Six AAE graduate students were recognized by the College of Engineering as students who excel in teaching, service and research.

The College typically honors recipients of its Engineering Graduate Program Awards in April at a luncheon, but that event was shifted to virtual this spring due to COVID-19.

Magoon Awards

Divya Bhargava, Suman Chakraborty, Zihao Liang and Hima Patel were selected to receive the Magoon Award, given to outstanding teaching assistants and instructors. It's the third consecutive year Bhargava has won the award.

The award is made possible through the generous Estus H. and Vashti L. Magoon endowment, and recipients each received $2,000 and a certificate.  

The students’ AAE advisors are Karen Marais (Bhargava), Li Qiao (Chakraborty) and Shaoshuai Mou (Liang, Patel). 

Outstanding Service Scholarship

Ph.D. student Julio Hernandez was recognized for outstanding service to the graduate student community, the School, the College and/or the University.

Hernandez, whose advisor is Tyler Tallman, received $2,000 and a certificate.

Outstanding Research Award

Xuan Wang received the research award for demonstrating excellence and leadership in research through publications, participation in professional organizations and willingness to mentor others. 

Wang, a Ph.D. student working in Mou’s group, received $2,000 and a certificate. He also received the research award in 2020.