Teaching Assistant of the Year
Awarded by
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The Teaching Assistant of the Year award recognizes the contributions graduate students make to the quality and success of WPI’s undergraduate curriculum.
Browse Award Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Name | Title | Awarded by | Type | Department | Details |
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| 2025 | Anna Mederer | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Physics | |
| 2024 | Rebecca Gilchrist | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry | Document
2024-TA-Citation.pdf (29.87 KB)
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| 2024 | Alexandra Harrison | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | |
| 2023 | Paul Pacheco | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Learning Sciences & Technologies | |
| 2023 | Christopher Micek | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2022 | Alexandra Cabral | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biology & Biotechnology | |
| 2022 | Jack Grubbs | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Materials Science & Engineering | Document
2022 TA Citation Grubbs.pdf (29.83 KB)
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| 2021 | Kyle Gerlach | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | - https://www.wpi.edu/news/announcements/kyle-gerlach-recognized-teaching-assistant-year-2021 |
| 2020 | Noah McQueen | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | |
| 2020 | Marissa Bennett | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2020 | Kaoutar Diouri | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | |
| 2019 | Cassandra Brzycki | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemical Engineering | Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation |
| 2019 | Alexandra Valiton | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | ||
| 2018 | Yizhou Yan | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2018 | Brian Kodalen | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mathematical Sciences | |
| 2018 | David Dolivo | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biology & Biotechnology | |
| 2018 | Matt Ryder | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Document
2018 TA Citation Matt Ryder.docx (13.56 KB)
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| 2017 | Alycia Abbott | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biomedical Engineering | |
| 2017 | Ahmedul Kabir | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2017 | Doug Reilly | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biology & Biotechnology | |
| 2017 | Tanek Zhang | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| 2016 | Brittany Neumann | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Chemistry & Biochemistry | |
| 2016 | Christina Aiello | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2016 | Amirmahdi Ghasemi | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | |
| 2016 | Jake Hughes | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | |
| 2015 | Siamak Ghorbani Faal | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | ||
| 2015 | Nick DeMarinis | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Michael Delph | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | ||
| 2014 | Abigail Charest | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering | |
| 2014 | Douglas MacFarland | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Computer Science | |
| 2014 | Daniel Brady | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Honorable Mention | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mathematical Sciences | |
| 2014 | Ross Lagoy | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Biomedical Engineering | |
| 2013 | Michael Morin | Teaching Assistant of the Year | Winner | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Graduate | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Document
TA of the Year 2013 citation final.docx (14.15 KB)
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