Glynn Gallaway: 2023 Dr. Anil Bajaj Outstanding Service Scholarship

The Dr. Anil K. Bajaj Outstanding Service Scholarship recognizes mechanical engineering graduate students who provide outstanding service to the mechanical engineering graduate student community. Glynn Gallaway is a PhD student advised by Thomas Siegmund, researching fracture mechanics of bone.

Li-Fan Wu: 2023 Richard C. Chu Memorial Scholarship

Richard C. Chu Memorial Scholarship is awarded to graduate students pursuing advanced studies in the school, with a preference for students that completed an undergraduate degree from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Li-Fan Wu is a Ph.D. student advised by Nina Mahmoudian working on robotics in challenging environments.

Rohan Dekate: 2023 Harnek and Malkit Gill Graduate Mechanical Engineering Scholarship

The School of Mechanical Engineering awards the Harnek and Malkit Gill Graduate Mechanical Engineering Scholarship to graduate students who have spent at least 24 months in India. Rohan is pursuing his Master's in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Computational Science & Engineering. His research interest is to develop novel Deep Learning techniques to solve real-world engineering problems in the mobility and energy domain.

Mario de Lucio: 2023 Ben M. Hillberry Graduate Scholarship

The Ben M. Hillberry Graduate Scholarship is sponsored by the students and friends of Professor Ben M. Hillberry in honor of his years of dedication to the School of Mechanical Engineering. The scholarship is for ME graduate students with a preference for students studying in biomechanics or materials. Mario de Lucio is a PhD student in mechanical engineering advised by Hector Gomez, where he is involved in a $92.5M collaborative project with Eli Lilly to develop improved delivery of injectable medicines to treat cancer, infectious and autoimmune diseases, diabetes, and COVID-19.

Lakshmi Srinivasan: 2023 Hommert Engineering Excellence Fellowship

The Hommert Engineering Excellence Fellowship goes to an outstanding female graduate student enrolled in Mechanical Engineering who has provided excellent service to the School or Purdue community. This fellowship is funded from the estate of Paul and Elizabeth Hommert; Dr. Hommert is a Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Alumnus and Director Emeritus of Sandia National Laboratories. Lakshmi Srinivasan is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering with interests in low emission energy solutions.

Pranay Nagrani: 2023 R. H. Kohr Graduate Student Fellowship

The R. H. Kohr Graduate Student Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering is funded by the R. H. Kohr Educational Memorial Fund in memory of Mechanical Engineering professor Dr. Kohr, who died in a plane crash in 1969. The Fellowship will support ME graduate students in the general areas of simulation, which was Dr. Kohr’s main field of academic interest. Pranay Nagrani works under the guidance of Amy Marconnet and Ivan Christov at the Cooling Technologies Research Center and his research concerns analyzing and mitigation of thermal interface material (TIM) pump-out degradation phenomenon to improve the reliability of electronic packages.

Ioanna Katsamba and Eunseob Kim: Fall 2023 Lambert Graduate Teaching Fellowship (Fall 2023)

The Ward A. Lambert Graduate Teaching Fellowship is awarded to graduate students interested in pursuing a teaching career in academia. Ioanna is advised by Xiulin Ruan, with a research interest in transport phenomena in nanomaterials additive manufacturing and processing. Eunseob Kim is a Ph.D. student advised by Martin Jun, studying advanced manufacturing.

Daniel Carne, Jacob Hunter, and Fengfeng Zhou: Spring 2024 Lambert Graduate Teaching Fellowship

The Ward A. Lambert Graduate Teaching Fellowship is awarded to graduate students interested in pursuing a teaching career in academia. Daniel Carne is a Ph.D student working with Xiulin Ruan. Fengfeng Zhou works on fiber optic sensing for smart manufacturing with Martin Jun. Jacob Hunter works with Neera Jain on human-machine interaction..

Vaidyanath Harinarayana and Ioanna Katsamba: 2023 Warren and Judy Stevenson Graduate Scholarship

The Warren and Judy Stevenson Graduate Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering encourages mechanical engineering graduate students to study and pursue research in areas related to applied optics. Vaidyanath Harinarayana is a Master's student with Yung Shin, focused on one-photon polymerization and two-photon polymerization in additive manufacturing of micro and nanoscale three-dimensional structures using femtosecond lasers. Ioanna is advised by Xiulin Ruan, with a research interest in transport phenomena in nanomaterials additive manufacturing and processing.

Debraliz Isaac-Aragones: 2023 Raymond Viskanta Graduate Student Scholarship

The Raymond Viskanta Graduate Student Scholarship supports ME graduate students doing graduate studies related to thermal sciences, which was Dr. Viskanta's field of expertise. Debraliz Isaac-Aragones is currently working under the guidance of Prof. Justin Weibel from the CTRC and Prof. David Warsinger from the Warsinger Water Lab.