Award Recipients

Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
1998 Michael F. Willock Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences
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)
2023 Samantha DeFrancesco Charles O. Thompson Scholar Outstanding Member of the Class Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Thomas Carlone Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2012 Antonio S. Talledo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2004 Hillary L. Hayes Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering, Humanities & Arts
2011 Yizheng Liao Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2009 Alexander G. Christakis Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2010 Daniel Jonathan Smaltz National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Chemistry - Organic at Harvard University
2005 Paul P. Kastner, J. Michael McHugh, Anne L. St. Martin and Jacquelyn Youssef President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Assessing Prepay Water Metering in the Informal Settlements of Windhoek"

Advisors: W. Bland Addison and Stephen J. Weininger
2009 Meghan Pasquali, Nicholas Pelletier, Jennifer Richards, Jonathan Shoemaker Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering

"Development of a New System to Treat Hip Dislocation in Canines"

Advisor: Glenn Gaudette
2007 Stephanie LeGare Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Professional Writing

"Drawing Back the Curtains: Finding New Ways to Assess and Improve Tutoring Services in the Writing Center at WPI"

Advisor: Lorraine Higgins
2017 Tim Petri Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
2020 Olivia Foster Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
1990 Athena Demetry Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"The Individual in Israeli and Palestinian Literature"
2021 Mikel Matticoli Two Towers Prize Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2018 Ryan Herrmann, Fang Han, Morgan DeAngelis, Dasia Aldarondo President's IQP Awards Finalist Undergraduate

Exploring Community Perceptions of Rural Wastewater Treatment Development:  A Case Study on Kamenicë, Korçë

Advisors: Leslie Dodson and Robert Hersh
2022 Braden Foley Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Humanities & Arts, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
1994 Dena N. Niedzwiecki Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2018 Rosa Reynoso Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

“The Muslim World in Transition—Rediscovering True Islam,”  advisor: W.A. Bland Addison

 
2011 Matthew Connolly Two Towers Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1998 Richard Cheng Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Computer Science
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
2022 Stephanie Bishop, Peyton Graham, Isabelle Mellor Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

“Cross-Laminated Timber and Structural Resilience” 

Advisor: Leonard D. Albano
2001 Jennifer Hardy Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2007 Danielle N. Sorenson Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2011 Olufunmilayo O. Adebayo Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering
2015 Hannah Brown Wilmer L. and Margaret M. Kranich Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2005 Katie A Bush National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships Honorable Mention National Science Foundation Undergraduate

For Biomedical Engineering at WPI
2009 Debra-Ann Franck, William W. Mayo, Matthew R. Tomasko, Yanxuan Xie President's IQP Awards Second Place Undergraduate

"Mapping as a Foundation for Spatial Redevelopment in Monwabisi Park"

Advisors: Scott Jiusto and Robert Hersh
2009 Allison P. Smyth Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering

"Drag-Aid MK, Race Car Crash Detection"

Advisor: Stephen J. Bitar
2016 Xavier Little Kalenian Award Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2011 Georgi Karkzhaliyski Student Employee of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Information Technology Services
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
2006 Benjamin W. Dwyer Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Spirits of the Dead: a Musical Composition," advisor: Richard Falco
2018 Alex Hebert Salisbury Prize Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Interactive Media & Game Development
2021 Katherine Amrein Crimson and Gray Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
1985 Jeanne M. Benjamin Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Pet-Facilitated Therapy for the Elderly"
2019 Nicol F. Garcia Andrade Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Industrial Engineering
1994 Susan E. Daly Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2013 Robert Dabrowski Class of 1879 Prize for Outstanding Projects in the Humanities Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

"Do Robots Have Freedom?", advisor: Jennifer McWeeny
2022 Megan Cyr, Tovah Lockwood, Alyssa Magaha, Anne McNamara President's IQP Awards Winner Undergraduate

Restoring Mrigadayavan Palace

Advisors: Holly Ault and Stephan Sturm
2013 Patrick B. Ford Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2019 John Perkoski Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Award Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate

Outstanding Major Qualifying Project
2023 Kyra Tripp Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Chemistry & Biochemistry
1999 Adam El-Khishin Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Biology & Biotechnology
2019 Davianna Vasconcellos Student Employee of the Year Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2023 Michael Beskid, Ryan Brunelle, Calista Carrignan, Robert Devlin, Toshak Patel, Kofi Sarfo Provost's MQP Awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering

"Design and Testing of an Amphibious AUV"
Advisors: Michael Demetriou, Loris Fichera

 
2005 James T. Lescoe Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate
2002 Elizabeth Ann Donovan Salisbury Prize Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences