In memory of the late Dean Emeritus Ralph H. Kummler, the College of Engineering has established the Ralph H. Kummler Distinguished Achievement Award in Graduate Student Research to recognize distinguished research accomplishments of graduate students. There was a total of 16 highly-qualified candidates for the inaugural award. The College’s Research Advisory Committee made the following recommandations and three of our Biomedical Engineering students were recogninzed for their innovative research:
| Winner: | Kristian Brown | Biomedical Engineering | Advisor: Greg Auner |
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Honorable Mention: |
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| Aditya Belwaldi | Biomedical Engineering | Advisor: King H. Yang | |
| Xinyu Du | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Advisors: Hao Ying and Greg Auner | |
| Radu Florea | Mechanical Engineering | Advisor: Dinu Taraza | |
| Rachel Kast | Biomedical Engineering | Advisor: Greg Auner | |
The awards were presented at the Annual College of Engineering Honors Convocation.