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.