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2023 Student Excellence Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2023 Student Award winners. 

The College of Science is pleased to recognize the following students for their achievements and accolades in the 2022-2023 academic year. 

Dean's Award Winners 

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Dean's Awards 2023

Dean Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm awards these extraordinary students for their academic excellence and their achievements in and beyond the classroom. 

Dean’s Graduate Student Award: Excellence in Research

Bradley Gay, Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Dean’s Graduate Student Award: Excellence in Teaching

Anthony Pizzimenti, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Dean’s Undergraduate Student Award: Excellence in Academics and Research

Mohamed El Gazza, Department of Physics and Astronomy

Dean’s Student Award: Excellence in Service

Martha Hartt, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Dean's Student Award: Excellence in AJEDI Engagement 

Natasha Latouf, Department of Physics and Astronomy


 

Graduate Awards

Advanced Biomedical Sciences Program (GeorgeSquared)

Advanced Biomedical Science Award in Leadership and Academic Accomplishment

Anyah Skipwith

Afraz Shirazi

Department of Biology

Outstanding Biology Graduate Student Teacher Award

Lauren Fuchs

Nick Minster

Samson Omole

Elizabeth Rush

Research Semester Award

Maya Dumas

Joseph Kim

Keerthana Venkatesh

Innovative Teaching Award

Thomas Castro

Paul Delaney

Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Best Doctoral Dissertation

Alexander W. Mott

Greatest Impact Award

Jessica L. Roberts

Best MS Thesis Award

Sarah R. Greenberg

Exceptional Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Student Teacher Award

Elizabeth M. Schierbeek

Forensic Science Program

Faculty Award

Oliver Denaburg

Eddie Schaub

Achievement Award

Kyle Kruk

Service Award

Carla Roca

Craig Shultz

Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Outstanding Graduate Certificate Student

Lindsay Marfur

Outstanding Master’s Student

James Gallagher        

Outstanding PhD Student

Haoteng Zhao

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Outstanding Physics Doctoral Dissertation (Engineering Physics Concentration)

Austin Kyle Shaeffer

Outstanding Physics Doctoral Dissertation (Standard Physics Concentration)

Robert Cooper

Outstanding Physics and Astronomy Graduate Teaching Assistant

Michael William Wittrock

Outstanding Master's Graduate Award

Lukas Harald Fuchs

Undergraduate Awards

Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences

Outstanding Student in Atmospheric Science (Meteorology Concentration)

Lauren Ashley West

Outstanding Student in Geology, BA

Nicole Campbell

Outstanding Student in Geology, BS (Paleontology Concentration)

Owen Alfaro

Outstanding Student in Geology, BS (Earth Surface Processes Concentration)

Kuljit Singh

Outstanding Student in Geology, BS (Geology Concentration)

Elizabeth McNelis

Outstanding Student in Geology, BS (Oceanography Concentration)

Shawn Cerny

Department of Biology

Biology Honors Award

Toqa Al-Ashry

Hassina Fedayi

Gwendolyn Fields

Mounia Hammadi

Jad Jarrouje

Kimmie Nguyen

Juliana Samar

Sanskruthi Sreepangi

Emily Synoski

Adrianna Whispell

Biology Writing Award

Saraih Munoz

Faculty Award

Jocelyn Hernandez

Gabrielle Maza

Rockwood Pre-health Award

Rohit Chayanam

Vivien Nguyen

Melissa Stanley Medical Laboratory Science Award

Ivan Matthew M. Isnit

Senior Award

Jacob Trusky

Zachary Wilkins

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

American Chemical Society of Washington Senior Award

Alison Carroll

Annie McAllister

American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Award

Solyip Kim

Louis Meites Award in Analytical Chemistry

Melissa Nguyen

Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Outstanding Student in Conservation

Autumn P. Gray

Outstanding Student in Ecological Science

Elliot M. Foster

Erin L. Macmonigle

Jason Motley

Outstanding Student in Environmental Health

Katheryne G. Romero

Outstanding Student in Human and Ecosystem Response to Climate Change

Abigail G. Kokkinakis

Outstanding Student in Marine, Estuarine, and Freshwater Ecology

Abigail G. Kokkinakis

Outstanding Student in Wildlife

Erin Z. Hagarty

Forensic Science Program

Achievement Award

Kevin Embrey

Nicholas Iyde

Haruka Mori

Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science

Outstanding Undergraduate Student (BA)

Lillian Smeraldo

Outstanding Undergraduate Student (BS)

Noah Von Hoene

Outstanding Service Award 

Kai Barner

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Amer Beslagic Award

Nicholas Maranto

Genevieve G. Feinstein Award in Cryptography

Ethan Walter

Klaus Fischer Academic Achievement in Mathematics Award

Brandon Barreto-Rosa

Ghaaliyah Brown

Mary K. Cabell Award to Outstanding Mathematics Student

Kerrie Bruce

Mary Nelson Award for Excellence in Teaching

Hannah Robertson

Mary Nelson Award for Excellence in Community Outreach

Salina Tecle

Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence Award for Outstanding Research

Holly Miller

Violet Nguyen

Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience

Outstanding Neuroscience Researcher Award

Casey Barry

Marie Bennett

Silanur Inanoglu

Matthew Perez

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Neuroscience Award

Rohit Chayanam

Hafsah Khan

Neuroscience Faculty Choice Award

Mahsa Ahmadi

Jonathan (Yonathan) Assefa

Tony Nguyen

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Outstanding Graduating Senior

Leith Benali

Mohamed El Gazzah

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award and Sigma Xi Award

Mohamed El Gazzah

Cicely Motamedi

Outstanding Learning Assistant Award

Sara C. Falgiano