Engineering Prizes Winners 2002!
second row, left to right:
Vito Santoro,  Alan Ghelberg, Jeffrey Wilbur, Jasmina Hasanhodzic, Dean Paul Fleury, Irfan Siddiqi, Brenden McEneany, Robert Jahn, Jonathan Malkin

front row, left to right:
Ka Lai Yee, An Phuoc Doan, Tomer Posner, Molly Silfen, Regina Sieber

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING PRIZE WINNERS

Graduate Prize Winners

 

The Harding Bliss Prize, a silver bowl and a check to

--Irfan Siddiqi, Applied Physics.

 

The Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize,

a certificate and a check to

--Vito Santoro, Mechanical Engineering.

 

 

Undergraduate Prize Winners

 

The Henry Prentiss Becton Undergraduate Prize, a silver bowl, a certificate, and a check to

--Jasmina Hasanhodzic, Electrical Engineering.

 

The Edward O. Lanphier Memorial Prize, a certificate and a check to

--An Phuoc Doan, Electrical Engineering, and to

--Alan Ghelberg, Electrical Engineering.

 

The Donald Warren McCrosky Memorial Prize, a certificate and a check to

--Molly Silfen, Mechanical Engineerng.

 

The Charles A. Walker Prize, a certificate and a check to

--Ka Lai Yee, Chemical Engineering.

 

The Harry A. Curtis Prize, a certificate and a check to

--Jeffrey Wilbur, Chemical Engineering.

 

The Department of Chemical Engineering Junior Prize, a certificate and a check to

--Mark Marion (Engineering Prize Winners who are Juniors are not in the picture).

 

The Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize, a certificate and a check to

--Jonathan Malkin, Electrical Engineering.

 

The Belle and Carl Morse Junior Prize in Engineering Applied Science, a certificate and a check to

--You Jung Byon, Chemical Engineering, and to

--Aryesh Mukherjee, Electrical Engineering
(Engineering Prize Winners who are Juniors are not in the picture).

 

The Department of Applied Physics Prize, a certificate and a check to

--Robert Jahn.

 

The D. Allan Bromley Prize in Biomedical Engineering, a certificate and a check to

--Tomer Posner.

 

The D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering, a certificate and a check to

--Brenden McEneany and to

--Regina Sieber.

Citations

Graduate Prizes

The Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize is awarded each year to the Ph.D. recipient who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in research. This year’s Becton Graduate Prize recipient is Vito Santoro.

Vito Santoro's research bridged the gap between the classical problem of individual droplet burning and practical combustion, research he pursued with unprecedented enthusiasm and focus. His research produced six papers presented at international conferences. For demonstrating exceptional achievement in research, the Faculty of Engineering awards Vito Santoro the Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize. 

 

The Harding Bliss Prize for Excellence in Engineering and Applied Science is awarded each year to our Ph.D. graduate who has done most to further the intellectual life of the department. This year’s Bliss Prize recipient is Irfan Siddiqi.

Irfan Siddiqi had a major impact on his fellow graduate students by nurturing them in the experimental use of the Becton Microelectronics Facility.  He has also been an extraordinary Teaching Fellow in courses for students ranging from non-science majors to graduate students in Applied Physics. For his contributions to the intellectual life at Yale, the Faculty of Engineering awards Irfan Siddiqi the  Harding Bliss Prize for Excellence in Engineering and Applied Science.

 

Senior Prizes

The Henry Prentiss Becton Undergraduate Prize is awarded to a senior in engineering for outstanding student performance.

Our top engineering undergraduate prize is awarded to Jasmina Hasanhodzic for her truly outstanding accomplishments. A native of Tuzla, in Bosnia, she has achieved a perfect record in her math and science courses in accomplishing a double major in Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi and has also received the Yale Science and Engineering Association, YSEA, High Scholarship Award. Jasmina received graduate fellowship offers from  Princeton, Berkeley, Cal Tech, and has decided to accept the MIT Presidential Fellowship in Electrical Engineering. Jasmina also has shown a commitment to public service, having tutored Navajo children in math and counseled orphans from the former Yugoslavia. To acknowledge this extraordinary depth and breadth of performance, the Faculty of Engineering is proud to award The Henry Prentiss Becton Undergraduate Prize to Jasmina Hasanhodzic.

The Edward O. Lanphier Memorial Prize is awarded to a Senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment in fields related to electricity and its applications and who has demonstrated initiative in the field of research. This year we have two recipients of this prize, An Phuoc Doan and Alan Ghelberg

An Phuoc Doan has proved herself to be an excellent researcher in microelectronic devices. Capping an exemplary academic record at Yale, An has combined strong scholarship, a high level of technical competence, and strong interpersonal skills with well-developed communication abilities to perform a series of experiments that explored the fundamental understanding of material science issues and how they relate to complex semiconductor device operation. For these accomplishments, the Faculty of Engineering awards The Lanphier Prize to An Phuoc Doan.

The Electrical Engineering faculty has cited Alan Ghelberg for exemplary scholarship, personal motivation and persistence, strong analytical and problem solving skills, along with a rare combination of intelligence and intellectual maturity. An Electrical Engineer double majoring in Economics, Alan has also volunteered his time to assist a blind Computer Science major with his senior project to design an electronic travel aid. For his enriching the Electrical Engineering experience at Yale, the Faculty of Engineering awards The Lanphier Prize to Alan Ghelberg.

The Donald Warren McCrosky Memorial Prize is awarded to a Senior in Mechanical Engineering who, in the judgment of the faculty, is deserving of greatest distinction for scholarly achievement in fields related to mechanics and its applications. This year’s McCrosky Prize recipient is Molly Silfen.

The Engineering Faculty congratulates Molly Silfen on the highest academic achievement in the Mechanical Engineering class. Molly has distinguished herself beyond academics, including Team Lux and Yale’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Molly will apply her Yale Engineering expertise this summer in South Africa, where she will participate in a Habitat for Humanity home building project. For her rich accomplishments, we award Molly Silfen this year's Donald Warren McCrosky Memorial Prize.

 

The Charles A. Walker Prize is awarded to a Senior for outstanding scholarship in the field of chemical engineering. This year’s Walker Prize recipient is Ka Lai (Kelly) Yee.

The Engineering Faculty congratulates Kelly Yee on her outstanding academic achievement in the Chemical Engineering class. Her research on biological membrane mechanics impressed the faculty because of its unusual difficulty and the progress that she made. Kelly was accepted to all the biomedical graduate programs to which she applied, including University of California San Diego, and Berkeley, and she will be going to the University of Pennsylvania. For her accomplishments, the Faculty of Engineering awards Ka Lai Yee this year's Charles A. Walker Prize.

The Harry A. Curtis Prize in Chemical Engineering is awarded to a Senior who, in the judgment of the chemical engineering faculty, has contributed most to the academic life of his or her class. This year’s Curtis Prize recipient is Jeffrey Wilbur. 

The Chemical Engineering faculty considers JeffreyWilbur to be one of the top chemical engineering graduates, with one professor claiming him to be "among the very best students I have taught in the last three decades." Jeffrey took full advantage of a Yale engineering education by also developing his interests in astronomy and the classics. The Faculty of Engineering recognizes his achievements by awarding Jeffrey Wilbur this year's Harry A. Curtis Prize.

The Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize in Electrical Engineering is awarded to a Senior in Electrical Engineering who, in the judgment of the electrical engineering faculty, has most significantly contributed to the Engineering Community. This year’s Tuteur Prize recipient is Jonathan Malkin.

Jon Malkin has been the president of the Yale chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the national honorary engineering society. He has been an effective leader in coordinating activities that assisted engineering, such as contacting students admitted to Yale. For his example-setting enthusiasm and citizenship, the Faculty of Engineering awards this year's Franz Tuteur Prize to Jon Malkin. 

The Department of Applied Physics Prize  is awarded to a Senior in Applied Physics who, in the judgment of the Applied Physics faculty, has exhibited outstanding achievement, insight, and originality in independent research. This year’s Applied Physics Prize recipient is Robert Jahn.

The Applied Physics Faculty enthusiastically reported about the research on computer modeling of the microscopic behavior of superconducting nanowires. Robert Jahn extended a model previously developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to investigate power conversion efficiency and effects of noise. For his outstanding research accomplishments, the Faculty of Engineering awards this year's Department of Applied Physics Prize to Robert Jahn.

The D. Allan Bromley Prize in Biomedical Engineering is awarded to a senior who, in the judgment of the faculty, has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Biomedical Engineering. This year’s Biomedical Engineering Prize recipient is Tomer Posner.

The Biomedical Engineering faculty considers Tomer Posnerto be an extremely thoughtful and talented student, who has achieved a straight-A average, the best among the Biomedical Engineering seniors. His instructors constantly rank him as the best student in class. These acclamations come from his instructors in both academic courses and research projects. For these accomplishments, the Faculty of Engineering presents this year’s Biomedical Engineering Prize to Tomer Posner.

 

The D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering is awarded to a senior who, in the judgment of the faculty, has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Environmental Engineering. This year we have two co-recipients of this prize: Brenden McEneany and Regina Sieber

Brenden McEneany:
Environmental Engineering faculty characterizes your undergraduate studies at Yale as consistently demonstrating clarity of thought as well as a great depth of understanding and awareness. You are Yale's first environmental engineering graduate to receive the honor of  "Distinction in the Major," and you were recently selected for a highly competitive graduate program in Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Your broad spectrum of activities includes an internship in Washington, D.C., and summer research in Europe. The Faculty of Engineering is happy to acknowledge your achievements with the D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering.

Regina Sieber:
Environmental Engineering faculty lauds you for your academic achievements and numerous activities. Having earned a double major in Environmental Engineering and International Studies, you were recently selected as a Yale Silver Scholar and next year will enter a highly esteemed graduate program in the Yale School of Management. As a Yale undergraduate student, you also were key in designing and implementing a highly successful environmental education project for children (ages 7-14) living in high-poverty urban neighborhoods. The Faculty of Engineering is happy to acknowledge your accomplishments with the D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering.

Junior Prizes

The Belle and Carl Morse Junior Prize in Engineering and Applied Science  is awarded to an undergraduate in Engineering and Applied Science who has completed his/her Junior year and has demonstrated leadership to fellow students by outstanding scholarship and participation in extra curricular activities within the department. This year we have two recipients of this prize. Youjung Byon and Aryesh Mukherjee.

Youjung Byon, a Chemical Engineering major, has exhibited leadership in organizing Engineering students as president of the Yale chapter of the Yale Science and Engineering  Association; she is also a talented musician. For these accomplishments, the Faculty of Engineering awards the Morse Junior Prize to Youjung Byon.

Aryesh Mukherjee has a straight A average in Electrical Engineering and is the new president of the Yale Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society.  He has been a member of the Electrical Engineering Curriculum Committee and a contributor to the IEEE Yale student chapter. For these accomplishments, the Faculty of Engineering awards the Morse Junior Prize to Aryesh Mukherjee.

 

The Department of Chemical Engineering Junior Prize is awarded to a Junior for outstanding scholarship in the field of Chemical Engineering. This year’s prize recipient is Mark Marion.

Mark Marion is regarded by the Chemical Engineering faculty as an academic leader who participates actively in class, always coming up with the right answer to even to the most challenging questions. For his scholarly achievements, the Faculty of Engineering awards the Chemical Engineering Junior Prize to Mark Marion.