Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2019 Tess Meier Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2021 John Trainor Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Aerospace Engineering
2005 Sean P. Donovan, Alexander H. Hecht and Justin Woodwood President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Developing a Robotics Outreach Program"

Advisors: Brad Miller and Kenneth Stafford
2009 Christopher D. Gabrielson, Stephen W. Hanly, Laura E. Montville President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Leicester Energy Study"

Advisor: Fred Looft
2021 Peter VanNostrand Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2009 Aubrey D. Ortiz, Hilary A. Rotatori, Elizabeth A. Schreiber, George von Roth President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

Hydroponic Farming in Mahasarakham: Integrating Hydroponics into the Agricultural Curriculum While Introducing Entrepreneurial Skills
2016 Sarah Chamberlain, Richard Eberheim Strage Innovation Award Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

"Adaptable System for Construction Using Additive Manufacturing"
2019 Steven Vandal Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Physics
2019 Jessica Rosewitz Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2003 Thomas Battistini, Melinda Palma, Amanda Roberts, Christopher Vigneau President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Recommendations to Improve Quality of Life at the Pakkred Home"

Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry, Richard Vaz
2017 Caitlin Kuhlman Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2021 Andrew Wilzman Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biomedical Engineering
2018 Arkar Min Aung Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2021 Xin Zhang Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2007 Gabriel Baldwin, Benjamin Childs, Carolyn Hunter, Victoria Urrea President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

Developing a Strategy to Improve Solar Home System Sustainability in Rural Thailand
2007 Michael A. Irace, James P. Chryssanthaacopoulos, Chukwunomso Agunwamba, Eyuel Abebe, Muzhtaba Tawkeer Islam President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

Demand Response Programs in the Greater Boston Area
2004 Benjamin Mar and Christopher Treat President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Increasing Awareness of Lahu Culture through Solar Technology"

Advisors: Joel Brattin and Steve Weininger
2017 Daniel Lawer Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biomedical Engineering
2004 Krista Backiel, Andrew Day, Jaime Grouf, and Dimitri Stancioff President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Noise Monitoring in San Juan, Puerto Rico"

Advisors: Bland Addison and Tahar El-Korchi
2018 Joseph Lombardi Strage Innovation Award Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Lombardi is developing smart lobster traps that sense when a catch has entered the trap then alerts the lobsterman.
2017 Akshata Kamat Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2003 Erin Hicks, Justin Johnson, Michael Torilli President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Water Management in the Upper Catchment of the Kuiseb River Basin"

Advisors: Steven Pierson; Creighton Peet
2017 Payam Razavi Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Manufacturing Engineering
2005 Brian J. Catalano, Kristen J. Gervais and Ryan D. President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Preserving the Nautical Traditions and Maritime Heritage of Venice, Italy"

Advisors: Fabio Carrera and John Zeugner
2017 Joel K. Kearns Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Materials Science & Engineering
2003 Patrick Lahar, Brittany Doucette, William Durgin President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Analysis Model of Resources for Costa Rican Firefighters"

Advisors: H.J. Manzari, Susan Vernon-Gerstenfeld
2003 Jennifer Flynn, Paul Fydenkevez, Brian McCarthy, Christine O'Connell President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Optimizing Parking Regulations Enforcement and Revenue Collection in the City of Cambridge"

Advisors: Fabio Carrera, Angel Rivera
2017 Tabassum Kakar Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Third Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2021 Bhanuj Jain Student Employee of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate International House
1999 Amelia A. Gilbreath Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Flute Recital," advisor: Douglas G. Weeks
2009 Shawn P. Carey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2021 Danielle Cote Sigma Xi Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2009 Elizabeth J Stewart National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Winner National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Chemical Engineering at University of Michigan Ann Arbor
2022 Natalie Mohn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
1995 Keith T. Jones Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Robert Oleynick Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2013 Brenna Pugliese Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2000 Cheryl K. Eddins Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2004 Stephanie C. Thomas Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Biochemistry
2017 Emily Baker, Matthew Bisson, Scott Rementer Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Speaking to Success
2019 Jessica R. Locke Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2017 Brandon Clark The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Winner The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Undergraduate Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering
2007 Diana M. Otalvaro-Gutierrez Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2008 Charles A.Gammal III Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1994 Shaun P. Heaney Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Construction of New Union Station: A Product of Worcester's Grade Crossing Problem," advisor: James P. Watters
2011 Lydia George Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2013 Chuqiao Yang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Matthew Dzwil Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Data Science
1998 Eric F. Pauly Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2001 Jonathan Moussa Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences, Physics