May 4th 2020
Viterbi MS Awards Virtual Ceremony
On May 4, 2020, USC Viterbi recognized master's students who have demonstrated excellence in their respective fields and towards the USC community. Due to unprecedented circumstances, Viterbi organized its first ever virtual MS Awards ceremony, conducted via Zoom.
USC Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos kicked off the "historic and unprecedented' event and addressed more than 120 attendees, including awardees, their families and friends, and USC Viterbi faculty members.
USC Viterbi congratulates award recipients and thanks them for their continued excellence in their field and dedication to the USC community. Click here to read the full article posted on May 8th, 2020 by Alex Baker on USC Viterbi News.
Watch the complete recording of the 2020 Master's Award ceremony here.
List of recipients by department
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Academic Excellence Award
Varun Palahalli
Department of Astronautical Engineering
Rocket Scientist of the Year Award
Matthew Tinkey
Ryan Horton
Ulubilge Ulusoy
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Academic Excellence Award
Eleanor Mina Sung
Service Award
Niloufar Rajabshirazi
Department of Computer Science
Best Research Award
Samar Haider
Edward Hu
Seung Hee Yoon
Nicole Fronda
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Excellence in Service and Achievement Award
Yihong Feng
Outstanding Student Award
Udit Dangarwala
Spandan Kachhadiya
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Master’s Student of the Year Award
Sara Stevens
Xueer (Snow) Zhuang
Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Master’s Student Achievement Award
Kenmond Pang
Aoyan Liang
Musab Al Ameer
Tynan Bradley
Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research Award
Qin Dong
Service Award
Aishwarya Sambasivan Iyer
Jiaqi Wang
Zou Yunjia
Viterbi Admission & Student Engagement
Outstanding Mentor Award
Jatin Choudhary
Naman Munot
Viterbi Graduate Student Association
Leadership Award
Abhilash Pandurangan
