Honor & Awards
Nominations
The Department of Automotive Engineering awards individuals based on recommendations and accomplishments.
Undergraduate Student of the Year
This award is chosen by Automotive Engineering faculty and staff members. Recipients of this award have exceeded expectations through their academic achievements, leadership, and service to the department, the Automotive Engineering student body, and the field of automotive engineering.
Masters Student of the Year
This award is chosen by Automotive Engineering faculty members who look at the complete body of work of the student, from academics to projects to student employment performance and initiative. Letters of recommendation from faculty are also heavily weighted in favor of those top-performing students at the M.S. level.
Ph.D. Student of the Year
This award is chosen by Automotive Engineering faculty members who find that the awarded student has the passion, desire, and work ethic to succeed in academics, research, and in the future workforce. Recipients must have a high GPA, top-notch research, and a great letter of recommendation from their faculty advisor.
Distinguished Alumni of the Year
This award recognizes alumni for their accomplishments in the auto industry or academia. To submit a nomination, please submit 2 letters of recommendation to include a supervisor and a colleague or former AuE faculty, an updated CV/resume, and a 1-page personal statement indicating why the individual is deserving of the distinguished alumni award.
Winners By Category
| Year | Undergraduate | M.S. | Ph.D. | Alumni |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Caleb Dorr | Aniruddha Joshi | John Gandolfo & Lindsey Kerbel | Nikhil Punneri Madathil |
| 2023 | Tanmay Chhatbar | Nate Goulet | Ala Qattawi | |
| 2022 | Anirudh Sundar | Tyler Grimm | Saeed Farahani | |
| 2021 | Amit M. Deshpande | Brian Gainey | Wesley Salandro | |
| 2019 | Prathamesh Bhat | DoHyun (Daniel) Yoon | Kavit Antani | |
| 2018 | Matthew Wessner | Veera Aditya Yerra | ||
| 2017 | Bhavya Mishra | Brandt Ruszkiewicz | ||
| 2016 | Nived Govind Karumatt | Zoleikha Abdollaahi Biron | ||
| 2015 | Vasileios Bardis | Satadru Dey | ||
| 2014 | Frederick Giffels | Mahmoud Abdelhamid | ||
| 2013 | Pietro Giovenco | Justin Milner |
