Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2017 Shadi Tasdighi Kalat Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2015 Will Bass, Michelle Kerns, Alex Kim, Aylin Padir Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Modern Vector Control: Genetically Modifying Anopheles gambiae
2014 Carol Garofoli Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Staff Member Worcester Polytechnic Institute Staff Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2017 Erin Morissette Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Acoustics of the Clarinet and Spaulding Recital Hall,” advisor:  Douglas Weeks
2018 Hans Johnson Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2018 Thomas Leonard Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2018 Susmitha Wunnava Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Data Science
2018 Natalie Farny Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Teaching Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Biology & Biotechnology

2018 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation
2017 Rishi Gupta, Amelia Papi, Derek Byrne, Nicky Kring Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Improved Irrigation for Jordan's Farms
2018 Lydia Shi Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate

Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow
2019 Toni J. Joy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
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
2017 Zhehao Zhu Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

"Tailored Synthesis of Bi2S3 Thin Film to Enhance Optoelectronic Performance".

Advisors:  Pratap M. Rao (ME), N. Aaron Deskins (CHE), Drew R. Brodeur
2018 Allyson Day Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

"Physician Bias in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections and the Importance of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs."

Advisor:  Jill Rulfs
2017 Cagdas D. Onal Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty
2019 Jackson Powell Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“The impact of Government Intervention of Global Industry: A Case of China and the Solar Energy Industry,” advisor: John Galante
2018 Alex Taglieri Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020 Marissa Periera Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2018 Ama Biney Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Michael Timko Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty
2020 Zachary Emil, Andrew Robbertz, Richard Valente, Cole Winsor Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Enhanced Alternative Communications Using AI and NLP
2020 Andrew Ressler Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2020 Faye Gauthier Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2020 Dung Ngoc Pham Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2021 Caroline Muirhead Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology
2021 Earle Bridge Crossing Program of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Student Group

Student Alumni Society
2021 Emilia Perez; Chase Gaudino; Lauren Kaija; Hannah Schulz; Trisha Worthington Sustainability Project Competition Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Office of Sustainability

Preparing for the Rise: A Study of Boston’s Sea Level & Designs for Coastal Resiliency
2021 Emma E. Burleson, Annemarie N. Eastwood, Lauren O. Mitchell, Molly W. Youngs Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering

Acid Leachate Active Treatment Pilot System for Cooledge Brook, MA
2021 Mihn Anh Kieu Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2021 Sarah R. Huber Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2021 Danielle B. Rubin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2022 Anna Eng Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2022 Laura Staugler Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2022 Rebecca Whittier '22 Emerging Leader of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Katerina Angieli ‘23 Marietta E. Anderson Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Alexandra Cabral Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology
2014 Abigail Charest Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2023 Andrew Cunningham Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Peer Learning Assistant, Great Problem Seminar
2016 Victor Hu Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering

Tutor, Academic Resources Center
2013 Shane Waterman Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics

Tutor, Physics
2023 Samantha Havel Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2023 Anastasia Mina Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Professional Writing
2022 Hannah Borges, Alexis Nichols, Shreya Puttagunta, Meghan Slaney, Chris Son Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering

“Feeding Device for Premature Infants in Low Middle-Income Countries”

Advisors: Solomon Mensah, Dirk Albrecht
2022 Lilly-Beth Linnell Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Psychological Science

“Neuroanatomical Biomarkers for Suicidality in Dissociative Identity”

Advisors: Ben Nephew, Jeanine Skorinko
2023 Sophia Togneri Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts

"Integrating Herbal Medicine into Modern Healthcare Systems:  A Case Study on Artemisia annua in China, the US, and Kenya"
Advisor: John Galante

 
2024 Lauren Abraham Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology 
2014 Charlotte Reames Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Gender Roles in Morocco” Major: Biology and Biotechnology. Advisor: W. A. Bland Addison
2016 Ysabel Espinal Frank D. DeFalco Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2016 Matthew Beardsley Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate