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