Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2018 Nicolas Lucena Farias Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Ali Hussain Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2018 Sarah Olson Fulbright Scholars Fulbright Program Faculty Mathematical Sciences

Hungary

WPI Professors Receive Fulbright Scholarships
2018 Brandon Sanders Strage Innovation Award Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Alicorn is a novel cyber-physical framework that lets users control individual devices using a single language, coordinate large groups of devices using a common data format, and easily add support for new devices using extensible firmware.
2018 Panhellenic Council Edwin Coghlin ’23 Award for Community Service Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Group

Elm Park Community School
2018 Christine Schondek Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Brandon Clark Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2018 Katherine Pelissari Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2018 Katie Gandomi Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2018 Praneeth Nooli Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2018 Olivia Bosselait Jones Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Hyunsoo Kim Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2018 Terri Camesano Fulbright Scholars Fulbright Program Faculty Chemical Engineering

France

WPI Professors Receive Fulbright Scholarships
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.
2018 Jess Locke
2018 Jacob St. Germain Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Ryan Cooney Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2018 Rachel Santarsiero Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Professional Writing
2018 Taylyn Hulse Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Learning Sciences & Technologies
2018 Naveen Pothayath Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2018 Jean Patrick Furter Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Maria Elisa Carvajal '88 Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement WPI Alumni Association Alumni

Read the Citation: 2018 Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award, Maria Elisa Carvajal
2018 Victoria Loehle Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2018 Erik Langberg, Thomas Mackintosh, Stephanie Marcucci, Eli Skeggs President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Weighing Perceived Values of Tinguely's Sculptures Against Technically Advanced Conservation

Advisors: Daniel DiMassa
2018 Jared Grier Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Acquired Disability and Disruption of the Self,”  advisor: Jennifer McWeeny
2018 Reid Billings, Michael Morlock, Jack Nigro, Ryan Rigney, Nasjela Thodhoraqi Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

"Collapsible Temporary Housing Design and Optimization."

Advisor: Sarah Wodin-Schwartz
2018 Margarite Vaccaro Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Megan Errichetti Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2018 Jessica Locke Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2018 Nadia Mofidi Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Fire Protection Engineering
2018 Karan Somaiah Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2018 Mary Rose Davis Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Lynn M. Foden '03 MBA Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement WPI Alumni Association Alumni

Read the Citation: 2018 Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award, Lynn Foden
2018 Siddhant Pandey Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2018 Kylie Dickinson, Donald Dione, Sarah St. Pierre, Tyler Weiss President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

Reducing Flood Risk in Shkodra Through Community Engagement

Advisors: Leslie Dodson and Robert Hersh
2018 Neel Dhanaraj Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

 “An Analysis of the Potential Endangerment of Immigrants Due to Merit-Based Immigration,”  advisor: Jennifer McWeeny

 
2018 Matias Campos Abad, Robert Crockett, Matthew Escalante-Hurtado, Alexander Kant, Marcus Knodler, Lucas Mancinelli, Jacob Nichols Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering

"Design and Analysis of CubeSats in Low Earth Orbit."

Advisor:  John Blandino
2018 Kyle Young Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Alexander Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2018 Patrick Fitzgerald Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2018 Jared Grier Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2018 Tyler Michael Reese Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mathematical Sciences
2018 Steven Robert Vandal Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Physics
2018 Maria Elizabeth Daigle Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Bari Hamami '93 Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement WPI Alumni Association Alumni

Read the Citation: 2018 Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award, Bari Hamami
2018 Matthew Ryder Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Master's Thesis
2018 Talon Boie, Kerry Muenchow, Theodore Vangos, Kelly Vodola President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Designing a Sustainable Water Supply Network for El Cuerpo de Bomberos Training Practices

Advisors: James Chiarelli and Stephen McCauley
2018 Jessica Hatt Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

 “The Drug that Shattered the Nuclear Family,”  advisor: Constance Clark

 
2018 Colby Johnson Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

"Design and Synthesis of Zika Virus Protease Inhibitors."

Advisor:  Drew Brodeur
2018 Faria Kader Marietta E. Anderson Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute