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 - Post-Candidacy

Zhengqiao Zhao
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

College/School Finalists - Post-Candidacy

Amanda Barany
PhD Program in Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies
School of Education

Genevieve Curtis
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Robert Gray
PhD Program in Digital Media
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Greg Risser
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Stephen Sclafani
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Joseph Stanzione
PhD Program in Nutrition Sciences
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Hamideh Talafian
PhD Program in Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies, STEM Education
School of Education

Hongjun Ye
PhD Program in Business, Marketing
LeBow College of Business

Shuting Zhang
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Graduate College Award Winner - Pre-Candidacy

Ashley Opalka
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

College/School Finalists - Pre-Candidacy

Niki Torskiy
PhD Program in Economics
LeBow College of Business

Jennifer Villareale
PhD Program in Digital Media
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Ruxu Zhai
Master's Program in Drug Discovery and Development
Continuing through to the PhD Program in Pharmacology and Physiology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Graduate College Award Winner - Master's

Neha Khanna
Master's Program in Business Analytics
LeBow College of Business

College/School Finalists - Master's

Andrew Bishop
Master's Program in Digital Media
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Katie LaWall
Master's Program in Public Health
Dornsife School of Public Health

Graduate College Award Winner - Most Original & Creative Work

Thelmelis Abreu
Master's Program in Design Research
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

College/School Finalists - Most Original & Creative Work

Hemalatha Muralidharan
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine