Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering
Published: Apr 30, 2024 9:45 AM
By Kat Bader
More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.
Auburn Engineering’s graduate program, which has an enrollment of more than 1,100 students, was recently ranked No. 19 in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online Master’s in Engineering programs, marking four consecutive years in the top 20 and eight years in the top 25.
“Our students' dedication and commitment to excellence shine through as they contribute significantly to campus life through research and involvement in student organizations. Our graduate students also have a rich legacy of influencing both industry and academia beyond Auburn,” said Maria Auad, associate dean for graduate studies and faculty development. “It comes as no surprise that our program's graduate students rank among the finest at the university and are undoubtedly among the nation's elite."
Auburn Engineering graduate students/faculty recognized were:
- P. Anthony Matthews, civil and environmental engineering (Merriwether Fellowship)
- Muztahid Muhammed, mechanical engineering (Merriwether Fellowship)
- Suman Budhathoki, biosystems engineering (Master’s Thesis Award)
- Olamide Durodola, biosystems engineering (Master’s Thesis Award)
- Hemendra Kumar, biosystems engineering (Distinguished Dissertation Award)
- Aleksandr Dolgavin, computer science and software engineering (Outstanding Master’s Student)
- Preetika Kauer, biosystems engineering (Outstanding Master’s Student)
- Tanner Koza, mechanical engineering (Outstanding Master’s Student)
- Muhammad Shahan Qamar, aerospace engineering (Outstanding Master’s Student)
- Nabeel Ahmad, mechanical engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Tianshi Che, computer science and software engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Md Mahmud Hossain, civil and environmental engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Vladislav Korostelev, materials engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Kritika Malhotra, biosystems engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Souvika Sarkar, computer science and software engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Mengwei Xuan, civil and environmental engineering (Outstanding Doctoral Student)
- Matthew T. Garnett, chemical engineering (Frank Sturm Memorial Fellowship)
- Symone Alexander, assistant professor in chemical engineering (Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award)
- J. Brian Anderson, professor (geotechnical) in civil and environmental engineering (Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award)
- Soundarya Korlapati, computer science and software engineering (Outstanding Service to Auburn Research Award)
- Esther Akinrinde, industrial and systems engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- Olumide Falana, biosystems engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- Onyedika Mbelu, mechanical engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- Will McAtee, aerospace engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- E. Steven Porterfield, materials engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- Rehman Qureshi, aerospace engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- Mrinmoy Saha, mechanical engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
- Harrish Kumar Senthil Kumar, chemical engineering (Outstanding Graduate Student Council Senators)
Diversity within Auburn’s 10 engineering fields of study — aerospace, biosystems, chemical, civil and environmental, computer science and software, electrical and computer, industrial and systems, materials, mechanical and wireless — provide graduate students with a host of master’s and doctorate programs.
Prospective graduate students can learn more about Auburn Engineering, and they can apply and schedule a visit here.
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Pictured is the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology on Auburn's campus.
