Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2019 Chisom Okafor Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Dylan R. Felty Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2019 Kyle L. Richards Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2019 Habibeh Ashouri Choshali Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2019 Scarlet Shell Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Academic Advising Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Biology & Biotechnology

Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation

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2019 Pratap Rao Sigma Xi Outstanding Junior Faculty Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher
2019 Hammad Sadiq Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

"Transcriptional Regulation of Non-coding RNAs by Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor Protein."
Advisor:  Amity Manning
2019 Noah C. Budris, Daniel P. Pelaez Strage Innovation Award Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute

“Roadar” is a program working in conjunction with a laser scanner to offer municipalities a more efficient and cost-effective solution to road maintenance issues.
2019 Merit Badge Program of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Alpha Phi Omega
2019 Daly Place Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Erik Fyrer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Jacquelyn Y. Roberge Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Paulo Carvalho Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Robotics Engineering
2019 Linda Looft Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Staff

Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation

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2019 Cosme Furlong Sigma Xi Outstanding Senior Faculty Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Outstanding Senior Faculty Researcher
2019 Haylea Northcott, Amanda Moulaison Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

"Pubmed AuthorMap: A study of Research Collaboration in the Life Science Fields."
Advisors:  Liz Ryder and Dimitry Korkin
2019 Carla Duarte Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Saudade: A story of Identity,” advisor: Katharine McIntyre
2019 Harsh Rana Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Nicol F. Garcia Andrade Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2019 Zayla D. Schaeffer Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2019 Devdip Sen Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Electrical & Computer 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

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2019 John Perkoski Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2019 Julia Dunn, Lauren Guertin, Madison Michaud Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering

"Design of a Wearable Sensor System for Prevention of Fatigue Induced Injuries in Baseball Pitching."
Advisors: Karen Troy, Dr. David Magit (UMMS/WPI)
2019 Petra Kumi Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Understanding the Effects of Highly Ideological Music in Thailand From a Structural and Sociocultural Perspective,” advisor: Carlos Odriz
2019 Davianna Vasconcellos Student Employee of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Olivia Verdone Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Rosanna S. Heidt Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Trung T. Tran Trong Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Tess Meier Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards Second Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Robotics Engineering
2019 Samuel Bacchiocchi, Daniela Baez, Michael Brooks, Nicholas Lewis, Miguel Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Process Improvement at Stacy's Pita Chips."
Advisors: Walter Towner, Helen Vassallo
Sponsor: Stacy's Pita Chip Company
2019 Kamryn Spinelli Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“The Jewish Exodus from Morocco: Gauging the Social Trauma,” advisor: Mohamed Brahimi
2019 Johnny Wang Student Employee of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Shannon Moffat Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Anyely Felix Nova Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Jessica Antoine Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Ryan J. Herrmann Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Michael Yereniuk Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mathematical Sciences
2019 Masoud Loeian Graduate Research Innovation Exchange Awards First Place Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2019 Noah Hillman, Nick Sorensen, Marik Travnikar, Steven Viola Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Robotics Engineering

"Oddisy Drone Dispatch System."
Advisors: Profs. Nicholas Bertozzi, Reinhold Ludwig, Brad Miller, Carlo Pinciroli
2019 Camryn Berry Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“16:91,” Advisor: Katharine McIntyre
2019 Daniel Ottey Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2019 Pamela Weathers Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty
2019 Carly Pereira Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Gabrielle Brown Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
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
2019 Jennifer McWeeny Fulbright Scholars Fulbright Program Faculty Humanities & Arts

France

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Humanities & Arts Professor Awarded Fulbright Scholarship   
 
2019 Matthew Adiletta The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Winner The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Undergraduate Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering