Engineering winners announced for this year's CSU Graduate Student Showcase!
Top-rated faculty, robust research programs, and outstanding opportunities have lead to the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering’s world-class reputation. Graduate students work alongside respected faculty to meet societal challenges and make a global impact through innovative and collaborative research.
Degree programs
Master of Science (M.S.)
(thesis or non-thesis option)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Master of Engineering (M.E.)
Doctor of Engineering
(Systems only)
Professional Science Master of Biomanufacturing and Biotechnology
(Chemical and Biological only)
Certificates:
Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace (satellites, radar, remote sensing), Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Data Engineering, Embedded Systems, Hydraulic Design, Systems Engineering Practice
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CSU Graduate Student Showcase
Engineering graduate students showcased exceptional work at the 2023 Gradshow
Colorado State University graduate students presented their creative work, research, and entrepreneurship while competing for nearly $21,000 in scholarships during the 2023 GradShow. Participants represented special academic units and all eight colleges.
Award winners were announced by the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research at a reception following a day of presentations, live performances, and a keynote address by science communicator and comedian Kasha Patel.
The GradShow would not be possible without the time, and financial support of sponsors and more than 120 judges
Great Minds in Research
- 1st place
- Jeonghun Lee, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
- 2nd Place
- Jui Hsiang Lo, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Honorable Mention
- Daniel Sanchez, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Karla Cureno Hernandez, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Elliot Ferrell-Carretey, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Suraj Khanal, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Excellence in Research Awards
The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Excellence in Research Awards is sponsored by the College. Congratulations to the following three recipients of these awards:
Kyler Howard, School of Biomedical Engineering
Sarah Hernandez, Systems Engineering
Emmanuel Ezika, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Graduate Student Council – New Graduate Student
- Research Top Scholar
Justin Hudson, Atmospheric Science
Walter Jordan, Mechanical Engineering
Winners from previous years
2022
Excellence in Research Awards
The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Excellence in Research Awards is sponsored by the College. Congratulations to the following three recipients of these awards:
- Jacob DeRoo, School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sam Winston, Mechanical Engineering
- Kevin Barry, Atmospheric Science
CSU STRATA – Drivers of Innovation
- Platinum award
- Ming-Hao Cheng, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Silver award
- Nipa Khair, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Great Minds in Research
- 1st place
- Emma Rettner, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
- Honorable Mention
- Abby Otten, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
- Sohaib Habiballah, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Daniel Sanchez, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Abhishek Bhattacharjee, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Graduate Student Council – New Graduate Student
- Research Top Scholar
- Carter Dojan, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
2021
The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Excellence in Research Awards is sponsored by the College. Congratulations to the following three recipients of these awards:
- Abdo Elsayed Soliman – Mechanical Engineering
- Austin Banks – Mechanical Engineering
- Tracey Wick – Biomedical Engineering
The Drivers of Innovation: The CSU Ventures Awards highlight the leading edge of the most innovative research originating from CSU research. Awardees in this category have presented innovative research capable of solving commercial needs that benefit society. Additionally, the awardees have demonstrated a solid capability to communicate their science clearly as well as a superior ability to visually represent their research in a manner that is accessible to all audiences.
- Iman Naseri – Mechanical Engineering
2020
Research Top Scholar for the New Graduate Student Award
- Lisa Wang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, “Effect of Building Wind-Retrofit Strategies on Socio-economic Community-Level Resilience Metrics.”
Research Top Scholar for the Undergraduate Choice Award
- Avpreet Othee, Systems Engineering, “A Modeling Framework for Electrical Distributions Containing Harmonic Producing Loads.”
CSU Ventures Drivers of Innovation – Platinum award
- Peter Chen, Mechanical Engineering, “Assessment of Plant Waste as a Mixotrophic Algae Substrate”
- Mo Hussein, Systems Engineering, “System for Grocery Shopping Recommendations Based on One’s Health Profiles”
CSU Ventures Drivers of Innovation – Silver award
Diego Bernardi Bestel, Mechanical Engineering, “Development of a High-Efficiency Ultra-Low Emissions Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine.”
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering – Excellence in Research
- Audrey Beattie, Mechanical Engineering: “A Probabilistic Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Biofuel from Cyanobacteria”
- Marija Krunic, Systems Engineering: “Keeping Public Restrooms COVID19 Free: Cell Phone Sanitizer and Charger”
- Morteza Ziaee, Mechanical Engineering: “Advanced Manufacturing of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites”
2019
Great Minds in Research
1st Place, Katie DeRose, Mechanical Engineering
2nd Place, Abdelrahman Abdallah, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Honorable Mention
Audrey Beattie, Mechanical Engineering
Jimmy Johnson, Mechanical Engineering
Hailey Summers, Mechanical Engineering
CSU Ventures Drivers of Innovation – Platinum award
Mitchell Page, Mechanical Engineering
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering – Excellence in Research
Sohaib Habiballah – Chemical and Biological Engineering
Sid Jain – School of Biomedical Engineering
Tara Wigmosta – School of Biomedical Engineering
2018
Great Minds in Research
1st Place, Mohammadhasan Hedayati, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Honorable Mention, Katie DeRose, Mechanical Engineering
College of Business Sustainability Award
Evan Sproul, Mechanical Engineering
Founder’s Award
Michael Nguyen-Truong – School of Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate Choice – Research Top Scholar
Matthew Cackovic, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering – Excellence in Research
Faith Groff – Atmospheric Science
Marissa Karpack – Civil and Environmental Engineering
KC Young – Civil and Environmental Engineering
2017
Great Minds in Research
1st Place, Mohammadhasan Hedayati, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Honorable Mention
Jessica Baker, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Andrea Jenney, Atmospheric Science
Undergraduate Choice – Research Top Scholar
Yusra Obeidat, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering – Excellence in Research
Nicole Opalinski, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Naufal Razin, Atmospheric Science
Blake Fullenwider, Mechanical Engineering