2017 Viterbi Master’s Student Awards
Accomplishments of Viterbi Masters students celebrated in inaugural event
Graduate students from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering were recognized on May 3rd at the first annual Viterbi Master’s Student Awards. Students from each department were commended for their academic, leadership and service achievements. Congratulations to the award winners and graduating seniors!
(Photo Credit: Charles Hall)
| Department | Award Name | Recipient |
| Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering | Academic Excellence Award | Haowen Liu |
| Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering | Student Impact Award | Vinay Leeladhar Piratla |
| Astronautical Engineering | Rocket Scientist of the Year | Blake Ives |
| Astronautical Engineering | Rocket Scientist of the Year | Dillon Wessing |
| Biomedical Engineering | Academic Excellence and Service Award | Pranav Karthikeyan |
| Biomedical Engineering | Academic Excellence and Service Award | Hydari Begum |
| Computer Science | Merit Award | Minchul Park |
| Computer Science | Merit Award | Bikramjeet Vig |
| Computer Science | Merit Award | Yilun Cao |
| Computer Science | Merit Award | Vindhya Chhabra |
| Computer Science | Best Research Award | Tatsuhiko Tomita |
| Computer Science | Merit Award | Xingyuan Wang |
| Computer Science | Best Research Award | Kai-Chieh Ma |
| Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Student of the Year | Lauren Howe |
| Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering | Student of the Year | Rayan Alamoudi |
| GAPP | Outstanding Mentor Award | Haimeng Wang |
| GAPP | Outstanding Mentor Award | Karim Taha |
| Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering | Most Inspirational Award | Jyotsna Kadimi |
| Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering | Academic Achievement Award | Bo Zhang |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Achievement Award | Jing Peng |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Achievement Award | Darshan Jaware |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Achievement Award | Chuthanart Rujipimolkit |
| Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | Achievement Award | Amine Zejli |
| Saudi Aramco Fellowship | Dean's Scholar Award | Faisal Alarji |
| Saudi Aramco Fellowship | Dean's Scholar Award | Turky Mohammed Alghamdi |
| Saudi Aramco Fellowship | Dean's Scholar Award | Muath Marzook Alkhaldi |
| Saudi Aramco Fellowship | Dean's Scholar Award | Mohammed Alotaibi |
| Saudi Aramco Fellowship | Dean's Scholar Award | Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsaleh |
| Saudi Aramco Fellowship | Dean's Scholar Award | Raeid Farrash |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Academic Achievement Award | Ellesse Lunde |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Academic Achievement Award | Yasaman Azarhoushang |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Rayan Alamoudi |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Shihuai Zahng |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Ali Albuali |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Abdullah Alsulaiman |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Abdulmajeed Babtain |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Ahmed Alhomaid |
| Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fleischer Prize | Alexi Carapetian |