College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Graduate research and teaching excellence awards announced

The Graduate College has recognized 14 engineering graduate students for their outstanding achievements in research and teaching through research and teaching excellence awards.

Graduate students are recognized each semester and summer session. Research excellence awards recognize the highest quality theses and dissertation work produced by graduate students. Teaching excellence awards recognize outstanding achievement in instruction. Each awardee receives a letter of commendation from Iowa State President Steven Leath, a certificate of achievement signed by Leath and Associate Provost and Graduate Dean Dave Holger, and an honor cord to be worn at graduation.

Awardees for teaching excellence:

Timothy Winkler, aerospace engineering

William Rowcliffe, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering

Timothy Morgan, mechanical engineering

Kristi Korkowski, mechanical engineering

Awardees for research excellence:

Sunil Arolla, Ph.D., aerospace engineering

Brian Kaplinger, Ph.D., aerospace engineering

Theodore Bechtum, masters, civil, construction, and environmental engineering

Christopher Koza, masters, civil, construction, and environmental engineering

Naga Durga Avirneni, Ph.D., computer engineering

Jinxu Ding, Ph.D., computer engineering

Shan Jin, Ph.D., industrial and manufacturing systems engineering

Pan Xu, Ph.D., industrial and manufacturing systems engineering

Liwen Wan, Ph.D., materials science engineering

Sudheer Tenneti, Ph.D., mechanical engineering

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