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Marcy Ainslie ‒ School of Nursing, CHHS
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
and
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Billur Akdeniz ‒ Marketing, PAUL
Associate Editor, Journal of Product Innovation Management
Mike Alvarez ‒ Communication, COLA
Early Career Award, International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry
and
2025 Top Paper Award, Ethnography Division, National Communication Association
Sajay Arthanat ‒ Occupational Therapy, CHHS
2025 Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award, Gerontological Society of America
Yashar Azam ‒ Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Christopher Bauer ‒ Chemistry, CEPS
2025 Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry, American Chemical Society
Brian Calder ‒ Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC), EOS
2025 Hydrographer Hall of Fame, The Hydrographic Society of America
Samuel Carton ‒ Computer Science, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Aleksey Charapko ‒ Computer Science, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Diliang Chen ‒ Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Marcy Doyle ‒ Institute for Health Policy and Practice & School of Nursing, CHHS
2025 Advocate of the Year. New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association
Mark Ducey ‒ Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Award in Forest Science, Society of American Foresters
Dev Dutta ‒ Management and Entrepreneurship, PAUL
Leadership Team, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
and
Chair, Entrepreneurship Division's Mid-Career Consortium, Academy of Management
Peter Erickson ‒ Agriculture, Nutrition and Food Systems, COLSA
Past-President, American Registry of Professional Scientists
Katie Godshall ‒ Social Work, CHHS
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Casey Golomski ‒ Anthropology, COLA
For God's Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life's End:
Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing, Third Place, American Anthropological Association's Society for Humanistic Anthropology
and
Elliott P. Skinner Book Award, American Anthropological Association's Association for Africanist Anthropology
Eliga Gould ‒ History, COLA
Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History, University of Oxford
and
Robert Ritchie Distinguished Fellow, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Elizabeth Gray ‒ Social Work, CHHS
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Jeffrey Halpern ‒ Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
Patent # US-20250035620-A1, 2-Dimensional Surfaces Capable of Monitoring Stimuli-responsive Behavior and Methods of Use Thereof, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Patricia Halpin ‒ Life Sciences, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Manchester
Claude Bernard Distinguished Lectureship of Teaching Physiology Award, American Physiological Society, Teaching of Physiology Section
Elizabeth Harvey ‒ Biological Sciences, COLSA
Sustaining Fellow, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
Kevin Healey ‒ Communication, COLA
2025 Top Paper Award, Communication Ethics Division, National Communication Association
Jennifer Jacobs ‒ Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEPS
AMR50 Lifetime Achievement Award aka 2025 Michael J. Savonis Lifetime Achievement Award, Transportation Research Board Committee on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Adaptation, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Kerry Jankins ‒ Human Development and Family Studies, CHHS
Outstanding Advanced Professional Proposal Award, National Council on Family Relations
Nicholas Kirsch ‒ Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Patent # US-12259416-B2, Techniques for empirical mode decomposition (EMD)-based noise estimation, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Marko Knezevic ‒ Mechanical Engineering, CEPS
Patent # US-12487062-B2, Battle tank with armored overhead turret design, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
and
Patent # US-20250235962-A1, Nanoparticle-based Flux with Nonevaporable Solvent for Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding of Thick Plate, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Anyin Li ‒ Chemistry, CEPS
Patent # US-20250391651-A1 and Patent # US-12400850-B2 , Capillary Emitter with Electrospray Ionization Providing Femtoliter to Nanoliter Flow Rates, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Linqing Li ‒ Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
MD Shaad Mahmud ‒ Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Patent # US-20250093321-A1, Field Deployable Miniature Sensor for Continuous and In-situ Monitoring of Soil Nutrient, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Gene Martin ‒ Carsey School of Public Policy
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Jenna Matheny ‒ College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Larry Mayer ‒ Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), EOS & School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Champion of the Ocean Award, Monmouth University
Michael McCann ‒ 91ÖÆƬ³§ Franklin Pierce School of Law
Law and Sports Annual Award, Association of American Law Schools
Scott McNamara ‒ Kinesiology, CHHS
Helen M. Heitmann Young Scholar Award, SHAPE America
Bruce Pfeiffer ‒ Marketing, PAUL
Best Working Paper 2025, Society for Consumer Psychology
Laurie Pliakos ‒ 91ÖÆƬ³§ Franklin Pierce School of Law
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Justin Pomerance ‒ Marketing, PAUL
Best Working Paper 2025, Society for Consumer Psychology
Paul Robertson ‒ Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies, COLA
Erasmus+ Faculty Mobility Grant, European Commission & Åžtefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
John Roth ‒ Mechanical Engineering, CEPS
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
William Stine ‒ Psychology, COLA
Vice President, International Society for Psychophysics
Kai Uchida ‒ 91ÖÆƬ³§ Library
New England Archivists Inclusion and Diversity Scholarship, New England Archivists
Marrielle VanRossum ‒ 91ÖÆƬ³§ Franklin Pierce School of Law
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Harish Vashisth ‒ Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
2025 Impact Award in Computational Molecular Science and Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
and
Outstanding Investigator Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Easton White ‒ Biological Sciences, COLSA
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Wilfred Wollheim ‒ Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Patent # US-20250093321-A1, Field Deployable Miniature Sensor for Continuous and In-situ Monitoring of Soil Nutrient, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Jingfeng Xiao ‒ Earth Systems Research Center, EOS
Highly Ranked Scholar – Prior Five Years, ScholarGPS
and
Highly Cited Researcher 2025, Clarivate
Lev Levintov ‒ Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
2025 Postdoctoral Scholar Award for Modeling and Simulation, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Tvisha Martin ‒ Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Ryan Adams ‒ Biological Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Nathan Furey
Best Student Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Michele Adams ‒ Biological Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Laura Kloepper
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Javier Arambula Rascon ‒Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Lou Tisa
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Aliya Caldwell ‒ Biological Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Nathan Furey
Best Student Presentation, Annual Meeting of The Waterbird Society
Thomas DiPhilippo ‒Chemistry, CEPS
Advisor: Brittany White-Mathieu
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Maggie Krein ‒ Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Advisors : Stuart Grandy & Jessica Ernakovich
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Gabrielle MacNeil ‒ Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Advisor: Qiaoyan Yu
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Bren Myers ‒ Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, GRAD
Advisor: Serita Frey
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Kailey Paar ‒ Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Sherine Elsawa
Trainee Abstract Achievement Award 2025, American Association of Immunologists
Ray Berthiaume ‒Natural Resources, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
Commendation by NH Governor Kelly Ayotte on being named the 2024 County Extension Employee of the Year and to thank him for his extraordinary contributions to the people, forests, and future of the Granite State, NH Governor & Executive Council
Deb Fornier ‒ Institute for Health Policy and Practice, CHHS
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Richard Haynes ‒ Admissions, Recruitment and Access
Champion of Educational Opportunity Award, New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Association
Eric McCambly ‒ Education and 4-H Youth Development, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
Achievement of Service Award, National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals
and
President and Treasurer, New Hampshire Association of Extension Youth Development Professionals
Sara Morris ‒ Shoals Marine Lab
The Margaret Morse Nice Medal, Wilson Ornithological Society
Yashwant Prakash Vyas ‒ Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice, and Freedom & Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Outstanding Leading Professional Award, American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International
and
Exceptional Mid-Level Professional Award, American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International
Lindsay Watkins ‒ Natural Resources, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
President's Award, International Society of Arboriculture, New England Chapter
Mary Choate & Ann Hamilton ‒ Food Safety, Food and Agriculture, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
For: Safety Awareness in the Food Environment (SAFE) for Food Pantries
1st Place Eastern Regional Winner / 3rd Place National Winner-Food Safety Award, National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Elizabeth Chilton ‒ President of the 91ÖÆƬ³§
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Michele Dillon ‒ Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Professor of Sociology
Inductee, in recognition of excellence in research, The Sociological Research Association, an honor society
and
2025 Civitas Dei Medal for exemplary contributions to the Catholic intellectual tradition, Villanova University
Cyndee Gruden ‒ Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Faculty – Early Career Awards
Mike Alvarez --- Communication, COLA
Early Career Award, International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry
Yashar Azam --- Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Samuel Carton --- Computer Science, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Aleksey Charapko --- Computer Science, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Diliang Chen --- Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS,
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Linqing Li --- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Easton White --- Biological Sciences, COLSA
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Faculty – Professional and Technical Societies
Marcy Ainslie --- School of Nursing, CHHS
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
and
Fellow, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Billur Akdeniz --- Marketing, PAUL
Associate Editor, Journal of Product Innovation Management
Mike Alvarez --- Communication, COLA
2025 Top Paper Award, Ethnography Division, National Communication Association
Sajay Arthanat --- Occupational Therapy, CHHS
2025 Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award, Gerontological Society of America
Christopher Bauer --- Chemistry, CEPS
2025 Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry, American Chemical Society
Mark Ducey --- Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Award in Forest Science, Society of American Foresters
Dev Dutta --- Management and Entrepreneurship, PAUL
Leadership Team, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
and
Chair, Entrepreneurship Division's Mid-Career Consortium, Academy of Management
Peter Erickson --- Agriculture, Nutrition and Food Systems, COLSA
Past-President, American Registry of Professional Scientists
Casey Golomski --- Anthropology, COLA
For God's Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life's End:
Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing, Third Place, American Anthropological Association's Society for Humanistic Anthropology
and
Elliott P. Skinner Book Award, American Anthropological Association's Association for Africanist Anthropology
Patricia Halpin --- Life Sciences, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Manchester
Claude Bernard Distinguished Lectureship of Teaching Physiology Award, American Physiological Society, Teaching of Physiology Section
Kevin Healey --- Communication, COLA
2025 Top Paper Award, Communication Ethics Division, National Communication Association
Michael McCann --- 91ÖÆƬ³§ Franklin Pierce School of Law
Law and Sports Annual Award, Association of American Law Schools
Scott McNamara --- Kinesiology, CHHS
Helen M. Heitmann Young Scholar Award, SHAPE America
Bruce Pfeiffer --- Marketing, PAUL
Best Working Paper 2025, Society for Consumer Psychology
Justin Pomerance --- Marketing, PAUL
Best Working Paper 2025, Society for Consumer Psychology
Kai Uchida --- 91ÖÆƬ³§ Library
New England Archivists Inclusion and Diversity Scholarship, New England Archivists
Harish Vashisth --- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
2025 Impact Award in Computational Molecular Science and Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Faculty – U.S. Patents
Jeffrey Halpern --- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
Patent # US-20250035620-A1, 2-Dimensional Surfaces Capable of Monitoring Stimuli-responsive Behavior and Methods of Use Thereof, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Nicholas Kirsch --- Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Patent # US-12259416-B2, Techniques for empirical mode decomposition (EMD)-based noise estimation, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Marko Knezevic --- Mechanical Engineering, CEPS
Patent # US-12487062-B2, Battle tank with armored overhead turret design, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
and
Patent # US-20250235962-A1, Nanoparticle-based Flux with Nonevaporable Solvent for Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding of Thick Plates, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Anyin Li --- Chemistry, CEPS
Patent # US-20250391651-A1 and Patent # US-12400850-B2, Capillary Emitter with Electrospray Ionization Providing Femtoliter to Nanoliter Flow Rates, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
MD Shaad Mahmud --- Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS|
Patent # US-20250093321-A1, Field Deployable Miniature Sensor for Continuous and In-situ Monitoring of Soil Nutrient, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Wilfred Wollheim --- Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Patent # US-20250093321-A1, Field Deployable Miniature Sensor for Continuous and In-situ Monitoring of Soil Nutrient, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
FACULTY – New Hampshire Recognition
Marcy Doyle --- Institute for Health Policy and Practice & School of Nursing, CHHS
2025 Advocate of the Year, New Hampshire Nurse Practitioner Association
Katie Godshall --- Social Work, CHHS
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Elizabeth Gray --- Social Work, CHHS
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Gene Martin --- Carsey School of Public Policy
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Jenna Matheny --- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Laurie Pliakos --- 91ÖÆƬ³§ Franklin Pierce School of Law
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
John Roth --- Mechanical Engineering, CEPS
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Marrielle VanRossum --- 91ÖÆƬ³§ Franklin Pierce School of Law
40 Under Forty, The Union Leader
Faculty – National and International Recognition
Brian Calder --- Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center (CCOM/JHC), EOS
2025 Hydrographer Hall of Fame, The Hydrographic Society of America
Eliga Gould --- History, COLA
Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History, University of Oxford
and
Robert Ritchie Distinguished Fellow, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Elizabeth Harvey --- Biological Sciences, COLSA
Sustaining Fellow, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography
Jennifer Jacobs --- Civil and Environmental Engineering, CEPS
AMR50 Lifetime Achievement Award aka 2025 Michael J. Savonis Lifetime Achievement Award, Transportation Research Board Committee on Extreme Weather and Climate Change Adaptation, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Kerry Jankins --- Human Development and Family Studies, CHHS
Outstanding Advanced Professional Proposal Award, National Council on Family Relations
Larry Mayer --- Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM), EOS & School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering
Champion of the Ocean Award, Monmouth University
Paul Robertson --- Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies, COLA
Erasmus+ Faculty Mobility Grant, European Commission & Åžtefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania
William Stine --- Psychology, COLA
Vice President, International Society for Psychophysics
Harish Vashisth --- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
Outstanding Investigator Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Jingfeng Xiao --- Earth Systems Research Center, EOS
Highly Ranked Scholar – Prior Five Years, ScholarGPS, 2025
and
Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate
Postdoctoral Scholars
Lev Levintov --- Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, CEPS
2025 Postdoctoral Scholar Award for Modeling and Simulation, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Tvisha Martin --- Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Students – Research Fellowships
Michele Adams --- Biological Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Laura Kloepper
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Javier Arambula Rascon --- Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Lou Tisa
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Thomas DiPhilippo --- Chemistry, CEPS
Advisor: Brittany White-Mathieu
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Maggie Krein --- Natural Resources and the Environment, COLSA
Advisors : Stuart Grandy & Jessica Ernakovich
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Gabrielle MacNeil --- Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEPS
Advisor: Qiaoyan Yu
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Bren Myers --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, GRAD
Advisor: Serita Frey
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Graduate Students – Professional and Technical Societies
Ryan Adams --- Biological Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Nathan Furey
Best Student Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Southern New England Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Aliya Caldwell --- Biological Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Nathan Furey
Best Student Presentation, Annual Meeting of The Waterbird Society
Kailey Paar --- Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, COLSA
Advisor: Sherine Elsawa
Trainee Abstract Achievement Award 2025, American Association of Immunologists
Staff – New Hampshire Recognition
Ray Berthiaume --- Natural Resources, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
Commendation by NH Governor Kelly Ayotte on being named the 2024 County Extension Employee of the Year and to thank him for his extraordinary contributions to the people, forests, and future of the Granite State, NH Governor & Executive Council
Deb Fornier --- Institute for Health Policy and Practice, CHHS
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Richard Haynes --- Admissions, Recruitment and Access
Champion of Educational Opportunity Award, New Hampshire Educational Opportunity Association
Staff – Professional and Technical Societies
Eric McCambly --- Education and 4-H Youth Development, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
Achievement of Service Award, National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals
and
President and Treasurer, New Hampshire Association of Extension Youth Development Professionals
Sara Morris --- Shoals Marine Lab
The Margaret Morse Nice Medal, Wilson Ornithological Society
Yashwant Prakash Vyas --- Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice, and Freedom & Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics
Outstanding Leading Professional Award, American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International
and
Exceptional Mid-Level Professional Award, American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International
Lindsay Watkins --- Natural Resources, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
President's Award, International Society of Arboriculture, New England Chapter
Team
Mary Choate & Ann Hamilton --- Food Safety, Food and Agriculture, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Extension
For: Safety Awareness in the Food Environment (SAFE) for Food Pantries
1st Place Eastern Regional Winner / 3rd Place National Winner-Food Safety Award, National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
91ÖÆƬ³§ Leadership
Elizabeth Chilton --- President of the 91ÖÆƬ³§
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Michele Dillon --- Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Professor of Sociology
Inductee, in recognition of excellence in research, The Sociological Research Association, an honor society
and
2025 Civitas Dei Medal for exemplary contributions to the Catholic intellectual tradition, Villanova University
Cyndee Gruden --- Dean, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences
2025 New Hampshire 200 List, NH Business Review
Research Administrator of the Year
Linda Tibbetts
Post Award Manager - STAR Team 1
2026 Innovator of the Year
Yashar Eftekhar Azam
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Honoring exemplary leadership in innovation, advancing next generation
structural health monitoring and digital twinning technologies
Postdoctoral Scholar of the Year
Lev Levintov
Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
2026 Partnership of the Year
Tom Beaudry
Co-owner, Elm Island Farm, Walpole, New Hampshire
Peter Davis
Manager, 91ÖÆƬ³§ Farm Services
Benjamin T. Fraser
Visiting Assistant Professor of GIS and Remote Sensing
Carl Majewski
Extension Field Specialist, Dairy, Livestock & Forage Crops, Cheshire County
2026 Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year
Cristy Beemer --- Associate Professor of English
Graduate Student Teaching Award
Kaitlyn McMullen --- Psychology, Ph.D.
Maryam Aswad --- Mathematics Education, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Research/Scholarship/Creativity Award
Camryn Berry --- Integrative Biology, Ph.D.
Rebekah Dreyer-Rowe --- History, M.A.
Graduate Student Public Engagement and Outreach Award
Cara Cabral --- Master of Social Work
Oscar Bediako --- Applied Mathematics, Ph.D.
Graduate Research Conference Sustainability Awards
Best Oral Presentation
Alexandra Gomez --- Microbiology, Ph.D.
Best Poster Presentation
Muhammad Adeel --- Agricultural Sciences, Ph.D.
Dissertation Year Fellowship
Shayan Darzi --- Mechanical Engineering
Seth Drahusz --- Chemical Engineering
Lawrence Gordon --- Molecular Evolution and Systems Biology
Jason Hensley --- Psychology
Cheristy Jones --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Marjorie Mednikova* --- Marine Biology
Brandy Moser --- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems: Nutritional Sciences
Shuva Paul --- Electrical Engineering
Mairi Poisson --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Molly Tetreault --- Education
Sadek Tormos --- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sophia Towle --- Mathematics Education
Christopher Westrate --- English
Joshua Willems --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Olivia Williams --- Genetics
Stephen Wissow --- Computer Science
*Alternate
Summer TA Fellowship
Elmira Ahadi --- Chemistry
Hooman Amiri --- Psychology
Ryan D. Andrews --- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems: Nutritional Sciences
Nathaniel Z. Antonioli --- Microbiology
Oscar Bediako --- Applied Mathematics
Fausto Bisanti --- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Olivia H. Burton --- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems: Agricultural Sciences
Cole Chase --- Education
Chase T. Cote --- Natural Resources and the Environment: Wildlife Biology
Nell C. Davis --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Zerubabel W. Demeke --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Thomas E. Diphilippo --- Chemistry
Jordan L. Diprima --- Earth Sciences
Aubrey Dissinger --- Marine Biology
Margaret B. Donovan --- English
Ali Farahani --- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Lydia J. Gugliuzza --- Biochemistry
Tristan J. Hart-Bonville --- Chemistry
Julia A. Heroux --- Chemistry
Seyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini Baharanchi --- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sajjad Izadpanah Najmabad --- Mechanical Engineering
Anna G. Jarrett --- Marine Biology
Nilofar Karami --- Economics
Emma E. Kinerson --- Molecular Evolution and Systems Biology
Ahmad Klait --- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Margaret S. Krein --- Natural Resources and the Environment: Ecosystem Science
Camille C. Kroot --- Marine Biology
Eyup Engin Kucuk --- Psychology
Tessa H. Lancaster --- Microbiology
Jaxson R. Libby* --- Biochemistry
Maisha Mastora --- Electrical Engineering
Alireza Motazedian --- Physics
Tolulope Ogunsanya --- Chemistry
Kwasi Owusu-Boateng --- Economics
Kailey Paar --- Microbiology
Mairi Poisson --- Natural Resources and Environmental Studies: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Md. Hafizur Rahman --- Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems: Nutritional Sciences
Tessa-Francesca E. Reid --- Psychology
Michael H. Rizzi --- Biochemistry
Samantha N. Schade* --- Microbiology
Anderson C. Steckler --- Physics
Ibrahim E. Taze --- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sierra Rose M. Walsh --- Neuroscience and Behavior
Matthew J. Waterman --- Genetics
Stephen Wissow --- Computer Science
Lillian M. Young --- History
Xiangyu Zhang --- Systems Design
*Alternate
