Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the school have been honored for academic success, teaching and advising prowess, research excellence, community-building, and career contributions.

Faculty Awards and Honors

Student Awards and Honors

  • Top 10 Best Student Papers Award, TECHCON 2025

    • Chandrashekhar Savant

  • Best Lightning Talks, 2025 SUPREME Annual Review

    • Akhansha Arvind
    • Chuan Chang
    • Mareum Khan

  • Recognized during 2025 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, ACS National Meeting

    • Ph.D. student, Chenyun Yuan

  • Distinguished Poster Award at Chirality 2025

    • Hongjin Du

  • Best Student Presentation Award- GOX 2025

    • Cameron Gorsak

  • Kavali Ph.D. Award

    • Yifei Sun

  • Best Oral Presentation Award, 103th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Symposium

    • Tianze Li, 2nd year Ph.D.

  • Dr. Med. Guenther Ast Award

    Our most recent award recognizes sustained excellence in technical course work. Given in honor of emeritus professor Dieter Ast’s brother.

    • Kelly Mao
    • David Wang

  • James L. Gregg Award

    This award was established in memory of Professor James L. Gregg. This prize is presented to an “outstanding junior” as determined by the GPA and involvement in academic programs. The James L. Gregg Prize is funded in part by the James L. Gregg Prize fund, which was donated by Mrs. Doris Meigs.

    • Alexis Sherman

  • MSE Undergraduate Research Award

    This award recognizes sustained excellence in undergraduate research.

    • Anika Jonelagadda

  • MSE Undergraduate Leadership Award

    This award recognizes sustained excellence in leadership within the Materials Science community.

    • Laura Orland