Research Excellence Awards are presented to graduate students who have completed original, innovative research, scholarship and/or creativity during their career at Drexel. The awards are designed to recognize widely disseminated student research with significant impact on the field or society.

Graduate College Award Winner - Terminal Master's

Abigail Mudd
MPH Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health

College/School Finalists - Terminal Master's

Ashley Karnay
MS Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Patrick West
BS/MS Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering

Graduate College Award Winner - Pre-Candidacy

Helen Murray
PhD Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

College/School Finalists - Pre-Candidacy

Paul Reine Kennett Dela Rosa
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Scott Haag
PhD Program in Computer Science
College of Computing and Informatics

Shridhar Sangvi
MS Program in Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Graduate College Award Winners - Post-Candidacy

Eva Karasmanis
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Zachary Brodnik
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

College/School Finalists - Post-Candidacy

Karolina Bryl
PhD Program in Creative Arts Therapies
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Stephanie Goldstein
PhD Program in Clinical Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Timothy Gorichanaz
PhD Program in Information Studies
College of Computing and Informatics

Tamara Galoyan
PhD Program in Educational Leadership Development and Learning Technologies
School of Education

Matthew Halley
PhD Program in Environmental Science
College of Arts and Sciences

Qing Li
PhD Program in Biomedical Science
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Ruixue Liu
PhD Program in Computer Science
College of Computing and Informatics

Yuan-Ping Li
MD/PhD Program in Medicine/Materials Science and Engineering
College of Medicine/College of Engineering

Chelsea Myers
PhD Program in Digital Media
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Ahmad Shamsabadi
PhD Program in Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering

Di Tong
PhD Program in Business Administration, Strategy
LeBow College of Business

Xi Wang
PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health

Stephen Woloszynek
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Graduate College Award Winner - Most Original & Creative

Nicole Feller-Johnson
MS Programs in Fashion Design & Design Research
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design