Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science community celebrated the awarding of 294 undergraduate Engineering degrees Monday.
Degrees in Applied Physics were conferred upon 4 members of the Class of 2023; in Biomedical Engineering, 29 degrees; in Chemical Engineering, 12 degrees; in Computer Science, 192 degrees; in Electrical Engineering, 9 degrees; in Environmental Engineering, 11 degrees; and in Mechanical Engineering, 37 degrees.
SEAS Dean Jeffrey Brock also announced Saachi Grewal, an Applied Physics B.S. major with a certificate in Energy Studies, as the winner of the Henry Prentiss Becton Senior Prize, awarded by the Dean of Engineering to a senior for rewarding and encouraging outstanding student performance. Grewal was also the School’s flag bearer for Monday’s Yale College Commencement Ceremony.
Prize Winners:
Applied Physics:
- Jenny Giampalmo - Applied Physics Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Applied Physics.
Biomedical Engineering:
- Thomas Blum - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Biomedical Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Biomedical Engineering.
- Sophie Naud - Department of Biomedical Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Biomedical Engineering faculty.
Chemical Engineering:
- Pablo Garcia - Harry A. Curtis Prize, awarded to a senior who has contributed the most to the academic life of his or her class.
- Athena Stenor - Walker Prize in Chemical Engineering, awarded to a senior for outstanding scholarship in the field of Chemical Engineering.
Computer Science
- Ziming Mao - Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in computer science.
- Kaitlyn Sandor- Department of Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the computer science faculty.
Electrical Engineering
- Grace Parmer - Edward O. Lanphier Memorial Prize, awarded to a senior who has a superior accomplishment in fields related to electricity and its applications and who has demonstrated initiative in the field of research.
- Tamar Geller - Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize, awarded to a senior who has accomplished the most outstanding senior project.
Environmental Engineering
- Cade Napier - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in environmental engineering.
- Charlotte Welch - Environmental Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the environmental engineering faculty.
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science:
- Aliza Fisher - Donald Warren McCroskey Memorial, awarded to a senior who is deserving of the greatest distinction for scholarly achievement in fields related to mechanics and its applications.
- Charlie Loitman - L.C. Lichty and E.O. Waters Prize in Mechanical Engineering, awarded to a senior for high scholarship and original research.
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Published Date
May 22, 2023
