2023 Undergraduate Student Awards Recognize Engineering Excellence
The University of California, Davis College of Engineering congratulates undergraduate students who have received the M.S. Ghausi Medal, Outstanding Senior Awards and department citations. These students demonstrate engineering excellence and the best in leadership, academic achievement and service both in and out of the classroom.
2023 M.S. Ghausi Medal
The M.S. Ghausi Medal is named after the College of Engineering’s third dean, Mohammed S. Ghausi. The award is the highest honor bestowed upon one outstanding graduating senior from the College of Engineering. This year’s Ghausi Medal recipient is Aman Ganapathy from the Department of Computer Science. Learn more about Aman's experience at UC Davis.
2023 Outstanding Senior Awards
The Outstanding Senior Awards recognize graduating seniors who have made significant contributions to the learning environment through active academic engagement at UC Davis. This prestigious award is given to seniors across campus and is distinct from the departmental awards. Each College of Engineering department selects one graduating senior per major.
- Aerospace Science and Engineering
Carlos Anthony Natividad - Biochemical Engineering
Andrew Ly - Biological Systems Engineering
Victoria De La Trinidad - Biomedical Engineering
Neeraj Senthil - Chemical Engineering
Samantha Dvorochkin - Civil Engineering
Nadiyah Helal - Computer Engineering
Brian Nguyen - Computer Science and Engineering
Aman Manvattira Ganapathy - Electrical Engineering
Yi-Hsien Peng - Environmental Engineering
Delbert Truong - Materials Science and Engineering
Lillian Delp - Mechanical Engineering
Huy Tran
2023 Department Citations
The following students are recognized by their departments for exemplary achievements or service.
- Biomedical Engineering
Outstanding Academic Achievement: Muhammad Rehman and Neeraj Senthil
Outstanding Undergraduate Research: Karen Zhao
Outstanding Leadership: Kelly Berndt - Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Stephany Aguayo Uribe
Summer Reeves
Victoria De La Trinidad
Jordan Wong
Jonathan Potter - Chemical Engineering
Dhruva Adiga
Mason Lydon - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Haodong He
Katherine Lacaze
Atticus Washington
Shen Huot
Oksana Pivnyuk
Katie Connolly
Massimo Romano
Lena Ray
Annina Jordan Pajala
Erika Trinh - Computer Science
Rebekah Grace - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Christine Mitroff
Chloe Tain
Kazim Jafri
Isaiah Heidrick
Rithik Sachdeva
Pranav Kharche
Sabrina Noorahmad-Yarzada - Materials Science and Engineering
Yu Cheng Wang
Trevor Li - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Natasha Evens
Shuchen Ye
Bryan Tiang
Shivam Khosla
Reza Sasankhah
Dean’s Honors List
To see the quarterly Dean’s Honors List, click here.
Note: If you received an award but do not see your name on the website, it is because your directory listing is confidential. If you would like to have your name published, please complete a consent to release your directory information for this purpose and email the completed form to engugrad@ucdavis.edu.