ChE Dept Awards 2023
ChE Dept Awards 2023
Congratulations to all the recipients of our 2023 Department of Chemical Engineering Annual Awards this year!
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Clarence Slater Medallion
Casey Cox receives the 2023 Clarence Slater Medallion Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering
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Elizabeth Slater Medallion
Dr. John Chea receives the 2023 Elizabeth Slater Medallion Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Graduate Studies
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Highest ChE GPA Award
Casey Cox receives the Highest Chemical Engineering GPA for an Undergraduate Senior Award
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ChE Dept Service Award
Casey Cox receives the Chemical Engineering Department Service Award
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AIChE Student Chapter Service Award
Kylie Howard receives the AIChE Student Chapter Service Award
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AIChE Sophomore Othmer Award
Matthew Conway receives the AIChE Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award
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AIChE Freshman Recognition Award
Glenn Johnson receives the AIChE Freshman Recognition Award
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AIChE DVS Senior Award
Shreya Kelshikar receives the AIChE DVS Outstanding Senior Award
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AIChE DVS Junior Award
Abigail Martin receives the AIChE DVS Outstanding Junior Award
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AIChE DVS Sophomore Award
Steven Roth receives the AIChE DVS Outstanding Sophomore Award
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AIChE DVS Grad Student Award
Alex Lehman-Chong receives the AIChE DVS Outstanding Grad Student Award
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AIChE DVS Faculty Award
Dr. Kirti Yenkie receives the AIChE DVS Outstanding Faculty Award
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AIChE DVS Alumni Award
Robert McClernan receives the AIChE DVS Outstanding Alumni Award
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Marvin L. Harris Safety Award
David Theuma, Michael Facchiollo & Sean Curtis receive the Marvin L. Harris Safety Award
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Lab Operations Safety Award
Swapana Jerpoth receives the Laboratory Operations Safety Award
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Exemplary Service in Safety Committee
Zachary Rosenzweig receives Recognition for Exemplary Service in the ChE Safety Committee
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Exemplary Service in Safety Committee
Abigail Martin receives Recognition for Exemplary Service in the ChE Safety Committee
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Excellence in Sustainability Award
The following project teams receive the Excellence in Sustainability Award:
Casey Cox & Colby Higgins for their project titled "Awesome Stuff from Betulin"
Heather Lafrance, Kylie Howard, Sean Gleason & Marc Molinari for their project titled "Awesome Stuff from Birch Bark"
Teams were mentored by grad students Alex Lehman-Chong & John Chea
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Chemical Engineering Research Award
The following project team receives the Chemical Engineering Research Award:
Christopher Altamuro, William Beck & Victoria Collinsworth for their project titled "Composites from Cool Polymers"
Team was mentored by grad students Michael Chauby & Matthew Schwenger
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Chemical Engineering Clinic Award
The following project team receives the Chemical Engineering Clinic Award:
David Theuma, Michael Fracchiolla, Sean Curtis & Steven Roth for their project titled "Roadmap for Efficient Processes in Petroleum Pipelines"
Team was mentored by grad students Swapana Jerpoth & Barnabas Gao