Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2023 Markis Nemitz National Science Foundation CAREER Award National Science Foundation Faculty Robotics Engineering
2023 Santiago Rivero Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2023 Brendyn Sang Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Robotics Engineering
2023 Rodrigo Marcenaro Palacios Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Tian Guo National Science Foundation CAREER Award National Science Foundation Faculty Computer Science
2023 Kyra Tripp Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
2023 Kalina Bonofiglio Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Robotics Engineering
2023 Samantha DeFrancesco Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Meenakshi Kodali Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2022 Catherine F. Whittington Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Biomedical Engineering

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2022 Tyreese James Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Hao Chen, Alexander Demirs, Kelsey Leach, Samuel Mather, John Winship President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

Indoor Navigation for Blind Individuals Using Computer Vision & Machine Learning

Advisors: Ivan Mardilovich and Svetlana Nikitina
2022 Cooper Bennet Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science

Peer Learning Assistant, Robotics Engineering
2022 Kaamil Lokhandwala Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Interactive Media & Game Development
2022 Justin Moy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
2022 Zoe Januszewski Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2022 Abigael Kihu, Heather McGlauflin, Julia Toplyn, Kyra Tripp President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Digital Preservation of Artisanal Culture in the Fez Medina

Advisors: Joseph Doiron and Mohammed El Hamzaoui
2022 Isabelle Cordova Peer Learning Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate International & Global Studies

Peer Learning Assistant, Psychology
2022 Darius Luo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Architectural Engineering
2022 Adrian Orszulak Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biology & Biotechnology
2022 Minh Anh Kieu Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Lali Berelashvili, Samantha Braun, Cal Lebak, Colette Webster President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Help the Soup Kitchen ‘Go Green’

Advisors: Esther Boucher-Yip and Gary Pollice
2022 Stephen Price Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2022 Rachel Maurice Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professional Writing
2022 Zoe Reidinger Denise Nicoletti Trustees' Award for Service to Community Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Biomedical Engineering
2022 Lauren Paul Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Melissa Hauman, Samantha Havel, Logan Rinaldi President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Power, Responsibility, and Justice in Research with Indigenous Communities

Advisors: Shana Lessing and Yunus Dogan Telliel
2022 Maya Ellis Two Towers Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Natalie Mohn Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
2022 Dmitry Korkin Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Scholarship Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Computer Science
2022 Kwesi Sakyi Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2022 Nick Tomasetti, Nico Alvarado, Ben Mason, Anonymous Sustainability Project Competition Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Office of Sustainability

Using Media to Influence Agricultural Perceptions on Climate Change
2022 Caitlin Kuzma Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
2022 Alyssa Moore Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Robotics Engineering
2022 Michael Elmes Chair's Exemplary Faculty Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty The Business School
2022 Danielle Upton Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Rafaello Adler-Abramo Sustainability Project Competition Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Office of Sustainability

Massachusetts Climate Resilience Policy, Planning, and the Needs of People with Disabilities:  Paths to Improvement
2022 Agathe Lasnier Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
2022 Callan Moriarty Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate The Business School
2022 Alexander Wyglinski Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Academic Advising Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Electrical & Computer Engineering
2022 Casey Willis Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2022 Benjamin Antupit Advisor: Laura Eckelman Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Shaping the Light of New Voices 39: A Practicum in Theatre Lighting Design”
2022 Munevver Elif Asar Sarikaya Sustainability Project Competition Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Office of Sustainability

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Energy_intensive Industrial Drying by Novel Drying Methods
2022 Sydney Borrello Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2022 Rose Noggle Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2022 George Heineman Board of Trustees' Award for Outstanding Teaching Worcester Polytechnic Institute Faculty Computer Science
2022 Adam Murrison '23 Student Employee of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2022 Juliette Spitael Advisor: Adryen Gonzales Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“Prac in HUA: Advanced Contemporary Work,”
2022 Kirsten Bowers Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering
2022 Patrick O'Mullan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science, Physics