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Annual Report 2006: Awards

National and International

Scholarships

2006 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • John Chmiola (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
NSF-IGERT Fellowship
  • Michael Birnkrant (Advisor: Christopher Li)
  • John Chmiola (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Elizabeth Hoffman (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Stephen Nonnenmann (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Jessica Schiffman (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
Department of Education GAANN Fellowship
  • Anthony Fast (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Christopher Hovanec (Advisor: Roger Doherty and Surya Kalidindi)
2005-2006 DuPont Graduate Fellow
  • Lingyu Li (Advisor: Christopher Li)
Sigma Xi Grants in-Aid of Research
  • Michael J. Birnkrant, $1,000 (Advisor: Christopher Li)
  • Siddhartha Pathak, $400 (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
  • Kishore Tenneti, $900 (Advisor: Christopher Li)
H. H. Harris Scholarship
  • Christopher Hovanec (Advisor: Roger Doherty and Surya Kalidindi)
Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship ($2,250)
  • Zarife Goknur Cambaz (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
IAPD Foundation's Charitable Scholarship ($2,000)
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
ASM International Undergraduate Scholarship Program: John M. Haniak Scholarship ($1,500)
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
CPMT/Ametek Scholarship ($4,000)
  • Andrew MArx (Advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)

Achievement

TMS Fellow
  • Roger Doherty
Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC)
  • Michel Barsoum
3M Fellowship
  • Christopher Li
Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers; ASM International; $3,000
  • Christopher Li
Outstanding Overseas Young Scientist; National Science Foundation of China
  • Christopher Li
DuPont Young Professor Award
  • Christopher Li
Grand Prize; 50th International Conference on Electron, Ion and Photon Beam Technology Nanofabrication Bizarre/Beautiful Micrograph Contest
  • Siddartha Pathak (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
Finalist in the 2005 Materials Today cover competition
  • Siddartha Pathak (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
ASM International LeaderShape Institute
  • Siddartha Pathak (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
Elected Fellow; The World Innovation Foundation
  • Yury Gogotsi
Nano 50 Awards from Nanotech Briefs Magazine; Innovator Category
  • Yury Gogotsi
Nanotech Briefs, Nano 50 Award in Technology for Carbide-Derived Carbon Technology
  • Yury Gogotsi and Gleb Yushin

Paper/Poster

Otto von Frank Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Award Paper; “Significance of in vivo degradation for polyethylene in total hip arthoplasty”; Hip Society
  • S.M. Kurtz, W. Hozack, J. Purtill, M. Marcolongo, M. Kraay, V. Goldberg, P. Sharkey, J. Parvizi, C. Rimnac, A. Edidin
Best Paper Award for the 2005 Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites
  • Frank Ko and Yury Gogotsi
Finalist for the 2006 Society of Women Engineers Collegiate Poster Competition
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)

Travel

Travel Grant
  • Milind Ghandi (Advisor: Frank Ko)
Travel Grant to MRS Fall Meeting
    Hakki Yegingil (Advisor: Wan Shih)
Travel Award for Congressional Visit
  • Kristopher Behler (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Massimiliano Binci (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Michael J. Birnkrant (Advisor: Christopher Li)
Graduate student travel award ($500) to attend the 34th North American Thermal Analysis Society annual meeting (August 7-19, 2006) held in Bowling Green, KY
  • Bing Li (Advisor: Christopher Li)
NSF Travel Fellowship for Summer Institute at Northwestern
  • Jameson Detweiler (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)

Regional

Scholarships

SWE Philadelphia Section Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
2005 Delaware Valley Engineers Week Council Undergraduate Scholarship; $1000
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
ASM Scholarships; A. W. Grosvenor ($1,500)
  • David Steinmetz (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
ASM Scholarships; Anthony Gallacio ($1,500)
  • Cristin Yavorsky (Advisor: Dr. Christopher Li)
ASM Scholarship, Joseph J. Weisser ($1,500)
  • Stephen Niezgoda (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)

Paper/poster

Thermal Analysis Forum of Delaware Valley; Best Poster Award
  • Kishore Tenneti (Advisor: Christopher Li)

Drexel University

Achievement

Drexel University TA Excellence Award
  • Zarife Goknur Cambaz (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Christopher Hovanec (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
  • Dejan Stojakovic (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
Graduate Student Research Service Award
  • Linyou Cao (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • John Chmiola (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Kishore Tenneti (Advisor: Christopher Li)
  • Jonathan Thomas (Advisor: Michele Marcolongo)
Most Likely to Enhance Drexel's Reputation Award (Engineering and Physical Sciences)
  • Ranjan Dash (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)

Papers/Posters

Research Day Award/Dean's Undergraduate Award
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
Drexel Research Best Paper
  • Hoa Lam (Advisor: Frank Ko)
Postdoctoral Fellow Research Day Poster Award
  • Marco Cannella (Advisor: Michele Marcolongo)
Dean’s Award; Drexel University 7th Annual Research Day
  • Milan Ivosevic (Advisors: Richard Knight and Richard Cairncross)
Undergraduate Dean's Award for Research Day
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)

College of Engineering

Scholarships

Koerner Fellowship
  • Matthew Cathell (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
Hill Fellowship
  • Patricia Valenzuela (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
Dean’s Fellowship
  • John Chmiola (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Anthony Fast (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Elizabeth Hoffman (Advisor: Michel Barsoum and Yury Gogotsi)
  • Christopher Hovanec (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
  • Stephen Nonnenmann (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Jessica Schiffman (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
  • Patricia Valenzuela (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
Muchnic Award, Undergraduate
  • Zakiya Carter (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Andrew Marx (Advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)
Class of 1907 Scholarship ($406)
  • Anthony Coratolo (Advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Nina Orlovskaya)
Exelon Endowed Scholarship ($3,509)
  • Melanie Patel (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
I. Ray Dunlap Scholarship ($11,650)
  • Ari Sagiv (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)

Achievement

Graduate Research Award
  • María Pía Rossi (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
Undergraduate Research Award
  • Anthony Coratolo (Advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Nina Orlovskaya)

MSE

Scholarships

Arkema Fellowship
  • Sebastian Osswald (Advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
Michael J. Koczak Scholarship ($780.06)
  • Lemoda Laim (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
A. W. & Dorothy Grosvenor Award ($2,735)
  • Russel Marron
  • Michael Sexton (Advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)

Achievement

Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Research Award
  • Christopher Li
Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Antonios Zavalangios
Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Service Award
  • Michel Barsoum
Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Staff Award
  • Holly Burnside
Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Graduate Award
  • Christopher Hovanec (Advisor: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
Materials Science and Engineering Outstanding Undergraduate Award
  • Lemoda Laim (Advisor: Jonathan Spanier)




Last updated Monday, January 28, 2008