Congratulations to the faculty, staff, and students of Purdue EAPS who have been awarded this year!
Boiler up!
For photos from the 2024 Annual Awards Banquet, scroll to the bottom of this page. A huge thank you for Steven Smith for taking photos during the event! For a full, downloadable gallery of all photos taken, click here.
FACULTY AWARDS
College of Science Diversity Award
Ali Bramson, Assistant Professor
College of Science Undergraduate Advising Award
Marty Frisbee, Associate Professor
College of Science Engagement Award
Yunyue Elita Li, Associate Professor
Inducted into Purdue’s The Book of Great Teachers
Exponent Readers’ Choice 2023 Award for the #1 overall “Best Professor“
Purdue Science Student Council (PSSC) Favorite Instructor
Andy Freed, Professor
Karst Waters Institute Karst Award
Darryl Granger, College of Science Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs and Professor
NASA Early Career Award
Mike Sori, Assistant Professor
Purdue Office of Engagement Most Distinguished Faculty for Campus and Community Engagement Award
Robin Tanamachi, Associate Professor
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology International Excellence Fellow
Dan Cziczo, Head and Professor
Herbert Newby McCoy Award
Matthew Huber, David E. Ross Director of the Purdue Institute for a Sustainable Future and professor
Purdue University Special Employee Recognition Award
Dan Chavas, Associate Professor
Andy Freed, Professor
Briony Horgan, Professor
Wen-Wen Tung, Associate Professor and GDSP Director
STAFF & POSTDOC AWARDS
College of Science Customer Service Award
Ryan Ickert, Senior Research Scientist
College of Science Undergraduate Advising Award
Jenni Montes, Senior Academic Advisor
Purdue University Special Employee Recognition Award
TracyMcGirt, Senior Administrative Assistant
Kris Izquierdo, Post Doctoral Researcher
Cheryl Pierce, Communications Specialist
UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS OUTSIDE OF EAPS
Dwornik Award for Best Oral Presentation at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC)
Sara Cuevas-Quiñones
Hydrologists Helping Others (H2O)
Eva Lynch
Matthew Noffert
Eric George
Jasmine Luckett
EAPS UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS
Kathryn Pokorny Scholarship
Amber Hitchins
Arvid M. Johnson Scholarship
Abby Anderson and Jamison Beshears
EAS Founders Scholarship
Frances Johnson
Dr. Gerald H. Krockover Undergraduate Research Scholarship in EAPS
Bethany Kettleborough
June L. and Tan (Mark) Sun Chen Research Scholarship
Amanda Holmes and Riley Welsh
David & Janet Leary Undergraduate Field Work Award
TJ Carr
Terry R. West Scholarship
Lauren Johnson and Christina Sowinski
EAS Class of 1970
Lauren Johnson and Abigail Mackey
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Gommel Award in Atmospheric Science
Owen Rahman
Wilton Melhorn Undergraduate Scholars Award
Amber Hitchins, Eva Petrini, and Christina Sowinski
Paul P. and Linda L. Krishna Scholarship in EAS
Nicholas Borders, Anna Davis
Mark and Carol Lester EAS Scholarship
Sydney Brown
EAPS Ambassadors
Sydney Brown, Barbara Cabral, McKenna Eichenauer, Paloma Mireles, Madilyn Morgan, Jack Mrachek
Purdue University College of Science Outstanding Undergraduate Students
Senior - Danielle Harr
Junior - Chandler Albright
Sophomore - Peter Silvia
Freshman - Daniel Schwab
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS OUTSIDE OF EAPS
Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA) at the AGU Fall Meeting
Valentina Castañeda
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Riley McGlasson
Purdue Employee Recognition Award for Departmental Achievements
Riley McGlasson
Wenbo Zhan
Brandon Keough
Moshammat Mijjum
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology Fellowship
Riley McGlasson
Alexander Kling
Always Soñando National Scholarship
Santa Pérez-Cortés
John Mather Nobel Scholar
Mariana Blanco-Rojas
Smithsonian Robert D. Hevey, Jr. and Constance M. Filling Fellowship in Mineral Sciences
Moshammat Mijjum
Indiana Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship
Moshammat Mijjum
NASA Indiana Space Grant Doctoral Fellowship
Alexander Kling
Honorable Mention, Student Presentation Award (oral) at the 2024 AMS Annual Meeting
Aaron Kruskie
Outstanding Student Poster Award at the 2023 Midwest Student Climate and Atmospheric Research at the (MSCAR) Conference
Aaron Kruskie
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology Fellowship
Zhaoyu Liu
Let’s Talk About Water Grant 2023
Srilani Wickramasinghe
Ayobami Oladapo
NOAA / National Weather Service Isaac Cline Award
Jacob Bruss
Purdue Graduate School David M. Knox Fellowship
Addison Curtis
Fulbright Fellowship
Brian Robitaille
Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship
Austin Blevins
Ross Fellowship
Haleigh Brown
Frederick N. Andrews Fellowship
Ya-Li Lizik
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS
Graduate Student EXPO Awards (sponsored by Shell Oil):
Outstanding Presentations
Colin Hamill
Kris Laferriere
Outstanding Posters
Émilie Laflèche
Ian Pamerleau
Gerald H. Krockover Graduate Fellowship
Giovanni Bacon
Mobil Oil Geology Award
Sayan Mukherjee
Darrell Leap Hydrogeology Graduate Research Award
Stephanie Connell
Ayobami Oladapo
Srilani Wickramasinghe
Donald W. Levandowski Memorial Scholarship in Geology
Margaret Deahn
Rachel Miller
Michael C. Gardner Memorial Award
Addison Curtis
Brandon Keough
Cedric J. Newby Award
Mariana Blanco-Rojas
Brandon Keough
CD Menard
Sayan Mukherjee
Vince Sassard
William J. Hinze Graduate Award in Exploration Geophysics
Sayan Mukherjee
Terry R. West Scholarship
Ayobami Oladapo
Outstanding GDSP Students GeoData Science for Professionals
Shreya Jariwala
Anshima Mishra
Elizabeth Norman
Henry Silver Graduate Scholarship
Valentina Castañeda
June L. and Tan (Mark) Sun Chen Research Scholarship in ATMS
Zhaoyu Liu
Atmospheric Science Graduate Student Award
Qin Jiang
Outstanding Graduate Student
Melissa Cashion
Erin Donaghy
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 - 2024 GRADUATES!
Summer 2023 Graduates
- Andrew Baldwin, BS
- Cara Kovacs, BS
- James Lawrence, BS
- Joel Simmons, BS
- Ariadin Vest, BS
- Yulei Yang, BS
- John Fink, MS
- James Haber, PhD
- Dara Laczniak, PhD
- Funing Li, PhD
- Chven Mitchell, PhD
- Angus Moore, PhD
- Kirtee Ramo, MS
- Amanda Rudolph, PhD
- Noel Scudder, MS
- Wenjing Wang, PhD
- Carlisle Wishard, PhD
Fall 2023 Graduates
- Taylor Bourikas, BS
- Nathan Buehrer, BS
- Ben Chiang, BS
- Justin Daisey, BS
- Claire Hahaj, BS
- Hannah Harrison, BS
- Sam Pavlopoulos, BS
- Rahul Bhattacharya, MS
- Laura Chaves, PhD
- Gillian Ferguson, MS
- Bradley Garczynski, PhD
- Joseph McConeghy, PhD
Spring 2024 Graduates
- Mariana Aguilar, BS
- Jaigan Allport, BS
- Timothy Alvarez, BS
- Eshaana Aurora, BS
- Claire Bohman, BS
- Nick Borders, BS
- Sydney Brown, BS
- Chris Buntin, BS
- Benjamin Carpenter, BS
- Brianne Checketts, BS
- Cassie Clea, BS
- Sara Cuevas-Quiñones, BS
- Aniket Dev Roy, BS
- Ethan Epstein, BS
- Victor Garcia Mosqueda, BS
- Dominic Gery, BS
- John Groves, BS
- Danielle Harr, BS
- Emersyn Harriman, BS
- Jarod Havener, BS
- Vada Kirsch, BS
- Katie Knepper, BS
- Alexa Lytle, BS
- Paloma Mireles, BS
- Jack Mrachek, BS
- Alyson Rankin, BS
- Olivia Razo, BS
- Kevin Rivera-Monserrate, BS
- Madison Schaefer, BS
- Ian Shaw, BS
- Rebekah Slevin, BS
- Madison Swisher, BS
- Kaitlyn Sycko, BS
- Maia Talbert, BS
- Will Vanderwarker, BS
- Austin Willis, BS
- Ray Zimpfer, BS
- Melissa Cashion, PhD
- Erin Donaghy, PhD
- Ian Frantal, MS
- Alim Karimi, MS
- Cody Kupres, MS
- Elizabeth Norman, MS
- Disha Okhai, PhD
- Oumeng Zhang, PhD
- Shreya Jariwala, MS
- Anshima Mishra, MS
- Cheng-Ju Wu, MS
Summer 2024
- TJ Carr, BS
- Elijah Downs, BS
- Wayne Kottkamp, BS
- Bethany Remian, BS
PURDUE EAPS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Purdue University Geological Society (PUGS)
The Purdue University Geological Society is a nonprofit student organization dedicated to the expansion and promotion of knowledge and education of the geologic sciences. In addition, the Purdue University Geological Society shall work with Purdue’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, as well as other Earth Science departments around the world to help further the development of the Earth Science field of study.
Purdue University Meteorological Association (PUMA)
The Purdue University Meteorological Association (PUMA) is an organization for all Purdue students who share a love of atmospheric science. We are open to all students regardless of major. Our mission is to unite students as a family through social activities and educational opportunities.
Planetary Science Society at Purdue (PSSP)
The goal of Planetary Science Society at Purdue (PSSP) is to provide a sense of community for students who are interested in planetary sciences. PSSP also provides encouragement and information about the future of planetary sciences. The goal is to increase awareness of and the interdisciplinary nature of planetary sciences.
Graduate Student Association (GSA)
The Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Graduate Student Association focuses on providing the graduate students of the department with professional, social, and outreach opportunities throughout the academic year. EAPS GSA hosts social events like Fall Fest and sporting events. Professional development workshops are held to teach software and communication skills. In terms of outreach, the group collaborates with organizations in West Lafayette and Lafayette, such as Imagination Station and West Lafayette Parks and Recreation. The efforts of EAPS GSA meets monthly to plan events and update graduate students on the ongoings of the EAPS department, the Graduate School, the College of Science, and Purdue University.
Women In Science Program (WISP)
The goal of WISP is to implement programming and facilitate relationships with upper class peers and faculty members that help retain women in the College of Science. WISP is designed so that faculty and peers serve as role models, offer support, and recommend strategies to contribute to the success of first year students. The program is designed to facilitate relationships, share information, and provide support that enhances the professional identity of women in science.
Congratulations to all of our awardees!
A special thanks to EAPS alumni and friends for their generous support of our students.
EAPS Awards are made possible by generous support of donors. If you’d like to contribute, please give to the EAPS Excellence Fund here:
All photos by Steven Smith, EAPS Outreach Coordinator. Learn more about our outreach here.