Weldon School graduate students receive awards in spring 2018
Purdue Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering graduate students were honored in the spring 2018 semester for their excellence in research, teaching, service, and pitch competitions.
Some Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering graduate students and their faculty advisors are pictured at the 2018 College of Engineering Graduate Student Excellence Awards Ceremony: Jacqueline Linnes, Shruthi Suresh, Elizabeth Phillips, Dan Pederson, Michelle Visbal-Onufrak, Young Kim, Nan Kong, Carolina Vivas Valencia and (front row) Bradley Duerstock. Photo: Asem Aboelzahab
Brittani Bungart (co-advised by Young Kim and Ji-Xin Cheng): Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship
Ashlee Colbert (co-advised by Jacqueline Linnes and Tamara Kinzer-Ursem): People's Choice Award, Purdue Three Minute Thesis Competition; People’s Choice Award, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Brandon Coventry (advised by Ed Bartlett): Summer Research Grant
Frederick Damen (advised by Craig Goergen): 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting attendee; Best Poster, Imaging/Computational category; BME-IBSc-PI4D Research Symposium; Winner,
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Liesl Krause (advised by Joseph Rispoli): Purdue Master’s Student Nominee for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Teaching Award
Taylor Moehling (advised by Jacqueline Linnes): Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching; Best Poster, Devices/Instrumentation category, BME-IBSc-PI4D Research Symposium
Alex Ocken (advised by Sarah Calve): Best Poster, Biomaterials/Biomechanics/Tissue category, BME-IBSc-PI4D Research Symposium
Matthew Pharris (advised by Tamara Kinzer-Ursem): Purdue Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching Award; Best Oral Presentation, BME-IBSc-PI4D Research Symposium; Best PowerPoint Slide, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Satyabrata Parida (advised by Mike Heinz): Joe Bourland Travel Award
Elizabeth Phillips (advised by Jacqueline Linnes): College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Service award
Gurneet Sangha (advised by Craig Goergen): Joe Bourland Travel Award
Arvin Soepriatna (advised by Craig Goergen and Pavlos Vlachos): Hugh W. and Edna M. Donnan Fellowship
Shruthi Suresh (advised by Bradley Duerstock): Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching; People’s Choice Award, Edupitch Competition; Winner, WomenIN tech pitch challenge
Jana Vincent (advised by Joseph Rispoli) Runner-up, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Michelle Visbal-Onufrak (advised by Young Kim): College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher award; Distinguished Scholar Award, AGEP (Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate) Program
Carolina Vivas Valencia (advised by Nan Kong): Magoon Award for Excellence in Teaching