Honoring Drexel Materials 2023 Graduates and Awardees

Materials students at the College of Engineering commencement event
Graduating BS/MS student Darrell Omo-Lamai gave the College of Engineering undergraduate commencement address.
Graduating Materials students at the department commencement celebration
Outstanding Graduate Student Award winner Mark Anayee and Department Head Steve May
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award winners Darrell Omo-Lamai, Cyra Gallano, and Erika Garro with Department Head Steve May
Materials students at the College of Engineering commencement event
Graduating BS/MS student Darrell Omo-Lamai gave the College of Engineering undergraduate commencement address.
Graduating Materials students at the department commencement celebration
Outstanding Graduate Student Award winner Mark Anayee and Department Head Steve May
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award winners Darrell Omo-Lamai, Cyra Gallano, and Erika Garro with Department Head Steve May
 

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering celebrated its graduates and 2022-2023 departmental awardees at a gathering at Morgan’s Pier on Monday, June 12, 2023. Materials BS/MS student Darrell Omo-Lamai was the undergraduate student speaker at the College of Engineering commencement event held on Thursday, June 15 at the Mann Center. Additionally, a University-wide commencement ceremony took place on Friday, June 16 at Citizens Bank Park.

Department of Materials Science and Engineering Awards

Outstanding Research Award

Michel Barsoum

Outstanding Teaching Award

Antonios Zavaliangos

Outstanding Service Award

Christopher Li

Outstanding Staff Award

Sean Blake

Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Mark Anayee

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award

Cyra Gallano
Erika Garro
Darrell Omo-Lamai

Degree Recipients

Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering

Mark Anayee

“Mechanism and Kinetics of MXene Synthesis”
Supervising Professor: Yury Gogotsi

Hussein Osama Mohamed Badr

“Hydroxides-Derived Nanostructures: Scalable Synthesis, Characterization, Properties, and Potential Applications”
Supervising Professor: Michel Barsoum

Michael Carey

“MXene Polymer Nanocomposites: Effect of Surface Modification on the Properties of Multifunctional Thermoplastic and Thermoset Nanocomposites”
Supervising Professor: Michel Barsoum

Chukwuemeka Wisdom Chikelu

“Collagen Nanoyarns: Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Biomaterial Constructs for Tendon Fiber Reconstruction”
Supervising Professor: Caroline Schauer

Tarek Ali Elmelegy

“Synthesis and High-Temperature Properties of Layered Solids: Quaternary Carbides and Borides”
Supervising Professor: Michel Barsoum

Qian Qian

“Self-Assembly of Crystalline Polymer on Water Surface”
Supervising Professor: Christopher Li

Mark C. Staub

“Structure and Properties of Advanced Polymeric Particles Templated by Miniemulsion Crystallization”
Supervising Professor: Christopher Li

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

Carl Thomas Furner
Cyra Trinidad Gallano
Erika A. Garro
Adam Zachary Goad
Joshua Andre Gonzalez
Zihan Lin
Benjamin Vincent Mastrorocco
Anastasia Morozova
Darrell Emake Mbeng Omo-Lamai
Kateryna Shevchuk
Jonathan Shochat
Tran Quang Thai

Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

Karli Nicole Akin
Hunter William Banavage
Shawn Henry Bittmann
John Quinton Bradley
Sara V. Brodrecht
Michael Andrew Yuan Sen Chen**
Miguel Antonio Ferrer
Carl Thomas Furner*
John-Edward Mawusi Gadasu*
Cyra Trinidad Gallano**
Erika A. Garro**
Fernando Jesus Gonzalez Asencio
Darrell Emake Mbeng Omo-Lamai***
Jared O’Neill
Angelique Rae Rudi*
Jonathan Shochat
Berk Soykan*
Rosalie Angelica Vitale

*Cum Laude
** Magna Cum Laude
***Summa Cum Laude


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