Awards

In 2012, the BioEngineering Graduate Program announced its award program. The goal is to highlight outstanding achievements by faculty and graduate students who support the interdisciplinary program. Nominations are accepted January - March and winners are announced at the annual recruiting day.

2020

  • Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Musa Mahmood - Advisor - W. Hong Yeo, Ph.D - Outstanding Paper
  • Monica Mcnerney, Ph.D - Advisor - Mark Styczynski, Ph.D - Outstanding Thesis

2019

  • Susan Thomas, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Anna Liu - Advisor - Todd Sulchek, Ph.D - Outstanding Paper
  • Alex Schudel, Ph.D - Advisor - Susan Thomas, Ph.D - Outstanding Thesis

2018

  • Mark Styczynski, Ph.D - Outstanding Advisor
  • Monica McNerney - Advisor - Mark Styczynski, Ph.D - Outstanding Paper
  • Mahdi Hasani, Ph.D - Advisor - Karl Jacobs, Ph.D - Outstanding Thesis

2017

  • C. Ross Ethier, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Yogi Patel - Advisor - Rob Butera, Ph.D. - Outstanding Paper
  • Yunfeng Chen - Advisor- Cheng Zhu, Ph.D. - Outstanding Thesis

2016

  • Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Jordan Ciciliano - Advisor - Wilbur Lam, M.D., Ph.D. - Outstanding Paper
  • Adrian Lam - Advisor- John Oshinski, Ph.D. - Outstanding Thesis

2015

  • Brandon Dixon, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • He Zheng - Advisor - Garrett Stanley, Ph.D. - Outstanding Paper
  • Andrew Siefert, Ph.D. - Advisor- Ajit Yoganathan, Ph.D. - Outstanding Thesis

2014

  • Julie Champion, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Tom Bongiorno - Advisor - Todd Sulchek, Ph.D. - Outstanding Paper 
  • Jonathan Newman - Advisor - Steve Potter, Ph.D. - Outstanding Thesis

2013

  • Todd McDevitt, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Sarah Sharpe - Advisor - Dan Goldman, Ph.D. - Outstanding Paper
  • Catherine Rivet - Advisors - Hang Lu, Ph.D. and Melissa Kemp, Ph.D. - Outstanding Thesis

2012

  • Melissa Kemp, Ph.D. - Outstanding Advisor
  • Rolando Gittens - Advisor - Barbara Boyan, Ph.D. - Outstanding Paper
  • Ed Phelps - Advisor - Andres Garcia, Ph.D. - Outstanding Thesis