Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2016 Morgan Garbett
2003 Richard Ballard, Andrew Fowler, Colin Joyce, Jason Myatt President's IQP Awards Undergraduate

"Sustainable Development Mini-Guides"

Advisor: Hossein Hakim

2007 Danielle A. Dionne, Amanda L. Tichy, Jessica E. Sullivan-Keizer, Derrick DiConti President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"HIV/AIDS Prevention Education: A Look at the HIV/AIDS Awareness activities at the Polytechnic of Namibia"

Advisors: Robert Krueger & Fred Looft

2010 Blake A. Kelly, Melanie K. Donahue, Joshua D. Matte President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Designing a Water and Sanitation Centre Prototype for Monwabisi Park, Cape Town"

Advisors: S. Jiusto and J. Petruccelli

2019 Gabrielle Brown Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Miriam Sayegh
2019 Khadijah Ibrahim Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2020 Ryan Johnson, Paul Bonarrigo, Matthew Iaconis, Brendan McCann President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Using Behavior-Change Strategies to Reduce Littering in Lambeth

WPI Advisors: John Orr and Paul Marrone

2021 Jada Hinds-Williams
2016 Ryan Herrmann Undergraduate
2015 Trae Jennette Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2004 Benjamin Mar and Christopher Treat President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Increasing Awareness of Lahu Culture through Solar Technology"

Advisors: Joel Brattin and Steve Weininger

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

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

2016 Courtney Jean Lewis Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Hector Gonzalez Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Veronica Gurnawan
2019 Shreeshti Chuke Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2020 Payton Bielawski, Nathan Kaplan, Brian Preiss, Alyssa Sousa, Rebekah Vernon President's IQP Awards Honorable Mention Undergraduate

Developing a Sustainability Plan for Hammams in Morocco

WPI Advisors: Mohammed El Hamzaoui and Laura Roberts

2021 Lauren Guerrero Negron
2021 Augustine K. Asumadu (MIS), Devan Blechinger-Slocum (ME), Margaret R. Gunville (ME), Sarah A. MacDonald (BME) President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Launching a Competitive Robotics Team for Physically Active Youth

Advisors:  Nancy Burnham, Alexander Smith

2016 Allysa Grant Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2014 Sawin Areepipatkul, Marc Gelin, Nathan Longnecker, Phornphit Manageracharath, Laura Pumphrey, Corre Steele, Nontach Thanawatyanyong President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

"Development and Initiation of Sustainable Wastewater Management in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand"

Advisors: Creighton Peet, Gary Pollice, Patchanita Thamyongkit (Chulalongkorn University Advisor)

2004 Krista Backiel, Andrew Day, Jaime Grouf, and Dimitri Stancioff President's IQP Awards Third Place Undergraduate

"Noise Monitoring in San Juan, Puerto Rico"

Advisors: Bland Addison and Tahar El-Korchi

2007 Jason P. Frey, Ryan S. Kendrick, Jodi M. Lowell, John M. Rothermel President's IQP Awards First Place Undergraduate

"Energy Profiling for Off-Grid Energization Solutions in Namibia"

Advisors: Robert Krueger & Fred Looft

2010 Chelsea C. Sheehan, Heidi P. Robertson President's IQP Awards First Place Undergraduate

"Evaluating ‘Business Opportunities with Solar Energy in Un-Electrified Areas’ in Namibia"

Advisors:  R. Ludwig and S. Nikitina

2016 Marissa Bennett Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2018 Cielo Sharkus Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2019 Katherine Handy Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Undergraduate
2020 Jordan Wynn
2019 Kyle Foley, Walker Christie, Michael Kola and Natasha Honcharik President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

A Mobile Application for Locating Treatment and Support

WPI Advisors: Thomas Balistrieri

2021 Elaine Chen (CS), Ruchita Y. Choksey (ME), Danielle D. Upton (CME), Casey J. Willis (ME) President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Akyem Dwenase Sanitation

Advisor:  Robert Krueger

2022 Megan Cyr, Tovah Lockwood, Alyssa Magaha, Anne McNamara President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

Restoring Mrigadayavan Palace

Advisors: Holly Ault and Stephan Sturm

2015 Alexander Emanuel Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania Honorary Member Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania Faculty
2009 David Adams American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty Biology & Biotechnology
Yi Hua (Ed) Ma American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fellow American Institute of Chemical Engineers Faculty
L. R. Ram-Mohan American Physical Society Fellow American Physical Society Faculty
Diran Apelian APMI International (Powder Metallurgy) Fellow American Powder Metallurgy Institute International Faculty
David DiBiasio American Society for Engineering Education Fellow American Society for Engineering Education Faculty
John Orr American Society for Engineering Education Fellow American Society for Engineering Education Faculty
Richard J. Sisson American Society for Metals Fellow American Society for Metals Faculty
Diran Apelian American Society for Metals Fellow American Society for Metals Faculty
Robert L. Norton American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers Faculty
Yiming (Kevin) Rong American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers Faculty
Allen H. Hoffman American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers Faculty
Balgobin Nandram American Statistical Association Fellow American Statistical Association Faculty
Nancy Bunham AVS, the Science and Technology Society Fellow American Vacuum Society (Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing) Faculty
Charles Rich Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Fellow Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Faculty
2013 Nouran Abdelfattah Gates Cambridge Scholarship Winner Cambridge University Graduate Biology & Biotechnology, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Growing up in Cairo, in the midst of the overwhelming inequalities in the healthcare system, I wanted nothing more than to become a practicing physician focused on improving healthcare quality for all. As I became integrated in the science behind the medical field, I was hooked. During my undergraduate studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, I have become fascinated by the field of cancer biology and its vast molecular processes. For my senior thesis at Harvard Medical School, I chose to focus on stem cell biology and cancer using the genetically-tractable zebrafish model of T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Since then, my passion is to understand the molecular underpinnings governing the genesis of tumors and be able to relate my studies in human patients. I am very honored to become part of the Gates community and I hope to one day contribute to the growth of translational research and become a leader in the Oncology field.

2015 Scott Jiusto Professor of the Year (Massachusetts) Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Faculty