Teaching Assistant of the Year

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

The Teaching Assistant of the Year award recognizes the contributions graduate students make to the quality and success of WPI’s undergraduate curriculum.

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Year Recipient Name Title Awarded by Type Department Details
2023 Christopher Micek Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2023 Paul Pacheco Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Learning Sciences & Technologies
2022 Alexandra Cabral Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology
2022 Jack Grubbs Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Materials Science & Engineering
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2021 Kyle Gerlach Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

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2020 Noah McQueen Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Chemical Engineering

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2020 Marissa Bennett Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2020 Kaoutar Diouri Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2019 Cassandra Brzycki Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Chemical Engineering

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2019 Alexandra Valiton Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2018 David Dolivo Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology
2018 Brian Kodalen Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mathematical Sciences
2018 Yizhou Yan Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2018 Matt Ryder Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2017 Alycia Abbott Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biomedical Engineering
2017 Ahmedul Kabir Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2017 Doug Reilly Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biology & Biotechnology
2017 Tanek Zhang Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Electrical & Computer Engineering

2017 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation

2016 Brittany Neumann Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Chemistry & Biochemistry

2016 Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, and Community Service Presented at Honors Convocation

2016 Christina Aiello Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2016 Amirmahdi Ghasemi Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering
2016 Jake Hughes Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2015 Siamak Ghorbani Faal Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate

2015 Honors Convocation

2015 Michael Delph Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate
2015 Nick DeMarinis Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Electrical & Computer Engineering
2014 Ross Lagoy Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Biomedical Engineering

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2014 Daniel Brady Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mathematical Sciences
2014 Abigail Charest Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
2014 Douglas MacFarland Teaching Assistant of the Year Honorable Mention Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Computer Science
2013 Michael Morin Teaching Assistant of the Year Winner Worcester Polytechnic Institute Graduate Mechanical & Materials Engineering