Awardees

2016-2017

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Neta Glaser, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Veronica Eliasson)
• Hilina Gudeta, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Eva Kanso)
• Sung Min Kim, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Kelly Sanders)
• Samantha McVety, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Amy Childress)
• Abigail Saville,  Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (Professor Pin Wang)
• Alyssa Viscio, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Megan McCain)

USC Dornsife

• Helen Chung, Biological Sciences (Professor Irene Chiolo)
• Monica Saripella, Biological Sciences (Professor Bruce Herring)
• Emily Waggoner, Biological Sciences (Professor Wiebke Ziebis)
• Anna Wright, Biological Sciences (Professor Naomi Levine)

2015-2016

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Aashka Damani, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Jesse Yen)
• Holly Huber, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Megan McCain)
• Kim Luong, Computer Science (Professor Nora Ayanian)
• Min Zheng, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor JEva Kanso)

USC Dornsife

• Caroline Brennan, Chemistry (Professor Matthew Pratt)
• Katherine Canfield, Earth Sciences (Professor Will Berleson)
• Alexandra Figueroa, Earth Sciences (Professor Sarah Feakins)
• Ashley Hawkins, Mathematics (Professor Gary Rosen)
• Samantha Howard, Biological Sciences (Professor Dion Dickman)
• Natalie Ramsey, Chemistry (Professor John Heidelberg)
• Amanda Semler, Earth Sciences (Professor Jan Amend)
• Abigail Lambretti, Biological Sciences (Professor Wiebke Ziebis)
• Renee Wang, Earth Sciences (Professor Joshua West) **Won 2nd Place Award in the Physical Sciences and Engineering Division at the 2014 USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work

2014-2015

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Zhiyin Qin, Chemical Engineering (Professor Rich Roberts)
• Janice Park, Electrical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Monica Nguyen, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Veronica Eliasson)
• Alyssa Naritoku, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Jill McNitt-Gray)
• Archana Bettadapur, Chemical Engineering (Professor Megan McCain) **Won 1st Place Award in the Life Sciences Division at the 2015 USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work

USC Dornsife

• Mariah Kim, Biological Sciences (Professor Andrew Hires)
• Yael Freiberg, Biological Sciences (Professor Susan Forsburg) **Recieved an honorable mention in the Life Sciences Division at the 2015 USC Undergraduate Symposium for Scholarly and Creative Work
• Devika Das, Biological Sciences (Professor Irene Chiolo)

2013-2014

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Yuting Liu, Computer Science
• Connie Li, Biomedical Engineering
• Inae Kim, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
• Lesley Chan, Chemical Engineering
• Deepa Borkar, Chemical Engineering

USC Dornsife

• Taylor Andes, Biological Sciences
• Kasey Cheng, Biological Sciences

2012-2013

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Sara Brisbin, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Andrea Armani)
• Jasmine Corbin, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (Professor Rich Roberts)
• Divya Nair, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Eun Jin Lee)
• Alyssa Zhou, Biomedical Engineering (Professor David D’Argenio)

USC Dornsife

• Joahanna MacAranas, Chemistry (Professor Barry Thompson)
• Nancy Benner, Chemistry (Professor Thieo Hogen-Esch)
• Lauren Otaguro, Biological Sciences (Professor Sergey Nuzhdin)
• Tijana Milinic, Biological Sciences (Professor Wiebke Ziebis)
• Meaghan Sullivan, Biological Sciences (Professor Don Arnold)

2011-2012

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Sarah Hester, Astronautical Engineering (Professor Joseph Kunc)
• Shira Epstein, Electrical Engineering (Professor John Choma)
• Meha Agrawal, Computer Science (Professor Cyrus Shahabi)
• Aye Thu, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Aditi Yokota-Joshi, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Massoud Pirbazari)
• Hanna Gray, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Massoud Pirbazari)
• Andrea Lawler, Electrical Engineering (Professor Maja Mataric)
• Jennifer Rohrs, Biomedical Engineering (Professor David D’Argenio)
• Nishita Deka, Electrical Engineering,(Professor Andrea Armani)
• Audrey Harker, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, (Professor Andrea Armani)
• Divya Ramakrishnan, Biomedical Engineering, (Professor Jill McNitt-Gray

USC Dornsife

• Linda Peng, Biological Sciences (Professor Xuelin Wu)
• Jessica Kuo, Biological Sciences (Professor Sergey Nuzhdin)
• Julia Lazzari-Dean, Chemistry (Professor Mohamed El-Naggar)
• Emily Burke, Biological Sciences (Professor Sarah Bottjer)
• Nancy Benner, Chemistry (Professor Thieo Hogen-Esch)
• Joahanna Macaranas, Chemistry (Professor Barry Thompson)
• Michelle Chee, Biological Sciences,(Professor Dion Dickman)
• Morgan Cheeks, Biological Sciences,(Professor Dion Dickman)
• Ding Zhang, Earth Sciences, (Professor David Okaya)

2010-2011

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Nishita Deka, Electrical Engineering – Electrophysics (Professor Andrea Armani)
• Audrey Harker, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (Professor Andrea Armani)
• Soumya Mourag, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Tzung Hsiai)
• Aye Thu, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Kelly Byron, Electrical Engineering – Systems (Professor Alice Parker)
• Szeyan Chan, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Mike Pirbazari)
• Maria Mohammad, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Mihailo Trifunac)
• Jasmine Thum, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Michael Khoo)
• Catherina Ticsay, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Veronica Eliasson)
• Kelly Byron, Electrical Engineering – Systems (Professor Alice Parker)
• Szeyan Chan, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Massoud Pirbazari)
• Michelle Dee, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (Professor Shrikanth Narayanan)
• Samantha Ma, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Mark Thompson)
• Catherina Tiscay, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Veronica Eliasson)

USC Dornsife

• Victoria Saadat, Electrical Engineering – Systems (Professor Kyung Jung)
• Linda Peng, Biological Sciences (Professor Xuelin Wu)
• Jessica Kuo, Biological Sciences (Professor Sergey Nuzhdin)
• Chuanchuan Zhou, Chemistry (Professor Hanna Reisler)
• Alexa Sierarcki, Earth Sciences (Professor Sarah Feakins)
• Katherine Wittig, Mathematics (Professor Susan Montgomery)
• Colleen Hoffman, Chemistry (Professor Katrina Edwards)
• Annie Wang, Biological Sciences (Professor David Caron)
• Christine Tung, Biological Sciences (Professor David Caron)
• Christi Ng, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Barry Thompson)
• Tiffany Sia, Chemistry (Professor Katrina Edwards)
• Cara Magabosco, Biological Sciences (Professor Doug Capone)
• Rachel Cummings, Mathematics (Professor David Kempe)
• Elizabeth Chernyak, Biological Sciences (Professor Tansu Celikel)

2009-2010

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Yakshita Desai, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Montunrayo Onafalujo, Mechanical Engineering (Professor Andrea Hodge)
• Paloma Parades, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Professor Amy Rechenmacher)
• Meera Srinivasan, Computer Science (Professor Jihie Kim)
• Shanling Yang, Aerospace Engineering (Professor Geoff Spedding)
• Meha Agrawal, Computer Science (Professor David Kempe)
• Sarah Hester, Astronautical (Professor Dan Erwin)
• Jasmine Thum, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Michael Khoo)
• Heather Chen, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Samantha Ma, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Mark Thompson)Alana Magaziner, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Jill McNitt-Gray)
• Victoria Sadaat, Electrical Engineering (Professor Michelle Povinelli)
• Aditi Yokota-Joshi, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Professor Mike Pirbazari)

USC Dornsife

• Shiyu Bai, Biophysics (Professor Lin Chen)
• Rebecca Gibbs, Biological Sciences: Neuroscience (Professor Chien-Ping Ko)
• Lesley Petrie, Environmental Studies (Professor Sarah Feakins)
• Elizabeth Crow, Biological Sciences (Professor Susan L Forsburg)
• Rachel Cummings, Mathematics and Economics (Professor David Kempe)
• Paulina Gonzalez, Biology (Professor Katrina Edwards)
• Negar Kehan, Biological Sciences (Professor Sergey Nuzhdin)
• Tara Doyle, Biological Sciences: Neuroscience (Professor Michael Baudry)
• Kathleen Harazin, Earth Science (Professor Lowell Stott)
• Megan Pelter, Biochemistry (Professor Stephen Bradforth)
• Linda Peng, Biology (Professor Xuelin Wu)
• Rebekah Romanu, Biology (Professor David McKemy)

2008-2009

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Aminat Adebiyi, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Satwinder Sadhal)
• Yun Ping Chu, Biomedical and Electrical Engineering (Professor Tzung Hsiai)
• Ashley Maker, Chemical Engineering (Professor Andrea Armani)
• Shelly Masuda, Environmental Engineering (Professor Massoud Pirbazari)
• Roya Sheybani, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Paloma Parades, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Professor Amy Rechenmacher)
• Mary David, Computer Sciences (Professor David Kempe)
• Tripti Gupta, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Alice Parker)
• Amy Joe, Biomedical Engineering (Professor David D’Argenio)
• Sarah Norgaard, Biomedical Engineering(Professor Ellis Meng)
• Jasmine Thum, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Michael Khoo)

USC Dornsife

• Kristy Chun, Chemistry (Professor Kyung Woon Jung)
• Marie Cuevas, Chemistry (Professor Richard Brutchey)
• Sonya Hanson, Biophysics (Professor Lin Chen)
• Brittney Miller, Physics (Professor Edward Rhodes)
• Shen Soh, Chemical Engineering (Professor Xiaojiang Chen)
• Shiyu Bai, Biophysics (Professor Lin Chen)
• Virginia Dick, Biology (Professor Zhonglin Lu)
• Negar Kahen, Biology (Professor Sergey Nuzhdin)
• Marlo Gawey, Earth Sciences (Professor Will Berelson)
• Cara Magnabosco, Biology (Professor Douglas Capone)
• Zhiqi Yip, Biochemistry (Professor Sarah Bottjer)
• Christi Ng, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Barry Thompson)
• Nadia El-Fakih, Biochemistry (Professor Lorraine Turcotte)
• Jill Hardy, Earth Sciences (Professor James Dolan)

2007-2008

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Aminat Adebiyi, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Satwinder Sadhal)
• Elea Grotter, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Michael Khoo)
• Urmila Mahadev, Computer Science (Professor Maja Mataric)
• Natasha Naik, Biomedical Engineering (Professor David D’Argenio)
• Mercedes Perez, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Gerald Loeb)
• Amanda Pushko, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Steven Nutt)
• Alaina Schlinker, Chemical Engineering (Professor C. Ted Lee)
• Shanling Yang, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Professor Geoff Spedding)

USC Dornsife

• Elizabeth Andrews, Kinesiology (Professor Lorraine Turcotte)
• Sonya Hanson, Physics (Professor Lin Chen)
• Su Hyun Kwon, Biological Sciences (Professor Don Arnold)
• Swarnima Manohar, Astronomy (Professor Elena Pierpaoli)
• Brittney Miller, Physics (Professor Edward Rhodes)
• Shen Soh, Chemical Engineering (Professor Xiaojiang Chen)

2006-2007

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Jennifer Colgrove, Mechanical Engineering (Professor Paul Ronney)
• Margo Tomka, Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ellis Meng)
• Laura Wingert, Mechanical Engineering (Professor Steven Nutt)
• Natasha Naik, Biomedical Engineering (Professor David D’Argenio)
• Katherine de Sousa, Industrial & Systems Engineering (Professor Elaine Chew)
• Yu-chi Chang, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Professor Amy Rechenmacher)
• May Chan, Mechanical Engineering (Professor Steven Nutt)
• Joanne Zhang, Industrial & Systems Engineering (Professor Behrok Khoshnevis)
• Miranda Timmons, Chemical Engineering (Professor Richard Roberts)

USC Dornsife

• Mary Compton, Kinesiology (Professor Lorraine Turcotte)
• Folayemi Fashola, Biology (Professor Don Arnold)
• Brittney Miller, Physics (Professor Edward Rhodes)
• Shen Soh, Chemistry (Professor Xiaojiang Chen)
• Laura Wong, Biology (Professor Donal Manahan)
• Rebecca Gallagher, Earth Sciences (Professor Douglas Hammond)
• Allison Nishitani, Biology (Professor Michelle Arbeitman)
• Pamela Chia, Biology (Professor Douglas Capone)
• Margaret Cass, Biology (Professor Samantha Butler)
• Amanda Fournier, Physics (Professor Gerd Bergmann)
• Andrea Cheung, Earth Sciences (Professor Ken Nealson)

2005-2006

Viterbi School of Engineering

• Joy Wong, Biomedical Engineering
• Cynthia Leung, Chemical Engineering
• Leslie Nguyen, Computer Science
• Viviane Ghaderi, Electrical Engineering
• Katherine Cheung, Electrical Engineering
• Dolce Wang, Mechanical Engineering
• Angela Shibata, Mechanical Engineering
• Pavitra Krishnaswamy, Electrical Engineering
• Althea Lyman, Biomedical Engineering
• Jennifer Xu, Biomedical Engineering

USC Dornsife

• Katherine McKissick, Biology
• Jamie Alexander, Biology
• Margaret Cass, Biology
• Genette McGrew, Chemistry
• Erin Morrison, Chemistry
• Tran Nguyen, Chemistry
• Janelle Louie, Mathematics
• Andrea Cheung, Earth Sciences
• Kari Hodge, Physics
• Michelle To, Biology
• Jill Harunaga, Biology
• Miranda Timmons, Chemistry