Our students are among the best on the world, and are regularly recognized with honors from departments, our college, the university, and beyond.
Colorado Engineering Council (CEC) Silver Medal Award
Each year, the Colorado Engineering Council awards the Silver Medal to a student at each of the state’s engineering colleges. The award is based on research skills, academic performance, and service, and is based on nominations from departments within the college and subsequent interviews with candidates.
2022 nominees
Kori Eliaz – Electrical Engineering
Carissa Vos – Mechanical Engineering
Previous winners and nominees
Winner:
Nick Daly, Computer Engineering
Nominees:
Katherine Ascough, Civil Engineering; Brianna Bartlett, Engineering Science; Isabella Brandes, Chemical and Biological Engineering; William Brandt, Electrical Engineering; Delaney Galvan, Environmental Engineering; Mallory Knudsen, Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering; Sydney McDonald, Mechanical Engineering
Winner:
Caitlin Robinson, Mechanical Engineering
Nominees:
Gillian Fahey, Electrical Engineering; Kyle Howe, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Joseph Keaveny, Environmental Engineering; David Kimmey, Biomedical Engineering + ME; Amanda Merkley, Computer Engineering; Susan Ossareh, Engineering Science; Daniel Sanchez, Civil Engineering
Winner:
Katie Jordan, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Nominees:
Tyler Daniel, Biomedical Engineering + CBE; Nicole Nasi, Civil Engineering; Mitch Hawkins, Computer Engineering; Bassem Faour, Electrical Engineering; Stefan Strutz, Engineering Science; Joey Sinclair, Environmental Engineering; Ray Huff, Mechanical Engineering
Winner:
Hannah Mikelson, Biomedical Engineering;
Nominees:
Joseph Staver, Chemical & Biological Engineering; Kristen Wells, Civil Engineering; Chris Retzlaff, Computer Engineering; Forest Kunkel, Electrical Engineering; Alex Cecil, Engineering Science; Megan Scott, Environmental Engineering; Marco Peyfuss, Mechanical Engineering
2024 E-Days and Department Awards
During E-Days each year, and during the following weeks, engineering departments recognize the accomplishments of their students with awards and honors, listed below.
Chemical and Biological Engineering
2024 Senior Project Awards
First place: Hairy Roots
Grace Blaskowski, Zack Cohn, Zoe Fiedler, Keigan Garrity, Madison Hill, and Nathaniel Welch
Second place: Ramskeller /Anheuser-Busch Collaboration Project
Becca Balliew, Edna Barcenas Ramirez, Carley Boulger, Michael Burns, Caroline Loewecke, Ethan Lucero, and Chris Rossi
Third place: Open Insulin
Maryam Al Mashrafi, Dalal Alrefae, Jason Jackson, Erin Johnson, Sherly Manoharan, Hunter Pickerel, and Samual Wardono
Civil and Environmental Engineering
2024 Senior Project Awards
1st Place – Project 15: Sustainable Solutions Cookstoves: DME/LPG Cookstove Design
Students: Kay Willock, Cavin Alderfer, Mohsen Alherz, Macayla Scheidt, Devin Walsh, and Jordan Blake
2nd Place – Project 20: South Fork Aquatic Engineering
Students: Will Undy, Charlotte George, Evan Storick, Laiken O’Rourke, Alex Scott, and Keely McDaniel
3rd Place – Project 8: Cam Crossing: CSU Campus CPTED Design
Students: Aaron Powers, Ashley Schuler, Mohammed Alharbi, Karina Gonzalez, and Jennifer Valencia
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2024 Senior Project Awards
1st place (tied): Arduino Farm
Advisers: Dr. Bert Vermeulen, Dr. Olivera Notaros
Team Members: Anthony Conte, Genevieve Reyland-Slawson, Logan Riemer, Carina Morroni
MRI Technologies
Adviser: Dr. Branislav Notaros
Team Members: Christopher Erickson, Jack Lattanzi, Benjamin Pauletto
3rd place: RamBOT
Adviser: Dr. Olivera Notaros
Team Members: Josiah Aldridge, Jacob Beauchamp, Aironas, Bilevicius, Anna Biolchini, Caleb Costigan, Lawrence Milo, Samuel Peccoud, Kaitlin Rentmeester, Elaine Smith
Best Professor Awards:
Sudeep Pasricha and Tom Chen
Mechanical Engineering
2024 Senior Project Awards
1st Place: AIAA Design Build Fly Team
Students: John Connely, Will Ela, Christian Kolset, Kamren Porche, Josh Querry, Jack Rotter, Bryan Slaughter, Matthew Sloane, Sam Stahl, Daniel Zhou
2nd Place: Co-Robot Test Stand
Students: Jack Bishop, Erin Reilly, Justin Levi, Thomas Raspanti
3rd Place: Clean Bean Machine
Students: Seth Butler and Muhamad Nugroho
MECH 498: Engineering Research Practicum
1st place: Katie Plese
“Integration of a High Enthalpy Source for the CSU Supersonic Indraft Wind Tunnel”
2nd place: Chloe Brekhus
“Development of an Automated Bone Transport Device to Heal Segmental Bone Defects”
3rd place: Kanita Hrustanovic
“Drug Therapy to Counter the Effects of Microgravity”
Honorable Mention: Anna Helfrich, “Burning Homes and Structural Materials”
School of Biomedical Engineering
2024 Senior Project Awards
1st place – Her-2-Heros: Biosensor to Detect a Breast Cancer Marker
Students: Mikayla Cox, Lauren Frueh, Anika O’Brian, and Zachary Ortiz
2nd place: Custom Prostheses for Upper Limbs
Students: Jessie Harrell, Sebastian Lawton, Nyzek Rodriguez, and Kevin Ruzicka
3rd place: Emergency Pediatric Scale
Students: Chris Glagola, Brayden Kono, Tanara Morrell, Maddie Shafer, and Mahalia Thomas
Honorable Mentions:
Inducing Traumatic Brain Injury in a Mouse Model
Students: Ailyn Montes Ramos, Jared Shaaban, and Taylor Wittwer
Cardiac Catheterization Device
Students: Shelby Bauer, Olivia Brown, Madeline Hoffmann, Sherly Manoharan, and Dani Mense
Step Up Prosthetics
Students: Joyce Bohn, Declan Buggy, Ali Hamid, and Kalaina Stroyan