanie Salerno, Markus Zimmerman Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners People’s Choice Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Screw Fossil Fuels

2000 Casey L. Richardson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2023 Claire Behning, Amanda Holbrook Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Social Science & Policy Studies, Psychological Science

"Exploring the Effect of CBD on C. elegans with 6-OHDA-induced Parkinson's Disease to Determine Potential Therapeutic Effects "
Advisors: Michael Buckholt, James Doyle, Jill Rulfs, Suzanne Scarlata, Jagan Srinivasan

2011 Erik D Carlson National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University

2019 Aylin L. Padir Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2003 Adam S. Norige Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2004 Chase Cote, Kevin Monahan and Steve Toddes President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"The Development of an Irrigation System in the Village Of Nong Din Dam"

Advisors: Joel Brattin and Steve Weininger

2013 Kristin E. Poti The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Honorable Mention The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2017 Aaron Pepin (GrierStrong) Edwin Coghlin ’23 Award for Community Service Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2017 Kaitlin Beach, Jack Blanchard, Michael Clark, Nicole Quintal, Connor Tower Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering

"Expandable Blades for Precision Veterinary Myringotomy."

Advisors: Kristen Billiar, Andrea Lam (Tufts), Christine Zewe (Tufts)

2007 Brandon Germain, Robert Shaw Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development

"From FPS into Strategy CTF in UT2k4"

Advisor: David Finkel

2017 Bryce C Kaw-Uh Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate International & Global Studies
2016 Kevin S Ackerman Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2020 Amanda Lowther Two Towers Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
1997 Jeffrey L. Bayko Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Road to Jensenism (1923-1969)," advisor: Michael M. Sokal

2021 Connor Bruneau, Hunter Caouette, Rimsha Kayastha, Veronica Melican, Miranda Hernandez-Reisch Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Data Science

Machine Learning for Mental Health Screening

2021 Coulter Q. Ralston Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2012 Nathanael C. Thorn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
1995 David J. Custodio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2008 Ryan T. Moniz Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
1997 Joyelle K. Howk Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2010 Manasi Vartak Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences
2016 Cara Bereznai, Bryce Kaw-Uh, Benjamin Parent, Catherine Souza President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

"Examining the Development of Nature-Urban Routes in San Jose, Costa Rica"

Advisors: Professors Melissa Belz and Derren Rosbach

2018 Hyunsoo Kim Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project

2012 Christopher Boucher Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Abigail Boafo, Randy Huang, Alexander Sun President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

The Taiwanese Backpacker: In Search of Purpose

Jefferson Alex Sphar, Wen-Hua Du, Grant A. Burrier

2006 Ravi Srinivasan National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Physics at Brown University

2004 Elizabeth A. Norgard Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2008 Steve H. Shin, Natasha L. Deschene, Daniel M. Morehouse, Max A. Kuhns President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hands-On-History at the Tower of London"

Advisors: Peter Hansen, Stanley Selkow

2009 Christopher John Pauli, Matthew Clark, Zachary Tetreault, Justin Thomas Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

"Green Guide for Roads Rating System"

Advisors: Frederick Hart, Rajib Mallick

2019 Erica Davis Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

"Autoimmune Antibodies in Multiple Sclerosis."

Advisor: Destin Heilman

 

2017 Guy Katz, Ethan Merrill, Eric Solorzano, Ilana Zeldin Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Microgrids: Electrical Independence for WPI

2024 Jillian Crandall. Advisor: Despoina Giapoudzi Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

Performing Arts:  “Directing is Like a FishBowl: A Project Portfolio.”   

 

 

2020 Olivia Hunker Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2009 Heather Bell Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Celtic Music Throughout the UK," advisor: J. Delorey

1992 Lily Lau Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Monster in the Closet of Our Souls: The Gothic and Wuthering Heights," advisor: Joel Brattin

2016 Zoe Schwartz Undergraduate
2022 Camila Carvalho Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2005 Antonio Sangermano Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
1994 Carla D. Richardson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
1992 Juliet K. Vescio Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2017 William Bennett, Emily Chretien, Sophia Gomarlo, Peter Hurley President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

"A Recommended Recycling Processing System for the Informal Waste Collectors of Oshakati, Namibia"

Advisors: Robert Kinicki and Sarah Wodin-Schwartz

2002 Frances Maria Saccoccio Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2013 Jennifer Mann Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Tutor, Academic Resources Center

2011 Gregory Schaalman Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2013 Jennifer Mann Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Silvana Reid Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

“Assessment of Nucleotide Labeling to Determine Organization of DNA Replication”

Advisor: Destin Heilman