2025 GSAW Awardees - University Graduate School

Arts and Humanities

1st Place: Tatiana Nunez & June Bravo – English MA

2nd Place: Maria Ruiz – English MA

3rd Place: Lydia K. Mallah – Teaching & Learning PhD

Health and Life Sciences

1st Place: Niloufar Khakpour – Biomedical Engineering PhD

2nd Place: Stephanie L. Scott – Social Welfare PhD

3rd Place: Inge Claassen – Biomedical Sciences PhD

Physical Sciences & Engineering

1st Place: Varad Agarwal – Materials Science & Engineering MS

2nd Place: Md Akib Zabed Khan – Computer Science PhD

3rd Place: Badhan Chandra Das – Computer Science PhD

Social and Behavioral Sciences

1st Place: Eduardo Mendoza Montoya – International Crime & Justice PhD

2nd Place: Ana Paula Fabian Freire – Teaching & Learning PhD

3rd Place: Troy Teresak – International Crime & Justice PhD

Students

Graduate Student Engagement: LuLu Victoria-Lacy, Earth & Environment – PhD

Outstanding Paper or Manuscript (STEM): Badhan Chandra Das, Computer Science – PhD

Outstanding Paper or Manuscript (non-STEM): Da Yeon Her, Global Leadership & Management – PhD

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant: S M Sajjad Hossain Rafin, Electrical & Computer Engineering – PhD

Graduate Student Outstanding Creative Project: Melany Gutierrez-Hernandez, Electrical & Computer Engineering – PhD

Faculty

Mentorship of Graduate Students: Dr. Ryan Pontier, Teaching & Learning

Mentorship of Graduate Students: Dr. Matthew DeGennaro, Biological Sciences

Outstanding Graduate Program Director: Dr. Christopher Dares, Chemistry

Outstanding Graduate Program Director: Dr. Susannah Ali, Public Administration

UGS Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Florentin Maurrasse, Earth & Environment

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