College of Engineering honors fall 2024 outstanding students and teaching assistants
Engineering faculty ended the semester on a high note, nominating 11 undergraduate seniors, six graduate seniors and six teaching assistants for awards that recognized their efforts to go above and beyond in their studies and research. The nominations were followed by a luncheon hosted at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center on Nov. 19.
Each student who was honored received a framed award and a university gift bag to commemorate their academic career. Nominating professors made short speeches.
“Many of you will move into careers and find technical success, but I bet many of you will also move up to become leaders, managers, CEOs and presidents. And that is what engineering is all about – teaching you to think, analyze and solve problems,” David W. Hahn, the Craig M. Berge Dean of the college, told the students.
Outstanding seniors
Aerospace engineering: Samantha Stevens
Biosystems engineering: Jaycee Miller
Civil engineering: Matthew Huelle
Electrical and computer engineering: Jack Weeks
Engineering management: Amy Nikaido
“Amy is an amazing young woman. I have watched her blossom and bloom into this fantastic leader. She takes control of her team and makes sure that everybody is on track, I know that she's going to have a fabulous career.” - Sharon ONeal, software engineering founding faculty member and professor of practice
Industrial engineering: Michaelyn Blair
Materials science and engineering: Samuel Andrews
Mechanical engineering: Savannah Shah
Mining and geological engineering: Shayne Zadro
Software engineering: Hannah Klecan
Systems engineering: David Alejandro Brito Coronado
Fall 2024 outstanding seniors
Sharon ONeal, Amy Nikaido, and David W. Hahn
Samuel Peffers, David Alejandro Brito Coronado, and David W. Hahn
David W. Hahn, Hannah Klecan, and Sharon ONeal
David W. Hahn, Jack Weeks, and Hal Tharp
David W. Hahn and Jaycee Miller
David W. Hahn, Samantha Stevens, and Christoph Hadex
Savannah Shah and Doug May
Victor Tenorio and Shayne Zadro
Outstanding graduates
Aerospace engineering: Michelle Bailey
“It has been a pleasure to work with Michelle. She's so cooperative, smart and a good writer. She spent about six months at NASA’s Langley Research Center with the National Institute of Aerospace.” - Edward Kerschen, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering
Biomedical engineering: Thomas Larsen
Chemical engineering: Patrick Lohr
Civil engineering: Camilo Salcedo
Environmental engineering: Luke Presson
Systems engineering: Joanna Joseph
Fall 2024 outstanding graduate students
Dominic Boccelli congratulates outstanding graduate senior Camilo Salcedo.
Dominic Boccelli, Camilo Salcedo, and David W. Hahn
Andrea Achilli, Luke Presson, and David W. Hahn
David W. Hahn, Michelle Bailey, and Edward Kerschen
Adam Printz, Patrick Lohr, and David W. Hahn
Srinivasan Vedantham, Thomas Larsen, and David W. Hahn
Outstanding teaching assistants
Aerospace engineering: Adam Nekolny
Biomedical engineering: Shashank Yadav
Chemical engineering: Francisco Martinez
Electrical and computer engineering: Yu-Zheng Lin
Environmental engineering: Hercilio Zimila
Software engineering: Sujan Ghimire
“Back home in Nepal, Sujan was working on software for medical applications and health care. Now, he's working on hardware to make the next generation of medical devices secure and we are very proud of him. He's been a leader, mentoring all the undergraduates and the master's students in my lab.” - Soheil Salehi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
Fall 2024 outstanding teaching assistants
Soheil Salehi congratulations outstanding teaching assistant Yu-Zheng Lin.
Adam Nekolny and David W. Hahn
Adam Printz, Francisco Martinez, and David W Hahn
Andrea Achilli, Hercilio Zimila, and David W. Hahn
Vignesh Subbian, Shashank Yadav, and David W. Hahn
Soheil Salehi, Sujan Ghimire, and David W. Hahn
Soheil Salehi, Yu-Zheng Lin, and David W. Hahn