Student Awards
Graduate Achievement Award
Logan E. Beaver (2020)
Nicole T. Ray (2019)
Nicole T. Ray (2018)
Sagar M. Doshi (2018)
Sagar M. Doshi (2017)
Andrew P. Borowski (2016)
Anahid Ebrahimi (2015)
G. Ozan Erol (2014)
Adam Stager (2014)
Zachary R. Melrose (2013)
Harmandeep S. Khare (2013)
Ernest Erik Koepf (2012)
John Gangloff (2011)
Daniel Ragonesi (2010)
Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Sarah Garcon (2020)
Ongira Chowdhury (2020)
Kleio Baxevani (2019)
Amit Chaudhari (2018)
Dae Han Sung (2018)
Elahe Ganji (2017)
Arnab Bhattacharjee (2017)
Galip Ozan Erol (2016)
Anahid Ebrahimi (2016)
Diana R. Haidar (2015)
Nathan M. Giguere (2015)
Andrew M. Baker (2014)
Amy Bucha (2013)
Jun Qian (2012)
Jingliang Zhang (2011)
Jayanta Kumar Phadikar (2011)
Melissa Lugo (2010)
Tsu-Wei and Mei-Sheng Chou Graduate Scholar Award
Shaopeng Pei (2020)
George W. Laird Merit Fellowship
A monetary award established with funds provided through contributions in memory of George W. Laird to a first-year engineering graduate student. The selection is based upon balanced excellence, combining demonstrated intellectual capability with a strong emphasis on human qualities, and coupled with the practical skills and common sense necessary to execute ideas.
Erik Koepf (2007)
Debra George (2006)
Allan P. Colburn Prize
A prize of $1,000 and a certificate of recognition will be awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies for the outstanding dissertation in the Mathematical Sciences or Engineering (Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science, Operations Research, and all Engineering programs).
Xiaoyi Li (2007)
University Graduate Fellow
A competitive award based on academic achievement and professional commitment and potential. Awards are granted for one year. Students may be nominated for the award in subsequent years.
Mercedes Hernandez (2009)
Ahmet Kusoglu (2008)
Ming Xiao (2007)
University Dissertation Fellows Award
A competitive award based on academic achievement, the need to devote full-time effort to dissertation writing, and the likelihood of completion of the dissertation within one academic year.
Valentin Neascu (2007)
Dan Cojocaru (2007)
Mechanical Engineering Alumni Award – Outstanding Senior
For an outstanding senior Mechanical Engineering student as determined by the faculty of the department.
Matthew Heebner (2020)
Amanda T. Lashenick (2020)
Steven Perez (2020)
Michael E. Palmer (2019)
Benjamin L. Silverman (2019)
Ethan A. Wise (2019)
Joshua A. Graessle (2018)
Keirstin E. Hughes (2018)
Daniel M. Grindle (2017)
Carolyn A. Hall (2017)
Thien-Nam D. Dinh (2016)
Michael A. Townsend (2016)
Kelsey A. Devlin (2015)
Garrett R. Swenson (2015)
Jessica M. Corson (2014)
Benjamin A. Henry (2014)
Kevin L. Mathews (2013)
Ravi P. Sharma (2013)
Anthony M. Loccisano (2012)
Rebecca Buxbaum (2011)
Sarah Shovestul (2010)
W. Francis Lindell Mechanical Engineering Award to the Distinguished Senior
For the extraordinary senior Mechanical Engineering student who has demonstrated creativity, academic accomplishment, and achievement as determined by the faculty of the department.
Sophia Marianiello (2020)
Desiderio Pilla (2020)
Arnav Prasad (2020)
Christopher E. Blackwell (2019)
Haley Lloyd (2019)
Thomas J. Celenza (2018)
Elizabeth Racca (2018)
Connor B. Bydlon (2017)
Robert C. Loesch (2017)
Hunter L. Bachman (2016)
Matthew J. Hersh (2016)
Joseph S. Esposito (2015)
Rebecca L. Runkle (2015)
Katherine R. Bagwell (2014)
Austin M. Bragg (2014)
Frederick Mauer (2014)
Dhara Amin (2013)
Christine E. Gregg (2013)
Benjamin J. Hockman (2013)
David Ly (2012)
Mark V. Oteiza (2012)
Anthony Coppola (2011)
Sarah Friedrich (2011)
Jennifer Iskra (2010)
Brendan McCracken (2010)
Zachary Schoepflin (2010)
Anne E. Martin (2009)
Thomas E. Mintel (2009)
Jessica A. Dibelka (2008)
Daniel J. Gempesaw (2008)
Andrew Seagraves (2007)
Joshua Treisner (2007)
Hadi Fattah (2007)
Douglas A. Brunner (2006)
Kristen M. Elli (2006)
Janelle A. Konchar (2006)
Christine Tate (2005)
Michael Kutzer (2005)
Scott Kasprzak (2005)
Mechanical Engineering Alumni Award – Outstanding Junior
For an outstanding junior Mechanical Engineering student as determined by the faculty of the department.
Adrian Piel (2020)
Jazmyne Mitchell (2020)
Annie Porter (2020)
Steven Perez (2019)
Arnav Prasad (2019)
Taylor D. Coleman (2018)
Michael E. Palmer (2018)
Tiange Zhang (2018)
Marisa R. Bisram (2017)
Matthew J. Blasi (2017)
Nicholas P. Kopp (2016)
Rishay Nathoo (2016)
Thien-Nam D. Dinh (2015)
Michael A. Townsend (2015)
Elizabeth A. Gorman (2014)
Jessica E. Penman (2014)
Kenneth J. Manley (2013)
Frederick Mauer (2013)
Dhara Amin (2012)
David Ly (2011)
Rebecca Buxbaum (2010)
W. Francis Lindell Mechanical Engineering Award to the Distinguished Junior
For the extraordinary junior Mechanical Engineering student who has demonstrated creativity, academic accomplishment, and achievement as determined by the faculty of the department.
Max Sokolich (2020)
Amanda Kelly (2020)
Sophia Marianiello (2019)
Tyler Wright (2019)
Christopher E. Blackwell (2018)
Benjamin L. Silverman (2018)
Joshua A. Graessle (2017)
Elizabeth Racca (2017)
Connor B. Bydlon (2016)
Robert C. Loesch (2016)
Hunter L. Bachman (2015)
Matthew J. Hersh (2015)
Joseph S. Esposito (2014)
Rebecca L. Runkle (2014)
Peter J. Hauser (2013)
Benjamin A. Henry (2013)
Brandon K. Zimmerman (2013)
Christine E. Gregg (2012)
Benjamin J. Hockman (2012)
Phillip Guerieri (2011)
Anthony Coppola (2010)
Sarah Friedrich (2010)
Zachary R. Schoepflin (2009)
Anne E. Martin (2008)
Thomas E. Mintel (2008)
Matthew Jaskot (2007)
Ronald Capalbo (2007)
Benjamin Binder-Macleod (2007)
Hadi M. Fattah (2006)
Christopher T. Sherman (2006)
Douglas Brunner (2005)
Kristen Elli (2005)
Mechanical Engineering Alumni Award – Outstanding Sophomore
For an outstanding sophomore Mechanical Engineering student as determined by the faculty of the department.
Jacob Skrip (2020)
Sealani McCall (2020)
Annie Porter (2019)
Austin Weigel (2019)
Brady Abraham (2018)
Tyler A. Wright (2018)
Sophia J. Marianiello (2018)
Christopher E. Blackwell (2017)
Rebecca L. Williams (2017)
Christopher C. Kitson (2016)
Matthew A. Seitel (2016)
Jayant E. Rao (2015)
Rishay Nathoo (2015)
Hunter L. Bachman (2014)
Joseph S. Esposito (2013)
Garrett R. Swenson (2013)
Kenneth J. Manley (2012)
Christine Gregg (2011)
Benjamin Hockman (2011)
Philip Guerieri (2010)
W. J. Renton Award for Outstanding Sophomore
A monetary award for the sophomore student in recognition of outstanding academic achievement as recommended by the faculty of the department.
Anthony M. Coppola (2009)
Brendan D. McCracken (2008)
Thomas Mintel (2007)
Benjamin I. Binder-Macleod (2006)
Hadi Fattah (2005)
Mary and George Nowinski Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
An award given to a Mechanical Engineering major whose senior research project is considered, by the faculty, the most interesting in the current academic year. The award honors Mary Nowinski, beloved wife, and Dr. Jerzy (George) Nowinski, Professor Emeritus, longtime friend, and academic leader in the Mechanical Engineering department.
Benjamin Halleran (2020)
Tiange Zhang (2019)
Francis G. Klincewicz (2018)
Nicholas E. Geneva (2017)
Patrick F. Geneva (2017)
John G. Pfreundschuh (2017)
Robert S. Morgan (2016)
Michael E. Schenk (2015)
Brandon K. Zimmerman (2014)
Christine E. Gregg (2013)
Benjamin J. Hockman (2013)
Eric B. Wurtzel (2012)
Edward Bonnevie (2011)
Koffi Pierre Yao (2010)
Cedric A. Jacob (2009)
Benjamin I. Binder-Macleod (2008)
Aaron Winn (2007)
Daniela Wagus (2006)
Justin Caulfield (2005)
W. Francis Lindell Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award
For the junior Mechanical Engineering student in recognition of scholarship and creativity in engineering as recommended by the faculty of the department.
Andrew Bank (2020)
Taylor Key (2020)
James Ferneyhough (2019)
Amanda T. Lashenick (2019)
Haley Lloyd (2018)
Rebecca Williams (2018)
Thomas J. Celenza (2017)
Keirstin E. Hughes (2017)
Nicholas E. Geneva (2016)
Carolyn A. Hall (2016)
Robert L. Heebner (2015)
Cindy Weng (2015)
Kelsey A. Devlin (2014)
Xiaoyu Gu (2014)
Nathan M. Giguere (2013)
Jessica L. Harrington (2013)
Emily R. Pierce (2013)
Kevin L. Mathews (2012)
Ravi P. Sharma (2012)
Theodore Eccleston (2011)
Edward Bonnevie (2010)
Peter J. Bocchini (2009)
John J. Gangloff (2008)
Sarah L. O’Neill (2008)
Nick Hirannet (2007)
Jessica Dibelka (2007)
Daniel Gempesaw (2007)
Andrew N. Seagraves (2006)
Joshua D. Treisner (2006)
Janelle Konchar (2005)
Erik Pearson (2005)
Outstanding Senior Design Final Project Presentation(s)
For the outstanding senior-design final project presentation(s) as chosen by a panel of engineers (including ASME DE Section member(s)) who viewed the final presentations and with the concurrence of the senior-design faculty. The award is funded by the Delaware Section of the ASME.
Team CNH America (2020)
Matthew B. Brier, Jonathan D. Smith, Laurie Wroten
Team West Pharmaceutical (2020)
Showvik Z. Haque, Reid Schweiger, Christopher J. Singer
Team Merck (2020)
Brady Abraham, Wyatt W. Holl, Allison R. Procak
Team Siemens Healthcare (2019)
Harper C. Drake; Mary L. Galanek; John M. Hughes, Jr.; Jessica Tentindo
Team W.L. Gore (2019)
Connor J. Karpinski, Tyler Lyness, Christopher L. Martel, Prescott W. Wesihaar
Team Norwalt (2018)
Matthew J. Blasi, Thomas J. Celenza, Christopher C. Kitson, Alexander J. Nugent, Andrew R. O’Hern, Matthew A. Seitel, Joseph T. Simon, Ke (Chester) Xi
Team FSAE- Chassis (2017)
Corwin J. Dodd, Nicholas E. Geneva, Patrick F. Geneva, Cory J. Morris
Team Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (2017)
Connor B. Bydlon, Gregory E. Horsky, Shannon N. Russell, Wenhao Zhang
Team Speakman (2017)
Andrew T. Hamilton, Eric R. Jackson, Jincheng Liu, Ryan J. Sarrocco
Team Agoge Automation (2016)
Thien-Nam D. Dinh, Christopher D. Faircloth, Yiyang Lin, Haley M. Northrup
Team Norwalt (2016)
Michael B. Carroll, Jr.; Bruce E. Mulrine; Thomas J. Stark; Michael A. Townsend
Team Speakman (2016)
Nicholas G. Kunze, Yingda Pan, Daniel M. Piazza, Todd R. Thorp
Team Hologic (2015)
Zachary W. Presant, Andrew M. Skocypec, Jennifer K. Vitlip, Zhengyuan Zhou
Team Southco (2015)
Louis J. Agostino, Christopher J. Gregan, Timothy W. Heider, Zachary A. Marks
Team DePuy-Synthes (2014)
Jessica M. Corson, Lauren E. Kewley, Brian A. Lazzaro, Adam X. Simays
Team Dow (2014)
Nicholas J. Bishop, Jessica L. Harrington, Rachael L. Lutchmedial, Alexander J. Stachnik, Anthony J. Vacaro
Team Southco (2014)
Yingshuo Fu, Geoffrey D. Lukin, Frederick Mauer, Benjamin R. Natrin, Yehan Zhang
Team Smith’s Detection (2013)
Benjamin J. Hockman, Gerad M. Lieb, Gregory N. Ohnemus, Luke A. Walmer
Team Sensing (2012)
Brett A. Davis, David L. A. Eisensmith, Laura E. Quinn, Stephen J. Schafer
Team Survice (2012)
Daniel H. Buesking, Thomas P. Perry, Sean W. Rodammer, Kevin D. Schiff
Team Sun Edge (2011)
Andrew Baker, Luke Grim, Kelsey Olsen, Matthew Rector
Team West Pharmaceutical (2011)
Julianne Douglas, Michael Foley, Jeffrey Lugo, Kyle Randall
Team Speakman (2010)
Jason Biddle, Daniel DeLeonardis, Erin Phillips, Spencer Popejoy, Jesse Whitley
Team US Army: AMSAA (2010)
Terrell Corder, Adam Eby, Steven McKeefrey, Andrew Polnyi, Koffie Pierre Yao
Team Terumo (2009)
Thomas M. Craig, Michael R. Giuliano, Ronit Lilu, Chase T.Ross, Katelyn J. Staley
Team Air Products (2007)
Ryan W. Carey, Ian H. Enterline, Jonathan L. Levy, Jason A. McLaughlin
Team Case New Holland (2007)
Sean M. Collins, Douglas E. Erickson, Sarah E. Mabel, Daniel R. Shannon
Team Dade-Behring (2007)
Craig Livingston, Andrew Snodgrass, Jordan Weinstein, Aaron Winn
Team SouthCo (2007)
Nick Depompeo, Brian Hufe, Mike Sacra, Ben Stuchlik
Delaware Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Outstanding Student Award
A monetary award to an outstanding member of the ASME student chapter for good academic standing and valuable contribution to the chapter.
Eric H. Rivas (2020)
Arnav Prasad (2019)
Marisa R. Bisram (2018)
Stephen T. Buchanan (2017)
Erik R. Johnson (2016)
Francis J. Fish (2015)
Brian C. Bird (2014)
Anna E. D’Alessio (2013)
Michael B. Cayne (2012)
Daniel Russakow (2011)
Mason Gibbs (2010)
Alicia M. Demarco (2009)
Mary Caroline Wioncek (2008)
Julianne Twomey (2007)
Michael A. Zeitz (2006)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Student Chapter Award
A certificate to an outstanding member of the ASME student chapter for good academic standing and valuable contribution to the chapter.
Christopher C. Kitson (2018)
Erin T. Rezich (2017)
Francis J. Fish (2016)
Ryan M. Quirk (2015)
Elizabeth A. Gorman (2014)
Scott K. Wroten (2013)
Michael B. Cayne (2012)
Regina Adeleye (2011)
Allan Burleigh (2010)
David C. Palma (2009)
Julianne D. Twomey (2008)
MaryKate Wioncek (2007)
Michael A. Fuqua (2006)
Departmental Chairperson Award for Outstanding Student Leader
An award to an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student who has displayed outstanding leadership, as determined by the department’s chairperson.
Alex Beyer (2020)
Michelle J. Reckner (2020)
Rebecca Williams (2020)
Taylor D. Coleman (2019)
Taylor Key (2019)
Erin T. Rezich (2019)
Matthew J. Blasi (2018)
Gene R. Wildonger (2018)
Danielle R. Gerstman (2017)
Tyler C. Gravatt (2017)
Francis J. Fish (2016)
Robert L. Heebner (2016)
Matthew J. Hersh (2016)
Kathryn K. Ordemann (2015)
Benjamin L. Brust (2015)
Kathryn K. Ordemann (2014)
Laura Van Der Post (2014)
Anna E. D’Alessio (2013)
Michael G. Pfeiffer (2013)
Amy Bucha (2012)
Kelley Pyle (2011)
Robert T. Bosworth Scholarship
A scholarship to a Mechanical Engineering student on the basis of academic performance.
 Joya A. Mitrano (2017)
Trevor Oakes (2016)
Bryan P. Damiano (2015)
Brandon K. Zimmerman (2012)
Anthony Loccisano (2011)
Shane Marcks (2010)
Edward D. Bonnevie (2009)
Richard D. Lort (2008)
Michael A. Morton (2007)
Matthew B. Jaskot (2006)
Christopher Sherman (2005)
Redden Mechanical Engineering Scholarship
A scholarship to a student majoring in Mechanical Engineering with outstanding academic performance.
Jaclyn Ulvila (2017)
Aris D. Mardirossian (2016)
Travis E. Schembri (2015)
Samuel M. Kurkoski (2012)
Steven Simpers (2011)
Michael Incontrera (2010)
John E. Sumner (2009)
Peter J. Bocchini (2008)
Jesse A. Whitley (2008)
Richard D. Lori (2007)
Jessica A. Dibelka (2006)
Christopher T. Sherman (2006)
Janessa N. Smith (2006)
Douglas Erickson (2005)
Jessica Dibelka (2005)
Christopher Gordon (2005)
Ralph M. Newman, Jr. and Sarah Joe Newman Fund
A scholarship from the Ralph M. Newman Jr and Sarah Joe Newman Fund awarded to a deserving returning undergraduate student as chosen by the faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Kevin Hrubik (2017)
Tomas Elder (2016)
Rishay Nathoo (2015)
Matthew J. Sinnott (2012)
Christine Gregg (2011)
Seth Beckley (2010)
Benjamin Hockman (2011)
Pierre C. Yao Koffi (2009)
Ronit Lilu (2008)
Chad Agostinelli (2007)
Departmental Chairperson Award for Outstanding Service to the Department
Emily M. Suwala (2020)
Christina Le Febvre (2020)
Zachary Conroy (2020)
Don Paolo N. Tiamson (2019)
Tiange Zhang (2019)
Erin T. Rezich (2018)
Grace C. Ruiz Cooper (2018)
Grace C. Ruiz Cooper (2017)
Ryan R. Gallagher (2016)
Cindy Weng (2016)
Elizabeth A. Gorman (2015)
Jessica E. Penman (2015)
Departmental Chairperson Award for Outstanding Senior Design Team
Team Merck (2020)
Brady Abraham, Wyatt W. Holl, Allison R. Procak
Prof. Keefe Award for Excellence in the Application of the Engineering Design Process
Team Siemens Healthcare (2020)
Megan Mannino, Christopher McMahon, Brian I. Otto
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
Alex Beyer (2020)
Desiderio Pilla (2020)
David Yudin (2020)
Kelly Jane Caron-Gerstine (2019)
Tiange Zhang (2019)
David Bucha (2018)
Shawn M. Deel (2018)
Matthew M. Hall (2018)
Connor M. McCarthy (2018)
Luke E. Szewczak (2018)
Michael J. Whiting (2018)
Michael B. DiMercurio (2017)
Jesse D. Bloecker (2017)
Sheridan S. Wood (2017)
Adam A. Bitar (2016)
Danielle R. Gerstman (2016)
Daniel M. Grindle (2016)
Adam A. Bitar (2015)
Alumni Honors Day Book Award
Jennifer M. Iskra (2009)
Boeing Company Scholarship
Peter J. Bocchini (2009)
Dong Joon Lee (2008)
Delmarva Power Scholarship
Richard D. Lort (2008)
Engineering Alumni Association Scholarship
Cedric A. Jacob (2008)
Liston A. Houston Scholarship
Brendan D. McCracken (2009)
Daniel J. Ruhlman (2009)
Cedric A. Jacob (2008)
Jesse A. Whitley (2008)
Richard Lort (2008)
Bangalore T. Lakshman Scholarship
Shannon L. Deibel (2009)
Ronit Lilu (2008)
Jesse A. Whitley (2008)
Slocomb Scholarship Award
Daniel J. Ruhlman (2009)
Sarah L. O’Neill (2008)
Elbert C. Wisner Rise Corportate Friends Award
Pierre C. Yao Koffi (2009)
Jesse A. Whitley (2008)
Lillian Sincoski Scholarship
Kelley A. Pyle (2009)
Marcellus Davis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Leah R. Putman (2009)
Teheka Scholarship
Ariel P. Roach (2009)