
Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners!
SCHOOL-WIDE OUTSTANDING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Mariam Sheyda Carson, Bioengineering, Sp20
Richa Ghosh, Chemical Engineering, Sp20
HARRY M. SHOWMAN PRIZE
Jimmy Erik Penaloza, BS, Mechanical Engineering, F19
Joshua Rosenberg Hooks, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, F19
CHANCELLOR’S SERVICE AWARD
Aadil Ali, BS, Computer Science, Su20
Keerthi Pradaa Balajee, BS, Electrical Engineering, Sp20
Sarah Kayleen Douglas, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sp20
Richa Ghosh, BS, Chemical Engineering, Sp2020
Adrien Yuva Hadj-Chaib, BS, Computer Science, Sp20
Claire Van Killian, BS, Civil Engineering, Sp20
Nicole Marie Kuntjoro, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
Kyle Robert Sample, BS, Civil Engineering, Sp20
Mitansh Rakesh Shah, BS, Computer Science, Sp20
Savannah Sealy-Anna Shumock, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
Alexander Soohoo, BS, Chemical Engineering, Sp20
Aaron Wissing, BS, Electrical Engineering, Sp20
RUSSELL R. O’NEILL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Sarah Kayleen Douglas, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sp20
STUDENT SPEAKER
Imani Chantal Elston, BS, Civil Engineering, Sp20
NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMER
Karin Sinavsky, UCLA Engineering Alumna, BS 2001, MS 2003
ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN STUDENT WELFARE
Sydney Paiton Austin, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sp20
Jonathan Benedict Balk, BS, Aerospace Engineering, Sp20
Mariam Sheyda Carson, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
Dehice Chavez-Camarillo , BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sp 20
Jessica “Jessii” Morgan Chun, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
Imani Chantal Elston, BS, Civil Engineering, Sp20
Elena Lucille Escalas, BS, Computer Science, Sp20
Lauren Jeanne Fromm, BS, Computer Science, Sp20
Alexis Marie Gehrke, BS, Computer Engineering, Sp20
Richa Ghosh, BS, Chemical Engineering, Sp20
Lucia Gonzalez, BS, Aerospace Engineering, F20
Alexander Phillip Graening, BS/MS, Electrical Engineering, Sp20
Austin Guo, BS, Computer Science, W20
Claire Van Killian, BS, Civil Engineering , Sp 20
Zachary Jordan Kum, BS, Electrical Engineering, Sp20
Nicole Marie Kuntjoro, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
LeeAnn Kai-Yin Li, PhD, Bioengineering, Sp20
Laura Elizabeth Madril, BS, Materials Engineering, F20
Kajal Maran, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
Josue Jared Castillo Martinez, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sp20
Srinivas Prasad Mysore Nagaraja, PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, W20
Dominic O’Hanlon Navarro, BS, Mechanical Engineering, Sp20
Salekh Parkhati, BS, Computer Science, Sp20
Natalia Ramirez, BS, Civil Engineering , Sp 20
Ryan Rio, BS, Aerospace Engineering, F20
Izabella Krystyna Samuel, BS, Bioengineering, Sp20
Mitansh Rakesh Shah,Computer Science, Sp20
Kevin Sung De-Ming Tan, BS, Computer Science, Sp20
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS AND HONORS
BIOENGINEERING
Joseph de Rutte, Su20, Outstanding PhD
Michael Chen, Sp20, Outstanding MS
Mariam Sheyda Carson, Sp20, Outstanding BS
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Muhammad Ali Gulzar, Su20, Outstanding PhD
Alexis Lei Wan Korb, Sp20, Outstanding MS
Aidan Davis Wolk, Sp20, Outstanding CS BS
Jeffrey Hsinping Xu, Sp20, Outstanding CSE BS
Recognition of Outstanding Research in CS
Young-kyu Choi, PhD, F19
Muhammad Ali Gulzar,PhD, Sp20
Saswat Padhi, PhD, Sp20
Tao Zhou, PhD, Su19
SCHOOLWIDE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING PROGRAM
Michael Wray, SU19, Distinguished Graduate Student Award
CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING
Zhe Wu, Sp20, Outstanding PhD
Yantao Xia, Sp20, Outstanding MS
Thanh H. Dang, Sp20, Outstanding BS
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Ahmed Fahad A Alzuhair, Su20, Outstanding CES PhD
Sidhant Tiwari, Su20, Outstanding PWE PhD
Han Yan, Su20, Outstanding SS PhD
Louis J.E. Delhez, Sp20, Outstanding CES MS
Yubin Cai, Sp20, Outstanding PWE MS
Debarnab Mitra, Sp20, Outstanding SS MS
Thomas Joseph Garcia, Sp20, Departmental Scholar
Andrew Joseph Wilhelm, Sp20, Outstanding BS
Michelle Ruomei Du, Sp20, Christina Huang Memorial Prize
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Farzaneh Shabani Samgh Abadi, SP20, Outstanding PhD
Kai Yang, Sp20, Outstanding MS
Lauren Nicole Posey, Sp20, Outstanding BS
Phoebe Young-In Lee, Sp23, Richard B. Nelson Memorial Scholarship
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Chungsuk Choi, Su20, Outstanding PhD
Koichi Tanaka, Su20, Outstanding PhD
Yuchen Zhang, F19, Outstanding MS
Matthew Alexander Chin, Sp20, Outstanding BS
Justin Alexander Wolfman, Sp20, Outstanding BS
MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Cesar Eduardo Huerta, F19, Outstanding AE PhD
Matthew Gerber, F19, Outstanding ME PhD
Joon Sang Kang, F19, Outstanding ME PhD
Luis Gonzalo Andrade, F19, Outstanding AE MS
John Franklin Bethea, F19, Outstanding ME MS
Louis Alexander Blaya, Sp20, Outstanding AE BS
Mia-Sara Shannon Reyes, Sp20, Outstanding AE BS
Jimmy Erik Penaloza, F19, Outstanding ME BS
Simon Beat Rufer, Sp20, Outstanding ME BS