Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2016 Reed Gontarek, Bryan Jung, Zachary Rahl, Emma Raymond, Lailah Thompson Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Manufacturing Capacity Stimulation at Primetals Technologies"

Advisors: Walter Towner, Helen Vassallo

2015 Brian Eccles, Brendan McLeod, Timothy Murcko, Thomas Watson, Mitchell Wills Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"WALRUS Rover" 

Advisors: Sonia Chernova, Taskin Padir, Ken Stafford

2012 Christopher Bannon Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Transgenic Animals and the Catholic Church”, Advisor:  Bethel Eddy

2010 Craig Mitchell Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“The John Hancock Tower,” advisor: M. David Samson

2005 Charles A. Gammal III Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"John Boynton: Farmer to Founder," advisor: David Rawson

2000 Janaki Kirloskar Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"A Glimpse of Reality in the Hindu Temple," advisor: Ruth Smith

1995 Nancy L. Round Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Origins of Violent Behavior: A Look at Behavior Genetics, Modern Biology, Serotonin, and the Ethics Involving Criminals," advisor: Thomas A. Shannon

1990 Joseph M. Sabatini Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Machine Gun as a Reflection of America Industry"

1984 Barbara Jean Gray Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Development of American Blackfaced Minstrelsy"

2014 Luke Perreault Two Towers Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1994 Kirk F. Menanson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2014 Cornman Scott Paul Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Nouran Abdelfattah Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2013 Zhehao Li Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2000 Paul J. Kaplo Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1996 Teri L. Brehio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2013 Erika S. DiLorenzo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1998 Alicia Portrie Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1999 Jeffrey T. Webster Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2013 Sheila Werth Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2000 Kyriacos N. Felekkis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2012 Nigel Cochran Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2001 Brian L. Ball Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences, Physics
2002 Jason G. Brown Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2003 Nicholas T. Baker Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Humanities & Arts
2004 Jennifer M. Flynn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2005 Nina E. Mallozzi Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2012 Kyaw Thu Minn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2006 Jonathan E. Gronlund Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2006 Laura M. Amodeo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry, Humanities & Arts
1991 Susan C. Moser Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2011 Melanie Donahue Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
1985 Diana M. Sauer Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2011 Andrew K Capulli Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2011 Andrew Black Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2009 Alison J. LeFlore Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1974 Patricia Graham Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2010 Mary Yovina Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2017 Aaron Pepin Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2009 Daniel Asselin, David Beavers, Stephan Jakubowski Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering

"Investigation of Plasma Charging Effects"

Advisor: John Blandino

2009 Aaron Holroyd, Punsak Koakiettaveechai, Brett Ponsler Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

"Hand-Eye Coordination in a Humanoid Robot"

Advisor: Brad Miller, Charles Rich

2008 Jared Buhler, Troy Coverstone, Nicholas Cummings, Siobhan Fleming, Thomas Huleatt, Theodore McDonald, Patrick Renaud, Megan Yocom Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering

"W.A.R.R.I.O.R.S. III – WPI AIAA Research Rocket"

Advisor: John Blandino

2008 Justin Carmichael Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics

"DC Glow-Discharge Plasma Gun"

Advisor: Rafael Garcia

2007 Samuel Feller, Nathan Malatesta, Nicholas McMahon Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Advisor: Kenneth Stafford

2013 Samuel Francois Student Employee of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Career Development Center
2017 Bernat Navarro-Serer Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2015 Elizabeth Paulson, Kyla Rodger, and Adelle Milholland Strage Innovation Award First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Interactive EKG Model" - This product is a teaching tool for medical students and can also be used in a cardiologist office during patient consultations. It includes a model heart that will show different cardiac conditions by demonstrating the electrical activity within the heart, as well as a 12-lead EKG wave to match it. The device interfaces with a computer screen. This device also includes a clear plastic torso that demonstrates where EKG electrodes should be placed, as well as a smaller model heart that will show the different views of the 12 leads.

Habibeh Ashouri Choshali Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2017 Naveen Pothayath Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2017 Diego Vargas Blanco Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology