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
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
