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Annual Report 2007: Awards


National and International

Scholarships and Fellowships

Arthur E. Focke LeaderShape Award
  • Alex Moseson (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Axel Madsen Award Center for Powder Metallurgy Technology ($900)
  • Michael Sexton (advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)
Clayton Family/CPMT Scholarship from the Center of Powder Metallurgy Technology of the Metal Powder Industry Federation ($4K)
  • Pamela Panos (advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program
  • David Steinmetz (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
Dragomir Nicolitch Trust Scholarship
  • Dejan Stojakovic (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
Department of Education GAANN Fellowship
  • Jennifer Atchison (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Brendan Donohue (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Anthony Fast (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Naomi Hampson (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Oren Leaffer (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Brandon McWilliams (advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
  • Jessica Schiffman (advisor: Caroline Schauer)
  • Patricia Valenzuela (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
EPA Competition Winner for Drexel Smarthouse
  • Jameson Detweiler (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
J. William Fulbright Scholarship
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Lois and Max Beren Foundation ($4,000)
  • Jennifer Vondran (Advisor: Caroline Schauer)
NSF GK12
  • Michael Birnkrant (advisor: Christopher Li)
  • Matthew Cathell (advisor: Caroline Schauer)
  • Stephen Nonnenmann (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention
  • Jameson Detweiler (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Stephen Niezgoda (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
NSF-IGERT Fellowship
  • Christopher Hobson (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Stephen Niezgoda (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
NSPE/PEC George B. Hightower, P.E. Fellowship
  • Jennifer Vondran (advisor: Caroline Schauer)

Achievement

Outstanding Young Scientist Award from Recrystallization and Grain Growth International Conference
  • Christopher Hovanec (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)

Travel

Congressional Visit to Washington, D.C.
  • Shahram Amini (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
  • Kristopher Behler (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
North American Thermal Analysis Society Travel Award
  • Michael Birnkrant: Honorable Mention in Poster Competition (advisor: Christopher Li)
  • Matthew Hood (advisor: Christopher Li)

Regional

Scholarships

ASM Liberty Bell Chapter, A. W. (Doc) Grosvenor Scholarship ($1500)
  • Eric Brenner (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
ASM Liberty Bell Chapter, Joseph J. Weisser Memorial Scholarship ($1500)
  • David Steinmetz (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)

Achievement

ASM Liberty Bell Chapter, Delaware Valley Materials Person of the Year
  • Dr. Richard Knight
Delaware Valley Engineers Week Council Member
  • Jennifer Vondran (advisor: Caroline Schauer)
Young Member Award, ASM Liberty Bell Chapter
  • Christopher Hovanec (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)

Paper/Poster

ASM Liberty Bell Chapter Poster Contest
  • Christopher Hovanec (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty): 2nd Place
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum): 3rd Place
  • Jessica Schiffman (advisor: Caroline Schauer): 1st Place

Drexel University

Achievement

Drexel University Research/Scholarship Award
  • Dr. Michel Barsoum
Drexel Graduate Student Day Research/Service Award
  • Michael Birnkrant (advisor: Chris Li)
  • Alexander Moseson (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Drexel Graduate Student Day TA Excellence Award
  • Jessica Schiffman (advisor: Caroline Schauer)
Drexel University "doctoral student in the Mathematical Sciences and Engineering deemed to have the most promise in enhancing Drexel’s reputation in the future" Award
  • María Pía Rossi (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
Outstanding Cooperative Education Student Award
  • Alexander Moseson (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Outstanding Master’s Student in the Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Award
  • Lemoda Laim (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
Outstanding Senior Award
  • Alexander Moseson (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Outstanding TA Award
  • Brendan Donohue (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Oren Leaffer (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Rafiki Award
  • Oren Leaffer (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
Ryder Award for Seniors
  • Alexander Moseson (advisor: Michel Barsoum)

Papers/Posters

2007 Business Plan Competition, Phase I ($500) and II ($1000)
  • Marko Knezevic (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Siddartha Pathak (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Haviva Goldman)
Drexel Masonry Design Competition, 2nd place ($1000), best prediction ($500)
  • Brendan Donohue (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Holly McIlwee (advisor: Caroline Schauer)
Drexel Research Day Undergraduate Poster Award
  • Jennifer Vondran (advisor: Caroline Schauer)

College of Engineering

Scholarships and Fellowships

Dean’s Fellowship
  • Jennifer Atchison (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Kristopher Behler (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Michael Birnkrant (advisor: Christopher Li)
  • Joseph Capobianco (advisors: Wei-Heng Shih and Wan Shih)
  • John Chmiola (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Brendan Donohue (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Donia El-Khamy (advisors: Frank Ko and Christopher Li)
  • Anthony Fast (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Naomi Hampson (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Matthew Hood (advisor: Christopher Li)
  • Christopher Hovanec (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
  • Oren Leaffer (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • John-Paul McGovern (advisor: Wei-Heng Shih)
  • Brandon McWilliams (advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)
  • Stephen Nonnenmann (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Alia Sabur (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
  • Jessica Schiffman (advisor: Caroline Schauer)
  • Patricia Valenzuela (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
I. Ray Dunlap Scholarship
  • Michael Sexton (advisor: Antonios Zavaliangos)
George Hill Fellowship $5000
  • Kishore Tenneti (advisor: Christopher Li)
Kirk Scholarship
  • John Murphy (advisor: Michele Marcolongo)
Koerner Fellowship
  • Chris Hovanec (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)
Muchnic Scholarship, Undergraduate
  • Kamal Shair (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
Schoenberg Scholarship
  • Dominic Bruzzese (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
Silverman Scholarship
  • Christopher Stanislawczyk (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Utzy Scholarship
  • Jameson Detweiler (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
Wene Scholarship
  • David Steinmetz (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)

Achievement

Outstanding Research Award
  • Zarife Goknur Cambaz (advisor: Yury Gogotsi)
  • Lemoda Laim (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)

Travel

Dean’s Travel Grant (To attend 3rd International Conference on Recrystallization and Grain Growth in Jeju Island, South Korea)
  • Christopher Hovanec (advisors: Surya Kalidindi and Roger Doherty)

MSE

Scholarships and Fellowships

A. W. and Dorothy Grosvenor Scholarship ($1539.50)
  • Joan Burger (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)
  • David Steinmetz (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
  • Ryan VanderMuelen (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)
Michael J. Koczak Scholarship ($780.06)
  • Rahul Joseph (advisor: Jonathan Spanier)

Achievement

Finalist to represent MSE in CoE Senior Design competition
  • Cristin Yavorsky (advisor: Christopher Li)
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
  • Aaron Sakulich (advisor: Michel Barsoum)
Outstanding Research Award
  • Jonathan Spanier
Outstanding Service Award
  • Richard Knight
Outstanding Staff Award
  • Andrew Marx
Outstanding Teaching Award
  • Christopher Li
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
  • Kamal Shair (advisor: Surya Kalidindi)








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