CBE Honors Day Awards, 2009
Awards for Research
GRADUATE RECIPIENT
Daniel Hallinan
Dr. Yossef Elabd, Advisor
For outstanding research in the area of “Multicomponent Transport in Polymer Electrolyte
Membranes”
UNDERGRADUATE RECIPIENT
Brian Merritt
Dr. Giuseppe R. Palmese, Advisor
For outstanding research in the area of “Thermosetting Polymer Gels”
Undergraduate Awards for Academic Achievement
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD EMPLOYEE EMERGENCY FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to undergraduate students enrolled in Chemical, Materials, or Environmental
Engineering in recognition of academic merit
RECIPIENT
Ishtiaque Ahmed
RICHARD A. GREENAWALT SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to a student in the College of Engineering
RECIPIENTS
Asha Banks
Adam Quinney
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to African-American students in the College of Engineering in recognition of
academic merit
RECIPIENT
Dawnette Dacosta
FRANCIS M. KUDO MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to undergraduate students in the College of Engineering who demonstrate academic
excellence
RECIPIENT
Samuel Bainbridge
CHARLES A. LINDEMANN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to students in the College of Engineering
RECIPIENT
Daniel Capone
WILLIAM F. MITCHELL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to a deserving student in the College of Engineering recognizing academic merit
RECIPIENT
Karen Rothschild
WILLIAM F. MITCHELL SUPERNOVA ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to a gifted student in the College of Engineering participating in the BS/PhD Program
RECIPIENTS
Cory Melick
Arianna Watters
HARRY E. MUCHNIC SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to upper-class students in the College of Engineering who are outstanding in their academic
performance, leadership and industry performance
RECIPIENTS
Brian Merritt
Ishai Padawer
GEORGE W. F. MYERS SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to undergraduate students in the College of Engineering in recognition of academic
merit
RECIPIENT
Dominic Ciccimaro
HARRY F. ORTLIP ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to a student in the College of Engineering in recognition of academic achievements
RECIPIENT
Ian Vaughan
LOUIS T. PARISE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to full-time students in the College of Engineering in recognition of academic merit
RECIPIENT
Ishai Padawer
JOHN D. RITTENHOUSE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to a sophomore, pre-junior or junior engineering student recognizing academic merit
RECIPIENT
Christina Amodei
ROHM AND HAAS MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to minority and under-represented students studying Chemical and Mechanical Engineering
RECIPIENTS
Asha Banks
Omasan Wyse
MILTON ROSENBERG SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to outstanding engineering students for academic achievement through their junior year
RECIPIENTS
Amanda Cech
Kevin Faras
Anthony Taglione
SOL AND MILDRED SCHULTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to undergraduate engineering students with academic merit
RECIPIENT
Hang Kuen Lau
SIDNEY AND RUTH SILVERMAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Financial support to first year engineering students who demonstrate academic excellence
RECIPIENT
Christina Deetscreek
WILLIAM J. UTZY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to students in the College of Engineering to recognize academic merit
RECIPIENTS
Suzanne O'Donnell
Karen Rothschild
Graduate Awards for Academic Achievement
DEAN'S FELLOWSHIP
Awarded to doctoral students who show excellent promise in their chosen field of expertise
RECIPIENTS
Kevin Andrews
Donald Campbell
Lauren Conova
Eric Davis
Blake Johnson
Alyssa Wiley
GAANN FELLOWSHIP
Funded by the Department of Education, this program provides financial support to graduate students
of superior ability
RECIPIENTS
Julianne Holloway
Francis Michael Marks
GEORGE HILL, JR. ENDOWED FELLOWSHIP
Awarded to qualified candidates for the PhD program in an interdisciplinary program or research area
in the College of Engineering. Recipients shall have demonstrated excellence in their undergraduate
and graduate careers and the potential to achieve academic excellence at the PhD level.
RECIPIENT
Ranjita Bose
KOERNER FAMILY AWARD FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Awarded to a graduate student in the College of Engineering for academic merit
RECIPIENT
Michael Walters
NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Awarded from a highly competitive pool of graduate students from U.S. Universities to fund a student
working towards his/her research-based masters or doctoral degree
RECIPIENT
Amy Peterson
NSF INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM (IGERT) FELLOWSHIPS
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, these fellowships are available to PhD students
completing a degree in the field of nanotechnology
RECIPIENT
Rachel Rosenberg
CBE Awards for Academic Achievement
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Awarded to a senior who demonstrated significant academic achievement
RECIPIENT
Ishai Padawer
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS AWARD DELAWARE VALLEY SECTION
Awarded to a member of the senior, junior and pre-junior class who demonstrated leadership and high
performance in chemical engineering courses
RECIPIENTS
Matthew Kisielius
My-Anh Tran
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Awarded to a deserving Chemical Engineering student who has the highest grade point average after
pre-junior year
RECIPIENT
Brian Merritt
BETZ LABORATORIES, INC. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to undergraduate Chemical Engineering students in recognition of academic
excellence
RECIPIENT
Hang Kuen Lau
WILLIAM A. CASEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to Chemical Engineering students in recognition of academic merit
RECIPIENTS
Kevin Andrews
Eric Davis
Blake Johnson
Soodabeh Sarafrazi
Alyssa Wiley
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AWARD
Awarded to a Chemical Engineering student for academic excellence
RECIPIENT
Emily Martorano
MOLLYE AND MITCHELL GLICK SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to a graduate student in Chemical Engineering for support of research and other graduate
work
RECIPIENT
Siamek Nejati
DR. WILLIAM H. GRIMDITCH SCHOLARSHIP
Financial support to students majoring in Chemical or Electrical Engineering in recognition of
academic merit
RECIPIENTS
Christina Amodei
Lisa Leone
ELIHU D. GROSSMANN AWARD
Awarded to a senior chemical engineering student in recognition of excellence in senior design
RECIPIENT
Ishai Padawer
HESS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Awarded to juniors in Chemical Engineering who have demonstrated outstanding scholastic or applied
research talent
RECIPIENTS
Andrew Blahut
Nathan Britton
Paul Henderson
JOHN C. HINOJOSA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Awarded to a student majoring in Chemical Engineering recognizing demonstrated academic
performance and leadership in the classroom
RECIPIENT
Brian Merritt
BOB NIBLOCK PRIZE
Awarded each year to a deserving student in the College of Engineering who demonstrates excellence
in the study and true understanding of Chemical Engineering
RECIPIENT
Kevin Goldhahn
PROF. JOHN A. TALLMADGE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Established by John A. Tallmadge Jr. Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering to a junior in
Chemical Engineering recognizing academic contributions and involvement in AICHE
RECIPIENT
Chern-Hooi Lim