Fellowship & Award Recipients
The MEES Program is proud to recognize the achievements of our students & alumni, and has the distinct honor of presenting the recipients of the MEES Memorial Awards and prestigious Graduate School (UMCP) fellowships listed below.
For previous award & fellowship recipients prior to 2020, click here.
For more information about each award or fellowship, please click here.
MEES MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
| Student | Year | Award | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | |||
| Jens Wira | 2023 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Allen Place |
| Matthew Stefanak | 2023 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Ryan Woodland |
| Joshua Akinola | 2023 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Paulinus Chigbu |
| Samarah Nehemiah | 2022 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Michael Wilberg |
| Aubrey Tingler | 2022 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Paul Leisnham |
| Tan Zou | 2022 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Xin Zhang |
| Brendan Campbell | 2021 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Matthew Gray |
| Mingli Zhao | 2021 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Eric Schott |
| Anna Windle | 2021 | Debbie Morrin-Nordlund Memorial Award | Dr. Greg Silsbe |
| Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | |||
| Carol Kim | 2023 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Sairah Malkin |
| Miranda Judd | 2023 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Allen Place |
| Paulina Huanca-Valenzuela | 2023 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Clara Fuchsman |
| Kohma Arai | 2022 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. David Secor |
| Claire Nemes | 2022 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Emily Cohen Dr. Matthew Fitzpatrick |
| Kelsey Abernathy | 2022 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Gerardo Vasta |
| Alterra Sanchez | 2021 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Michael Gonsior |
| Lan Xu | 2021 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Ten-Tsao Wong |
| Mingli Zhao | 2021 | Reid Evans Menzer Memorial Award | Dr. Eric Schott |
| MEES Graduate Program Fund Robert E. Menzer Foundation Fellowship Award (previously) |
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| Shuxian Wu | 2023 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Ten-Tsao Wong |
| Kaitlyn Wade | 2023 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Michael Wilberg |
| Stefanie Shenoy | 2022 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Jeremy Testa Dr. Lora Harris |
| Mingli Zhao | 2021 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Eric Schott Dr. Harold Schreier |
| Taylor Gedeon | 2020 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. L. Jen Shaffer |
| Shanelle Haughton | 2020 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Joseph Pitula |
| Kayle Krieg | 2020 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Paulinus Chigbu |
| Laura Wiltsee | 2020 | MEES Graduate Program Fund | Dr. Matthew Gray |
| Bill Huppert Endowed Student Award | |||
| Nina Santos | 2023 | Bill Huppert Endowed Student Award | Dr. Ryan Woodland |
| Nicole Holmes | 2022 | Bill Huppert Endowed Student Award | Dr. Kenneth Rose Dr. L. Jen Shaffer |
| Clint Waters Student Award | |||
| Isabel Sanchez-Viruet | 2023 | Clint Waters Scholarship | Dr. Jeremy Testa |
| Catherine Fitzgerald | 2022 | Clint Waters Scholarship | Dr. James Pierson Dr. Louis Plough |
| Iacopo Vona | 2022 | Clint Waters Scholarship | Dr. William Nardin |
| Alexandra McCarty | 2021 | Clint Waters Scholarship | Dr. Louis Plough |
College of mathematical & Natural Sciences (CMNS) awards
| Student | Year | Award | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Jonas | 2023 | Amit and Ruchi Mehta Graduate Research Award | Dr. Russell Hill |
UMCP Graduate school student fellowships & Awards
| Student | Year | Award | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagship Fellowship | |||
| Anne Baldino | 2023 | Flagship Fellowship | Dr. J. Sook Chung |
| Sarah Endyke | 2022 | Flagship Fellowship | Dr. David Nelson |
| Matthew Stefanak | 2021 | Flagship Fellowship | Dr. Ryan Woodland |
| Anne Wylie Dissertation Fellowship | |||
| Katelynn Lankowicz | 2022 | Anne Wylie Dissertation Fellowship | Dr. Hongsheng Bi |
| Christina Goethel | 2021 | Anne Wylie Dissertation Fellowship | Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier |
| Chelsea Wegner Koch | 2021 | Anne Wylie Dissertation Fellowship | Dr. Lee Cooper |
| Suzanne Spitzer | 2021 | Anne Wylie Dissertation Fellowship | Dr. William Dennison |
| Hadley Mcintosh | 2019 | Anne Wylie Dissertation Fellowship | Dr. Laura Lapham |
| Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant | |||
| Alexandra Fireman | 2020 | Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant | Dr. Ryan Woodland |
| Christina Goethel | 2019 | Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant | Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier |
| Dean's Fellowship | |||
| Katherine Stahl | 2021 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Andrew Baldwin |
| Barry Bowman | 2021 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Kenneth Rose |
| Tanja Crk | 2021 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Andrew Baldwin |
| Yanyu Wang | 2021 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Xin Zhang |
| Anna Davis | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Louis Plough |
| Juliet Nagel | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. David Nelson |
| Aubrey Tingler | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Paul Leisnham |
| Katherine Hornick | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Louis Plough |
| Yuren Chen | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Ming Li |
| Lauren Rodriguez | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Helen Bailey (Olde) |
| Tanja Crk | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Andrew Baldwin |
| Brendan Campbell | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Matthew Gray |
| Lucas DeGroote | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Emily Cohen |
| Taylor Gedeon | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. L. Jen Shaffer |
| Christina Goethel | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier |
| Miranda Judd | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Allen Place |
| Jens Wira | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Allen Place |
| Barry Bowman | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Kenneth Rose |
| Lauren Jonas | 2020 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Russell Hill |
| Christina Goethel | 2019 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Jacqueline Grebmeier |
| Juliet Nagel | 2019 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. David Nelson |
| Anna Davis | 2019 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Louis Plough |
| Nicole Barbour | 2019 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Helen Bailey (Olde) Dr. William Fagan |
| Katherine Hornick | 2019 | Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Louis Plough |
| Other College Park Graduate School Awards | |||
| Lauren Jonas | 2020 | Three Minute (3MT) Thesis Competition | Dr. Russell Hill |
| Nicole Barbour | 2021 | GS Summer Research Fellowship | Dr. Helen Bailey (Olde) Dr. William Fagan |
| Outstanding Graduate Student Assistant | |||
| Matthew Kusche | 2022 | Outstanding Graduate Student Assistant | Dr. Madan Kharel |
| Suzanne Spitzer | 2020 | Outstanding Graduate Student Assistant | Dr. William Dennison |
| External Grants & Fellowships | |||
| Nicole Ibrahim | 2022 | Ronald E. McNair Graduate Fellowship | Dr. David Nelson |
MEES COLLOQUIUM STUDENT AWARDS
| Student | Year | Award | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Reyes | 2021 | USM Graduate Fellowship | Dr. Paulinus Chigbu |
| MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award | |||
| Jens Wira | 2023 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 1st Place | Dr. Allen Place |
| Anne Baldino | 2023 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 2nd Place | Dr. J. Sook Chung |
| Abdulmajid Alrefaie | 2023 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 3rd Place | Dr. Yantao Li |
| Anna Hildebrand | 2022 | MEES Colloquim Student Poster Award - 1st Place | Dr. Lora Lapham |
| Jens Wira | 2022 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 2nd Place | Dr. Allen Place |
| Penzheng Yong | 2022 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 3rd Place | Dr. Shoajun Du |
| Isabel Sanchez-Viruet | 2021 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 1st Place | Dr. Lora Harris |
| Nidhi Satishkumar | 2021 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 2nd Place | Dr. Som Chaterjee |
| Jens Wira | 2021 | MEES Colloquium Student Poster Award - 3rd Place | Dr. Allen Place |
| 3 MT MEES Lightning Talk Award | |||
| Kayla Fairfield | 2023 | 3 MT MEES Lightning Talk - 1st Place | Dr. Eric Schott |
| Jens Wira | 2023 | 3 MT MEES Lightning Talk - 2nd Place | Dr. Allen Place |
| Michella Salvitti | 2023 | 3 MT MEES Lightning Talk - 3rd Place | Dr. Joseph Pitula |
| Anna Windle | 2022 | 3MT MEES Lightning Talk - 1st Place | Dr. Greg Silsbe |
| Miranda Judd | 2022 | 3MT MEES Lightning Talk - 2nd Place | Dr. Allen Place |
| Katherine Stahl | 2022 | 3MT MEES Lightning Talk - 3rd Place | Dr. Andrew Baldwin |
| Lan Xu | 2021 | 3MT MEES Poster Award- 3rd Place (tie) | Dr. Ten-Tsao Wong Dr. Yonathan Zohar (co-advisor) |
CMNS DEAN’s FELLOWSHIP
| Student | Year | Award | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Hornick | 2020 | CMNS Dean's Fellowship | Dr. Louis Plough |