2022 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Masters students celebrated in annual recognition dinner
Graduate students from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering were recognized in May at the annual Viterbi Master’s Student Awards. Students from each department were commended for their academic, leadership and service achievements.
| Department | Award Name | Recipient |
| Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering | Master's Student Achievement Award | Niraj Ganesh |
| Astronautical Engineering | Rocket Scientist of the Year Award | David Bacher |
| Astronautical Engineering | Rocket Scientist of the Year Award | Michael Mastrangelo |
| Astronautical Engineering | Systems Architect and Engineer of the Year Award | Stephanie Ulloa Chavez |
| Astronautical Engineering | Systems Architect and Engineer of the Year Award | Carla Uyeda |
| Biomedical Engineering | Academic Excellence and Service Award | Julie Anne Johnson |
| Biomedical Engineering | Academic Excellence and Service Award | Andrew Yock |
| Center for Engineering Diversity | Leadership and Service Award | Diego Jacome |
| Computer Science | Best Research Award | Tanmay Ghai |
| Computer Science | Best Research Award | Fei Wang |
| Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Outstanding Master's Student of the Year | Saket Venkatesh |
| Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Outstanding Master's Student of the Year Award | Miranda Costigan |
| Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award | Yanyu Zhu |
| Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award | Shuai Xu |
| Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Excellence in Service and Achievement Award | Lakshmi Sanjana Ramesh |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Best Master's Student in Materials Engineering | Zhe Duan |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Best Master's Student in Petroleum Engineering | Kanwal Gupta |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Best Master's Student in Chemical Engineering | Litao Shen |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Best Master's Student in Chemical Engineering | Zhiang Li |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Best Master's Student in Materials Engineering | Deming Yin |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Best Master's Student in Materials Science | Changyu Yang |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Outstanding Environmental Engineering Student of the Year | Kexin Shen |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Outstanding Civil Engineering Student of the Year | Diego Jácome |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Service Award | Zou Yunjia |
| Viterbi Admission and Student Engagement | Outstanding Mentor Award | Jiaqi Lai |
| Viterbi Admission and Student Engagement | Outstanding Mentor Award | Zhuoliang Song |
| Viterbi Graduate Student Association | Leadership Award | Jaya Rajwani |