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Institute Awards 2007-2008 Institute Awards 2007-2008 A special publication of the MIT News Office Institute Awards 2007-2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS ARCHITECTURE Anthropology 2 Marvin E. Goody Award—Given to an MIT graduate student William Everett Chamberlain Prize—For achievement in design Architecture 2 in any department at MIT who is expecting to complete his • Yuliya D. Bentcheva ’08, Norwood, Mass. Arts 6 or her master’s thesis at the end of the following term that explores the bond between good design and good build- Outstanding Undergraduate Prize—For academic and design Awards Convocation 7 ing, extends the horizons of existing building techniques and excellence Biology 3 materials, and fosters links between the academic world and • Megan F. Brown ’08, Concord, Mass. Brain and Cognitive Sciences 2 the building industry Center for International Studies 3 Tucker-Voss Award—For promise for the future in the general • Edmund Ming-Yip Kwong G, Unionville, Ontario, Canada Chemical Engineering 2 field of building construction Chemistry 4 Undergraduate Faculty Design Award—For achievement in • David James Quinn G, Dublin, Ireland Civil and Environmental design Engineering 3 • S. Gavin Ruedisueli ’08, Waterford, Va. Division of Student Life 4 Economics 8 BRAIN & COGNITIVE SCIENCES Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 10 Walle Nauta Award for Continuing Honorable Mention for Outstanding Walle J.H. Nauta Award for Outstand- Engineering Systems Division 5 Dedication to Teaching Academic Record ing Research in Brain and Cognitive Experimental Study Group 3 • Amy Perfors G, Montrose, Colo. • Sha-har Adomni ’09, Great Neck, N.Y. Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures 4 • Adina Fischer ’08, Misgave, Israel Angus MacDonald Award for Excel- • Alice Ainsworth ’09, Burke, Va. IDEAS Competition 5 lence in Undergradaute Teaching • Stephanie Brenman ’09, Newton, Mass. • Lizabeth Jordan ’08, Cypress, Texas Materials Science and Engineering 9 • Tharian Cherian ’09, Bedford, Mass. • Suejean Lim ’08, San Antonio, Texas Mathematics 8 • Ulf Knoblich G, Berlin, Germany • Abigail Clark ’09, Springfield, Va. • Michael Obilade ’08, Owensboro, Ky. Mechanical Engineering 11 • Michelle Machon G, Boston, Mass. MISTI 7 • Srinivas Turaga G, Chelmsford, Mass.; • Jacquelyn Gold ’09, Boca Raton, Fla. Hans-Lukas Teuber Award for Outstand- MIT Sloan School of Management 9 Secunderabad, India • Lauren Habenicht ’09, Denver, Colo. ing Academics—Outstanding Academic Achievement at MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering 9 • Paymon Hosseini G, Chicago, Ill. • Denise Ichino ’09, Emerson, N.J. Phi Beta Kappa 11 • James Mutch G, Vancouver, Canada • Gloria Lee ’09, Bayside, N.Y. • Zainab Azeez ’08, Chicago, Ill. Physics 10 • Li-Wei (Livia) King G, Albuquerque, • Christopher Moses ’09, Davie, Fla. • Adina Fischer ’08, Virginia Beach, Va. Public Service Center 8 N.M. • Navine Nasser-Ghodsi ’09, South • Irene Headen ’08, Raleigh, N.C. Quarter Century Club 12 • Christopher L. Baker G, Seattle, Wash. Hampton, Mass. • Kaitlin Kamrowski ’08, Garden City, School of Engineering 10 • Talia Konkle G, San Luis Obispo, Calif. • Kimberly Reinhold ’09, Hilo, Hawaii N.Y. Urban Studies and Planning 5 • Michael C. Frank G, New York, N.Y. • Matthew Serna ’09, Edinburg, Texas • Peter Lai ’08, Agoura Hills, Calif. • Nune Lemaire ’08, Fairbanks, Alaska BCS Award for Excellence in Under- • Irina Shklyar ’09, Sherman Oaks, Calif. graduate Teaching • Jordan Sorensen ’09, Guthrie Center, • Tao Liu ’08, Bedford, Mass. Iowa • Jamie Mehringer ’08, Cambridge, • Assistant Professor Aude Oliva, Cham- Mass. bery, France • Aditya Joshi ’10, Schenectady, N.Y. ANTHROPOLOGY • ManJae Kwon ’10, Seoul, South Korea • Narine Mousissian ’08, Oklahoma City, BCS Award for Excellence in Under- Okla. Levitan Prize in Honorable Mention for Outstand- graduate Advising • Caroline Rubin ’08, Frederick, Md. the Humanities—It ing Research—Recognition is given to • Associate Professor Pawan Sinha, New sophomores and juniors for exceptional • Mariam Shaikh ’08, Boston, Mass. supports innovative Delhi, India and creative scholar- research activities within the department • Tess Veuthy ’08, Washington, D.C. ship by faculty in the Louis Kampf Writing Prize in Women’s • Tharian Cherian ’09, Bedford, Mass. • Angeline Wang ’08, Beverly Hills, and Gender Studies—Includes a $300 School of Humani- • Danbee Kim ’09, Starkville, Miss. Calif. ties, Arts, and Social prize for the winner • Denise Ichino ’09, Emerson, N.J. • Rany Woo ’08, Fayette, N.C. Sciences • Caroline Rubin ’08, Brain and Cogni- • Ainsley Braun ’10, Rye, N.H. • Assistant Professor tive Science and Anthropology, Freder- Heather A. Paxson Heather ick, Md. • Isabel Chang ’10, Korea Paxson CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Merck Fellow—This award is made in C. Michael Mohr Outstanding Faculty Chemical Engineering Outstanding Special Service Awards GSCx—In recognition of scholastic excellence Award—To recognize excellence in Employee Award—Given to an employ- recognition of the year’s hard work to • Jennifer Yeh ’09, Northridge, Calif. teaching in undergraduate subjects ee in the department who has provided build and support our department’s • Professor of Chemical Engineering and exemplary service to the department community Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship—Estab- EECS Herbert H. Sawin and its students • Mahriah Alf G, Marshfield, Wis. lished to pay tribute to Senator Barry • Linda Mousseau, MIT staff, M. Goldwater and to foster and encour- • Undergraduate Officer Barry S. • Miles Barr G, Independence, Mo. Cambridge, Mass. age excellence in science, mathematics Johnston • Daniel Bonner G, Westborough, Mass. and engineering Edward W. Merrill Outstanding Teach- Chemical Engineering Individual • Tanguy Chau G, San Francisco, Calif. • Jennifer E. Yeh ’09, chemical engineer- ing Assistant Award Accomplishment—For her extraordinary • John DeRocher G, Chaska, Minn. hard work and dedication ing, Northridge, Calif. • For 10.490 during the Fall 2007 • Michael Johnson G, Fairfield, Ohio • Barbara Driscoll, MIT staff, Robert T. Haslam Cup—Awarded each term and 10.493 during IAP: Patrico • Ben Chien Pang Lin G, Taikoo Shing, Cambridge, Mass. year to a student who shows outstand- Ramirez Munoz G, Santiago, Chile Hong Kong ing professional promise in chemical • For 10.10 during the Fall 2007 term: Jit Special Service Awards—In recognition • Jordi Mata-Fink G, Ann Arbor, Mich. engineering Hin Tan G, Singapore of her year as president of the student • Nicholas Musolino G, Allentown, Pa. • Nina Mann ’08, Barrington, R.I. Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assis- chapter of the AIChE • Kevin Nagy G, Lawrenceville, Ga. tant Award • Amanda Lanza ’08, Melrose, Mass. Cunningham Scholarship—Given to a • Arvind Prabhakar G, Chennai, India female engineering student in her junior • Amanda Engler G, Woodbury, Minn. Rock Award—In recognition for hard • Joseph Scott G, Royal Oak, Mich. year to promote women in engineering • Salmaan Baxmusa G, Concord, Calif. work to building team spirit through our • Anita Shukla G, Wakefield, R.I. department’s IM sports • Jennifer Resvick ’09, Clinton, N.J. Outstanding Seminar Presentation • Kevin Solomon G, Mississauga, Canada • Kevin Krogman G, Crescent Springs, • Su Kyung Suh G, Pohang, South Korea Roger de Friez Hunneman Prize—The • Fall 2007: Melanie Chin G, Cary, N.C. Ky. • Mitchell Tai G, Rochester, N.Y. oldest prize in the department and is • Spring 2008: Daniel Klein-Marcuscha- made annually to a chemical engineer- mer G, Mexico City, Mexico Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award ing senior for 10.40 • Darren Verploegen ’08 • Professor Daniel Blankschtein Key to abbreviations Institute Awards 2007-2008 Aero-Astro Aeronautics and Astronautics EECS Electrical Engineering and Computer PRODUCTION BCS Brain and Cognitive Sciences Science Patrick Gillooly CEE Civil and Environmental Engineering ESD Engineering Systems Division CIS Center for International Studies HST Harvard/MIT Division of Health NOTE: MIT students, faculty and staff receive many awards granted by individual CSAIL Computer Science and Artificial Sciences and Technology departments or outside sources. This special section may not include all awards Intelligence Laboratory NSE Nuclear Science and Engineering given out this year, and those looking for more information on the different institute DUSP Department of Urban Studies and STS Program in Science, Technology and awards can contact the department directly and go to web.mit.edu/newsoffice. Planning Society The News Office thanks all the administrative and support staff who submitted EAPS Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary UROP Undergraduate Research awards information and assisted in the production and editing of this special section. Sciences Opportunities Program 2 JUNE 6, 2008 Institute Awards 2007-2008 CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING BIOLOGY PHOTOS / LAURA WULF LEFT: Graduate John L. Asinari Award—For student Jose outstanding UROP research in Alberto Ortega the field of life sciences accepts the • Andre’ Green ’08, Opelousas, Maseeh Award La. for excellence as a teaching John L. Asinari Award—For outstanding project lab research assistant from in the field of life sciences Professor Patrick Jaillet, • Alicia DeFrancesco ’08, Milton, department Mass. head. Susan Hockfield Prize in the Life Sciences—For a third-year MIT RIGHT: Civil undergraduate student in any engineering area of the life sciences who has graduate student demonstrated both exceptional Sanusi Dantata performance and promise for from Kano, graduate study and research Nigeria, accepts • Sunny Lou ’09, Wayland, Mass.
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