Distinction in Research & Creative Works
All Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering (BSB) candidates are eligible for this award. Applicants must be in good academic standing. A letter of support from a faculty member or center director is required. A student may self-nominate, and an adviser can nominate a student.
Applicants must complete the Student Application form and one faculty mentor who has worked with the student in research or design must complete the Supporting Faculty form. A letter of recommendation may accompany the Supporting Faculty form.
The student application and the adviser’s supporting letter are April 12th. Completed applications should be sent to Dr. James Long (james.long@rice.edu). The Bioengineering Undergraduate Awards Committee will make the selection for the students based on these guidelines and other documented, published procedures that the committee establishes.
Past Undergraduate Award Winners
- 2019-2020
-
Outstanding Senior in Bioengineering: Jacob Mattia
Outstanding Service in Bioengineering: Whitney Gartenberg, Kevin Peng, Justin Tang, Shaurey Vesta
Distinction in Research and Creative Work: Grant Lu, Jacob Mattia, Maria Salazar
Outstanding Bioengineering Design Project: Autobits, with team members Mayank Ahuja (MECH), Kelvin Boateng (BIOE), Jason Dennis (BIOE), James McNaney (ECE) and Tory Songyang (ECE)
Outstanding Junior in Bioengineering: Nancy Cui, Kaiyi Jiang