Winners of Awards 2007 - 2008 : By Academic Major
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Architecture
Rebecca Shore
Senior, Architecture/Business
(Germany)
Jared Friedman
Junior, Architecture
Wenying Wu
Alumna, BHA, Anthropology, Architecture Arts in Society
Colin U. Miller and Mary Hay Miller Charitable Trust for the Advancement of Education Fellowship
Art
John Pena
Masters, Fine Arts
(Colombia)
Ben Kinsley
MFA 2008, Design
NES Artist Residency (Iceland)
Ben Kinsley
MFA 2008, Design
(Iceland)
Eileen Maxson
Masters, Fine Arts
Jonathan Minard
Alumnus, BHA 2007, Art, Consciousness & Environment
(Mongolia)
Emily Prengaman
Junior, Art/Anthropology
William Schlough
Alumnus, BFA 2007
(Iceland)
Dawn Weleski
Senior, Art
Arts Management
Mary Sheridan
Masters, Arts Management
Bachelor of Humanities & Arts
Shannon Deep
Sophomore, Creative Writing/Directing
Claire Hoch
Senior, Artistic Perception, Representation, and Practice
Jonathan Minard
Alumnus, BHA 2007, Art, Consciousness & Environment
(Mongolia)
Wenying Wu
Alumna, BHA, Anthropology, Architecture Arts in Society
Colin U. Miller and Mary Hay Miller Charitable Trust for the Advancement of Education Fellowship
Emily Prengaman
Junior, Art/Anthropology
Biological Sciences
Pavitra Athakitkarnka
Sophomore, Biological Sciences
Katherine Chiapaikeo
Junior, Biological Sciences
Ken Hovis
Doctoral, Biological Sciences
Jonah Klein
Junior, Biological Sciences
Shu Ying Kwan
Doctoral, Biological Sciences
Bertrade Mbom
Senior, Biological Sciences
Andrea Poon
Junior, Biological Sciences
Rashi Venkataraman
Senior, Biological Sciences/Ethics, History, & Public Policy
(Indonesia)
David Whitney
Doctoral, Biological Sciences
Lauren Thorpe
Senior, Science & Humanities Scholars, Biological Sciences
(Honorable Mention)
Mariela Zeledon
Senior, Science & Humanities Scholars, Biological Sciences
Sam Kim
Sophomore, Science & Humanities Scholars, Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Sasha Bakhru
Doctoral, Biomedical Engineering
Melissa Bartel
Senior, Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Ruchi Desai
Junior, Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Merck Engineering & Technology Fellowship Program
Courtney Ondeck
Senior, Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Courtney Ondeck
Senior, Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Rebecca Snyder
Senior, Materials Science and Engineering, Biodmedical Engineering (Singapore)
Matthew Woodling
Junior, Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Merck Engineering & Technology Fellowship Program
Business Administration
Shane Blanton
Senior, Business Administration
Tiffany Kim
Sophomore, Business Administration
(China)
Byungwoo Ko
Freshman, Business Administration
Suzanna Mei
Freshman, Business Administration/Modern Languages
Suzanna Mei
Freshman, Business Administration/Modern Languages
(China)
Ian Pytlarz
Junior, Business Administration
Ian Pytlarz
Junior, Business Administration
(China)
Raymond Sekula
Masters, Business Administration
Brad Stroud
Sophomore, Business Administration/German
Melvin Udeh
Sophomore, Philosophy/Business Administration
Damian Valdes
Sophomore, Business Administration/Hispanic Studies
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Allison Baugham
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineerin/Engineering & Public Policy
Allison Baugham
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineerin/Engineering & Public Policy
Sabrina Porter
Sophomore, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy
Stephanie Seki
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Stephanie Seki
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering
American Bridge Leadership Award
Daisy Wang
Freshman, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Saurabh Puri
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Seungbum Kim
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring Best Student Paper Award 2007
Paulina Jaramillo
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
International Society for Industrial Ecology Best Student Paper 2007 - 3rd Place
Shahzeen Attari
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ines Margarida Lima de Avezedo
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Benjamin Flath
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Constantine Samaras
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Michael Pepe-Mooney
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
(Honorable Mention)
Tanya Spellman
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ricardo Taborda
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Leonardo Ramirez
Graduate, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Stephanie Seki
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Allison Reiko Baugham
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Daniel Schoenfelde
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Melissa Bartel
Senior, Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Ruchi Desai
Junior, Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Merck Engineering & Technology Fellowship Program
Carmeline Dsilva
Sophomore, Chemical Engineering
(Honorable Mention)
Christopher Wirth
Doctoral, Chemical Engineering
Matthew Woodling
Junior, Chemical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Chemistry
Andrew DeYoung
Sophomore, Chemistry
George Diabes
Senior, Chemistry/Hispanic Studies
Jane Herriman
Freshman, Chemistry
Ashley Kilp
Sophomore, Chemistry
Rhiannon Dominique Low
Sophomore, Chemistry/Materials Science & Engineering
Nathaniel Shank
Doctoral, Chemistry
Silvia Bezer
Doctoral, Chemistry
Colin U. Miller and Mary Hay Miller Charitable Trust for the Advancement of Education Fellowship
Cognitive Science
Joseph Michael Arizpe
Senior, Cognitive Science
Danielle Millett
Junior, Computer Science/Cognitive Science
Computer Science
Arbob Ahmad
Senior, Computer Science/Mathematical Sciences
Henry DeYoung
Senior, Computer Science
Lawrence Jesper
Sophomore, Computer Science
Ariel Levavi
Mathematical Sciences/Computer Science
Brendan Meeder
Doctoral, Computer Science
Danielle Millett
Junior, Computer Science/Cognitive Science
Aaron Roth
Doctoral, Computer Science
Geeta Shroff
Senior, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Geeta Shroff
Senior, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Harkirat Singh
Sophomore, Computer Science
Jennifer Denise Tam
Doctoral, Computer Science
James Tolbert II
Doctoral, Computer Science
Creative Writing
Katherine James
Sophomore, Creative Writing/Japanese
(Japan)
Katherine James
Sophomore, Creative Writing/Japanese
Katherine James
Sophomore, Creative Writing/Japanese
(Japan)
Sally Mao
Junior, Professional Writing/Creative Writing
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Residency
Sally Mao
Junior, Professional Writing/Creative Writing
(Netherlands)
Shannon Deep
Sophomore, Creative Writing/Directing
Claire Morgenstern
Junior, Professional Writing/Creative Writing
Design
Peter Bird
Graduate, Design
Christopher Cien
Sophomore, Industrial Design
Matthew D. Forrest, Jr.
Graduate, Design
Beverly Hsu
Junior, Communication Design
Li-Yen Huang
Junior, Communication Design
Ash Huang
Junior, Communication Design
Annie Jacobson
Sophomore, Communication Design
Stephen Lim
Junior, Industrial Design
Sabrina Majeed
Sophomore, Communication Design
Lucas Martin
Freshman, Design
Eamae Mirkin
Junior, Industrial Design
Jimi Okelana
BFA 2007, Industrial Design
Caitlin Osbahr
Senior, Communication Design
Jung Yeun Paek
Junior, Communication Design
Phil Robinson
Masters, Design
Matthew Siegel
Senior, Communication Design
Imran Sobh
Graduate, Design
Reina Takahashi
Senior, Communication Design
Joannie Wu
Senior, Communication Design
Drama
Shannon Deep
Sophomore, Creative Writing/Directing
Claire Herdeman
Freshman, Economics
Luke Johnson
Sophomore, Economics
Angel Wang
Junior, Economics/Statistics
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Matthew Chabalko
Doctoral, Elecrical & Computer Engineering
Will Constable
Junior, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Amal El-Ghazaly
Freshman, Elecrical & Computer Engineering/French & Francophone Studies
Amal El-Ghazaly
Freshman, Elecrical & Computer Engineering
Aaron Hoy
Senior, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Boris Lipchin
Junior, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Aditi Pendharkar
Doctoral, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Aanchal Raj
Freshman, Elecrical & Computer Engineering
Geeta Shroff
Senior, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Geeta Shroff
Senior, Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engineering
Engineering & Public Policy
Allison Baugham
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy
Allison Baugham
Senior, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy
John Bistline
Senior, Mechanical Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy
John Bistline
Senior, Mechanical Engineering/ Engineering & Public Policy
(Honorable Mention)
Sabrina Porter
Sophomore, Civil & Environmental Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy
Catherine Ricke
Doctoral, Engineering & Public Policy
Katherine Ricke
Doctoral, Engineering & Public Policy
Vanessa Schweizer
Doctoral, Engineering & Public Policy
Mary Ashe
Senior, Civil Engineering
English
Christopher Franzi
Sophomore, English/Philosophy
Christopher Franzi
Sophomore, English/Philosophy
(England)
Amanda Wilczynski
Sophomore, English/Professional Writing
Entertainment Technology
Lisa Brown
Masters, Entertainment Technology
Ethics, History, & Public Policy
Rashi Venkataraman
Senior, Biological Sciences/Ethics, History, & Public Policy
(Indonesia)
H&SS Interdisciplinary
Kristen Kogachi
Junior, History/H&SS Interdisciplinary
Farah Zamen
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences/H&SS Interdisciplinary
History
Nicholas Cole
Junior, Anthropology/History
(Italy)
Kristen Kogachi
Senior, Anthropology/History, International Relations
Chlotilde Lucille Connor-Taylor
Senior, Social Cultural History
Emily Prengaman
Junior, Art/Anthropology
Annika Rosenvinge
Junior, Social & Cultural History/Professional Writing
(Morocco)
Human-Computer Interaction
Amy Hurst
Doctoral, Human-Computer Interaction
Aubry Schick
Doctoral, Human-Computer Interaction
Ruth Wylie
Doctoral, Human-Computer Interaction
Information Systems
Brianna Albert
Freshman, Information Systems
Thomas Flavin
Sophomore, Information Systems
Raymond Fung
Sophomore, Information Systems
Ryan Handerhan
Sophomore, Information Systems
Patricia Askwith-Kenner Scholarship
Minsoo Kim
Sophomore, Information Systems
Edward MacFowland, III
Junior, Information Systems
Daniel Schultz
Junior, Information Systems
Caroline Song
Freshman, Information Systems
Martha B. Pickering Scholarship for Summer Study in Asia
Information System Management
Hyun Jong Kim
Masters, Information System Management
Language Technology
Kriti Puniyani
Doctoral, Language Technology
Mathematical Sciences
Arbob Ahmad
Senior, Computer Science/Mathematical Sciences
Ariel Levavi
Mathematical Sciences/Computer Science
Machine Learning
Duen Chau
Doctoral, Machine Learning
Jason Ernst
Doctoral, Machine Learning
Steven Hanneke
Doctoral, Machine Learning
Jingrui He
Doctoral, Machine Learning
Mary McGlohon
Doctoral, Machine Learning
Materials Science & Engineering
Rhia Low
Sophomore, Chemistry/Materials Science & Engineering
Courtney Ondeck
Senior, Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Courtney Ondeck
Senior, Materials Science & Engineering/Biomedical Engineering
Rebecca Snyder
Senior, Materials Science and Engineering, Biodmedical Engineering (Singapore)
Ariel Virshup
Doctoral, Materials Science & Engineering
Nicholas Jones
Doctoral, Materials Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
John Bistline
Senior, Mechanical Engineering/Engineering & Public Policy
John Bistline
Senior, Mechanical Engineering/ Engineering & Public Policy
(Honorable Mention)
Chao-Min Cheng
Doctoral, Mechanical Engineering
Anne Lewis
Senior, Mechanical Engineering
(Honorable Mention)
Sixiao Joy Liu
Junior, Mechanical Engineering
Ngoc Nguyen
Masters, Mechanical Engineering
Robert Steward
Doctoral, Mechanical Engineering
Elizabeth Stortstrom
Junior, Mechanical Engingeering
Brian Sylcott
Doctoral, Mechanical Engineering
Nadir Sidi
Junior, Mechanical Engineering
Gregory Valvik
Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
Modern Languages
Natalie Katherine Boatner
Junior, Modern Languages
Sara Bobo
Junior, German/International Relations
Caitlin Corrigan
Senior, Political Science/International Relations/German
Caitlin Corrigan
Senior, Political Science/International Relations/German
George Diabes
Senior, Chemistry/Hispanic Studies
Amal El-Ghazaly
Freshman, Elecrical & Computer Engineering/French & Francophone Studies
Joanna Hartzmark
Sophomore, Chinese/Social & Decision Sciences
(China)
Katherine James
Sophomore, Japanese/Creative Writing
(Japan)
Katherine James
Sophomore, Japanese/Creative Writing
Katherine James
Sophomore, Japanese/Creative Writing
(Japan)
Lillian Kwok
Freshman, Chinese
Suzanna Mei
Freshman, Business Administration/Modern Languages
(China)
Suzanna Mei
Freshman, Business Administration/Modern Languages
Jihea Park
Freshman, Japanese/Chinese
Brad Stroud
Sophomore, Business Administration/German
Damian Valdes
Sophomore, Business Administration/Hispanic Studies
Vanessa VanSickle
Senior, Music Performance (Bassoon)/ German
Music
Ryan Brock
Sophomore, Vocal Performance
Bo Mi Jang
Masters, Music Composition
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Residency
Shawn Mlynek
Junior, Vocal Performance
Vanessa VanSickle
Senior, Music Performance (Bassoon)/ German
Scott Wasserman
Sophomore, Music Composition
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Residency
Crystal Williams
Senior, Vocal Performance
VA/NC Region
Philosophy
Christopher Franzi
Sophomore, English/Philosophy
Christopher Franzi
Sophomore, English/Philosophy
(England)
Behesht Heidary
Junior, Philosophy
Andrea Solomon
Sophomore, Philosophy
Andrea Solomon
Sophomore, Philosophy
Melvin Udeh
Sophomore, Philosophy/Business Administration
Physics
Jonathan Stahlman
Senior, Physics
(Honorable Mention)
Anja Weyant
Senior, Physics
(Honorable Mention)
Political Science
Zenobia Bell
Junior, Political Science
(South Africa)
Caitlin Corrigan
Senior, Political Science/International Relations/German
Caitlin Corrigan
Senior, Political Science/International Relations/German
Professional Writing
Julie Brown
Senior, Professional Writing
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Residency
Rachael Clemmons
Junior, Professional Writing
(Argentina)
Alexa Huth
Junior, Professional Writing
(England)
Sally Mao
Junior, Professional Writing/Creative Writing
(Netherlands)
Claire Morgenstern
Junior, Professional Writing/Creative Writing
Maja Orsic
Sophomore, Professional Writing
Annika Rosenvinge
Junior, Social & Cultural History/Professional Writing
(Morocco)
Amanda Wilczynski
Sophomore, English/Professional Writing
Psychology
Jessica Cicchino
Doctoral, Psychology
Samantha Creighan
Junior, Psychology
Saskia Op den Bosch
Freshman, Psychology
Anita Shih
Junior, Psychology
Public Policy & Management
David Berger
Masters, Public Policy & Management
Melissa Lawrie
Masters, Public Policy & Management
LaFever Scholarship
Zoila Moriera
Masters, Public Policy & Management
Ambrose Sayles
Masters, Public Policy & Management
Robotics
Brian Becker
Doctoral, Robotics
Brian Becker
Doctoral, Robotics
Eric Blood
Sophomore, Robotics
Salvatore Dominick Desiano
Doctoral, Robotics
Michael Dille
Doctoral, Robotics
Rachel Gockley
Doctoral, Robotics
Eakta Jain
Doctoral, Robotics
Prasanna Velagapudi
Doctoral, Robotics
Science & Humanities Scholars
Sam Kim
Sophomore, Science & Humanities Scholars, Biological Sciences
Lauren Thorpe
Senior, Science & Humanities Scholars, Biological Sciences
(Honorable Mention)
Mariela Zeledon
Senior, Science & Humanities Scholars, Biological Sciences
Lindsay Zepel
Freshman, Science & Humanities Scholars
(England)
Social & Decision Sciences
Rotimi Abimbola
Sophomore, Social & Decision Sciences
Katie Bergman-Bock
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences
Rose Goff
Sophomore, Social & Decision Sciences
James Harrell
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences
James Harrell
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences
James Harrell
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences
(Spain)
James Harrell
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences
James Harrell
Junior, Policy & Management
Joanna Hartzmark
Sophomore, Social & Decision Sciences
(China)
Daniel LaVallee
Sophomore, Social & Decision Sciences
Jae Jin Lee
Sophomore, Social & Decision Sciences
Romel Mostafa
Doctoral, Social & Decision Sciences
Georgianne Papacostas
Junior, Social & Decision Sciences
Jessica Wille
Sophomore, Social & Decision Sciences
Software Engineering
Uma Menon
Masters, Software Engineering
Uma Menon
Masters, Software Engineering
Rikuo Kittaka
Masters, Software Engineering
Sony & Sony Ericsson - Japan
Kenichi Nakao
Masters, Software Engineering
Sony & Sony Ericsson - Japan
Ciera Jaspan
Doctoral, Software Engineering
Statistics
Kidong Kim
Sophomore, Statistics
Angel Wang
Junior, Economics/Statistics