Research Excellence Awards are presented to graduate and professional (master's and doctoral level) students who have completed original, innovative research, scholarship and/or creativity during their career at Drexel.

Graduate College Award Winners

Xizhi Tan - Post-Candidacy

PhD Program in Computer Science

College of Computing and Informatics

Essien Oku Essien - Pre-Candidacy
PhD Program in Communication, Culture and Media
College of Arts and Sciences

Brody Carpenter - Most Original & Creative Work

PhD Program in Neuroscience

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies

College of Medicine

Nominees - Post-Candidacy

Laura D'Adamo

PhD Program in Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Brady Eckert

PhD Program in Physics

College of Arts and Sciences

Xinge Li

PhD Program in Business Administration

LeBow College of Business

Torin McFarland

PhD Program in Business Administration

LeBow College of Business

Ashley Opalka

PhD Program in Neuroscience

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies

College of Medicine

Torin McFarland

DBA Program in Business Administration

LeBow College of Business

Katelyn Reeb

PhD Program in Pharmacology and Physiology

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies

College of Medicine

Mohammad Saleh Refahi

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

David Romanofski

EdD Program in Educational Leadership and Management

School of Education

Amir Sadighi

PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering

Riya Shah

PhD Program in Physics

College of Arts and Sciences

Kateryna Shevchuk

PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering

College of Engineering

Patrick Smith

PhD Program in Community Health and Prevention

Dornsife School of Public Health

Natalie Smolin

PhD Program in Biomedical Science

School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Yifan Wang

PhD Program in Business Administration

LeBow College of Business

Fangqian Wu

PhD Program in Economics

LeBow College of Business

Nominees - Pre-Candidacy

Alireza Ashkpour

PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering

Wenqiang Huang

PhD Program in Neuroscience

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies

College of Medicine

Nominees - Most Original & Creative Work

Shadman Khan

MS Program in Accounting

LeBow College of Business

Adam Walter

PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering

College of Engineering