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Year	Recipient	Name	Title	Awarded by	Type	Department	Details
2020	Andrew Teixeira	National Science Foundation CAREER Award		National Science Foundation		Chemical Engineering
2020	Kyra Bresnahan	Peer Learning Assistant of the Year	Honorable Mention	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Computer Science	Peer Learning Assistant, Drama/Theatre
2020	Recognizing and Responding	Program of the Year		Worcester Polytechnic Institute			Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council
2020	Casey Willis	Marietta E. Anderson Award		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Timothy Esworthy	Crimson and Gray Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Nicolas Amato, Zachary Huaman, Alicea Hyland, Jacob Koslow, Jordan Pickunka, Jack Procaccini, Saiyab Ranjit, William Roe, Jarod Romankiw, David Santamaria, Jake Scarponi, Braden St. Jacques, Jake Tappen	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Aerospace Engineering	Design, Analysis, and Test of a High-Powered Model Rocket
2020	Thomas Young	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute		Physics	Engaging Students in Energy Related Topics Using Contextualized Lessons
2020	Karitta Zellerbach	Salisbury Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Computer Science
2020	Tiffiny A Butler	Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Staff	Division of Talent & Inclusion	2020 Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Recognized at Honors Convocation
2020	Sathwik Bharadwaj	Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate		Doctoral Dissertation
2020	Bids for Kids	Program of the Year		Worcester Polytechnic Institute			Phi Sigma Sigma
2020	Amber Foote	Crimson and Gray Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Catherine Sherman	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Bioinformatics & Computational Biology	Moss Fungal Interactions
2020	Katherine Vaz Gomes	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Professional Writing	Segurança e Pesquisa: A Case Study of Translation & Localization of Standard Operating Procedures in the BIOTAR Laboratory
2020	Alissa Ostapenko	Salisbury Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Computer Science
2020	Carlo Pinciroli	Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Faculty	Robotics Engineering	Read the citation: 2020 Romeo L. Moruzzi Award View Profile
2020	Douglas Reilly	Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate		Doctoral Dissertation
2020	Meredith Forcier	Crimson and Gray Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Urmila Mallick	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biology & Biotechnology	Social Integration: Feasibility of Free-Ranging Dogs for Animal: Welfare, Public Health, and Conservation Benefits.
2020	Brent Rolfes, Daniel Shrives, Thomas Vose	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Robotics Engineering	Robotic Water Monitoring
2020	Leah Mitchell	Salisbury Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mathematical Sciences
2020	Samantha Lor, Megan Olson, Hannah Goddard, and Laura Boccio	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering	Wildlife Crossing Development for Highway 1 in Batipa, Panama
2020	Elisabeth Ann Stoddard	Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Faculty	Office of the Provost, Social Science & Policy Studies	Read the citation: 2020 Romeo L. Moruzzi Award View Profile
2020	Matt Desrosiers	Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate		Doctoral Dissertation
2020	Justin Amevor	Student Employee of the Year		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate
2020	Ryan Eastwood	Peer Learning Assistant of the Year	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Kristy Giacoman Favela	Crimson and Gray Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Noah McQueen	Teaching Assistant of the Year	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate	Chemical Engineering	Read the citation: 2020 Teaching Assistant of the Year
2020	Matthew Liberacki, James Junker, Olivia Wisniewski, Brianna Owen	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biomedical Engineering	Patellofemoral Unloader Knee Brace
2020	Mark Bray	Two Towers Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biomedical Engineering
2020	Faith Kurtz	Salisbury Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Electrical & Computer Engineering
2020	Stephanie Salerno and Jacquelyn Valsamis	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Environmental Engineering	An Environmental Analysis of Recreational Cannabis Cultivation and Processing
2020	Sarah Boermeester, Marissa Gonzales, Katy Jessop, Griffin St. Onge	President's IQP Awards	Finalist		Undergraduate		Assessing Opportunities to Reduce the Environmental Impacts of Brewery Waste in Albania WPI Advisors: Robert Hersh and Robert Kinicki
2020	Danielle Snider	Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate		MS Thesis
2020	Nazanin Beigi	Peer Learning Assistant of the Year	Honorable Mention	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Katherine Gomes	Crimson and Gray Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Marissa Bennett	Teaching Assistant of the Year	Honorable Mention	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate	Computer Science
2020	James Andon, Katherine Vasconcelos	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry	BaNCE: A Simplified Model for in vivo Non-Continuous Evolution
2020	Amanda Lowther	Two Towers Prize	Honorable Mention	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Biomedical Engineering
2020	Olivia Hunker	Salisbury Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry
2020	Adam Collins, William Kopellas, David Simpson	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Architectural Engineering	Analyzing the Built Environment and Human Behavior through the Creation of an Immersive Space
2020	Alejandra Garza, Dante Knight, Nancy Nguyen, James Witt	President's IQP Awards	Finalist		Undergraduate		Improving Emergency Preparedness in Monte Verde Costa Rica WPI Advisors: R.Creighton Peet and William San Martin
2020	Daniel Ruiz	Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate		MS Thesis
2020	Michael Timko	Fulbright Scholars		Fulbright Program	Faculty	Chemical Engineering	France WPI Professor Receives Fulbright Scholar Award to Conduct Research on Biofuels in France
2020	Kyra Bresnahan	Peer Learning Assistant of the Year	Honorable Mention	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Katherine Handy	Crimson and Gray Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2020	Kaoutar Diouri	Teaching Assistant of the Year	Honorable Mention	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Graduate	Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2020	Rosa R. Reynoso, Van W. Harting, Isabel M. Azevedo, Madison E. Cunniff, Rediet Merra Tegegne	Provost's MQP Awards		Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemical Engineering, Social Science & Policy Studies	Co-Designing for Gold Mining Safety
2020	Christopher Rene	Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2020	Jessica Hatt	Salisbury Prize	Winner	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Undergraduate	Chemistry & Biochemistry