Dean’s Design Award
The Dean’s Design Award for Undergraduate Engineering Design is a prestigious recognition given to exceptional undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding engineering design skills. This award is given to students who have completed an engineering design project as part of their coursework during the academic year.
The award criteria include a demonstration of the ability to identify and solve complex engineering problems, creativity in the design process, effective communication skills, and a thorough understanding of the underlying engineering principles.
The WSE Dean’s Design Award encourages excellence in engineering design among undergraduate students and recognizes the outstanding achievements of those who have made significant contributions to their field.
2023 Recipients of the Dean’s Design Award for Undergraduate Engineering Design
Proofreader Evaluation and Analysis toolKit (PEAK) for Nanoscale Connectomics
Department: Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Mentors: Justin Joyce, Victoria Rose, and Will Gray Roncal
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fadil Santosa
Team Members: Krutal Patel, Vivia Lung, and Rupasri Chalavadi
Fetal Therapy Technologies: Designing a Novel Port System to Mitigate Membrane Rupture in Fetal Therapy Procedures
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Clinical Mentor: Dr. Ahmet Baschat
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Logsdon
Team Members: Selena Shirkin, Jonathan Wu, Mariah Snelson, Eric McAlexander, Daniel Lewis, Ayeeshi Poosarla, Alice Yu, and Gloria Kalnitskaya
SNaP Relief
Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Team Members: Benjamin Biggs, Anica Jones, Kristen Liu, and Andrew Tran
Charm City Canes
Department: Center for Leadership Education
Faculty Mentor: Jenna Frye
Team Members: Leela Gowland, Rumani Kafle, Renee Nerenberg, and Carolyn Tung
Levering Hall and the Glass Pavilion – Center for Art and Community
Department: Civil and Systems Engineering
Faculty Mentor: John Matteo
Team Members: Cecilia Doyle and Hanting Wong
Quest2Learn
Department: Computer Science
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Anton Dahbura
Team Members: Chinat Yu, Jalen Geason, Jeffery Zhou, Kevin Zhang, Maverick Espinosa, Michelle Wang, Shaina Gabala, Siddharth Ananth, and Sidharth Pavuluri
Wireless Coordinated Interactive Audio System for Toys and Amusement Devices
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Anton Dahbura and Sathappan Ramesh
Team Members: Preston Gonzales and Jack Werrell
Design Plan for Louisiana Delta Offshore Wind Farm with Consideration for Environmental and Community Impacts
Department: Environmental Health & Engineering
Team Members: Marisa Thomas, Julia Choe, and Adriana Peña
Materials screening method for superconducting quantum bits using simplified fabrication and design of partial quantum bits
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Team Member: Izze Hedrick
Manufacturing White Canes for Blind Services and Industries of Maryland
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Project Sponsor: Blind Industries & Services of Maryland (BISM)
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Belkoff, Herson Morales, and Yensabro Kanashiro
Team Members: Daniel Deng, Delphine Tan, Justin Carder, and Katie Bomhoff
Vivia Lung, Rupasri Chalavadi, and Krutal Patel from the Applied Mathematics and Statistics department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Proofreader Evaluation and Analysis toolKit (PEAK) for Nanoscale Connectomics.”
Ayeeshi Poosarla , Eric McAlexander , and Selena Shirkin from the Biomedical Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Fetal Therapy Technologies: Designing a Novel Port System to Mitigate Membrane Rupture in Fetal Therapy Procedures.”
Kristen Liu , Andrew Tran , Anica Jones , and Benjamin Biggs from the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for their project “SNaP Relief.”
Rumani Kafle , Carolyn Tung , Renee Nerenberg, and Leela Gowland from the Center for Leadership Education department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Charm City Canes.”
Cecilia Doyle and Hanting Wong from the Civil and Systems Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Levering Hall and the Glass Pavilion – Center for Art and Community.”
Chinat Yu and Michelle Wang from the Computer Science department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Quest2Learn.”
Jack Werrell and Preston Gonzales from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Wireless Coordinated Interactive Audio System for Toys and Amusement Devices.”
Adriana Peña and Julia Choe from the Environmental Health & Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Design Plan for Louisiana Delta Offshore Wind Farm with Consideration for Environmental and Community Impacts.”
Izze Hedrick from the Materials Science and Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for her project “Materials screening method for superconducting quantum bits using simplified fabrication and design of partial quantum bits.”
Delphine Tan , Daniel Deng , Justin Carder , and Katie Bomhoff from the Mechanical Engineering department, awarded in 2023 for their project “Manufacturing White Canes for Blind Services and Industries of Maryland.”