Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2019 Alissa Ostapenko Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences
2006 Michael C. Brunetti Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2019 Juliette Spitaels Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2007 Genevieve A. Desaulniers Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
1983 Jack A. Nickerson, Jr. Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 Jacquelyn Roberge Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
1997 Christine M. Manganis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2010 Sean Philbrook Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2012 Anika Blodgett Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2007 Warren J Schudy National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Computer Science at Brown University
2016 Gaetano J. Scuderi Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2004 Lena C. Sanchez-Filippoba Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2007 Shannon E. O'Toole, Brandon R. Finzel, Justin Perron, Jacob E. Russell President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Noise Data Farming for the City of Boston"

Advisors: Chrysanthe Demetry & Kevin Clements
2009 Karen O'Sullivan, Phyllis Wall Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

"The Effects of Warm Mix Asphalt Additives on Recycled Asphalt"

Advisors: Rajib Mallick, Mindjiang Tao
2017 Katherine Gomes Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2020 Brent Rolfes, Daniel Shrives, Thomas Vose Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Robotic Water Monitoring
2021 Jocelyn Mendes Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

Interfacial States, Energetics, and Passivation of Large-Grain and Thin-Film Antifluorite Cesium Titanium Bromide
2015 Angelica Zawada, Tyler Alexander, Nysa Casha Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Social Science & Policy Studies

"Determinants of Success in WPI Student-Led Organizations"

Advisors: Jim Doyle, Sharon Wulf
2021 Sydney E. Messey Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
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.
2016 Amanda Boehm, Aleye Momodu, Huyen Nguyen, Rosa Reynoso Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners People’s Choice Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Educating Youth About Sexual Health
2017 Griffin Bishop Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Tutor, Academic Resources Center
2009 Jeffrey Marrion Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Philosophy and Film: Existentialism and Place," advisor: J. Sanbonmatsu
2018 Leah Morales Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
1993 Henry R. McTague Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Do Animals Have Rights?," advisor: Bettina Bergo
2017 Alisha Anderson, Sophie Antoniou, Abigail O'Sullivan, Hannah Schulz Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Angolan Housing Design for Congolese Refugees
2023 Luke Barckholtz, Connor Dowgielewicz, Claire Higginson, Sydney Smith President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Story Bikes in Somers Town

Dominic Golding, Sarah Riddick
2012 Ivan E Ivanov Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemical Engineering
2019 Erin M. Morissette Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Physics
2013 Timothy Grupp Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2011 Lillian M Clark Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2014 Keith Gagnon The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Winner The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2004 Sarah E. Walsh Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2011 Linnea Palmer Paton Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Environmental Engineering
2017 Camila Dias, Lin Jiang, Elizabeth Karpinski Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Improving Student Placement in IQP Centers via Preference Matching."

Sponsor:  Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division (IGSD)
2013 Rebecca Sharpe Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2016 Jessica L Faust National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Winner National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2012 Matthew Cyr Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2002 Frederick J Tan National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Comp. Biology at Johns Hopkins
2016 Vincent N. Azzolino Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2004 Robert J. Degon Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2010 Sahil S. Bhagat, Danielle C. Fontaine, Karl Gibson President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Analysis of Privacy and Interoperability Issues Affecting Danish Consumers of Health IT Systems"

Advisor: H. Ault
2009 Marc Balboa, Ivo Dobrev, Ryan Fosset Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering

"MEMS for Real Time Imaging Applications"

Advisor: Cosme Furlong-Vazquez
2015 Xinxin Ding Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology

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

Peer Learning Assistant, Biology and Biotechnology 
2020 Leah Mitchell Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2021 Yvonne Niebuhr Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Social Science & Policy Studies

Improving Oral Contraceptives: Encouraging Research into Oral Contraceptives and Their Side Effects
2022 Kirsten Bowers Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2015 James Macfarlane, Nelson Ndahiro, Katie Nugau, Rekik Tafesse Great Problems Seminar (GPS) Poster Presentation Winners People’s Choice Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Implementing Solar Energy in Desalination Plants in Libya
2013 Nick DeMarinis Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Peer tutor, Writing Center