Human Powered Submarine Team Won 1st Place in International Submarine Races
Graduate student team members included:

• Vishal Bardoloi, EE
• Matt Freddo, ME
• Kim Dae Hyun, NAME
• Dan Macy, AE

SPIE Smart Structures & Materials Best Student Paper

• Yang Wang, CEE
• Andrew Swartz, CEE

IEEE Antennas and Propogation Society International Symposium Top Student Paper

• Lora Schulwitz, EECS
• Karl Brakora, EECS

Student Won International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Top Paper Prize for 2nd Time

• Dahan Liao, EECS

Students Take 1st Place in Entrepreneurial Challenge

• Meghan Cuddihy, ChE
• Jung Woo Lee, BME

Space Weather Forecasting Technologies (SWFT) Team from AOSS Placed 2nd in Their Division and 11th Overall in the Rice University Business Plan Competition.  They Also Won 3 Michigan Business Challenge Awards.

• Jared Bell, AOSS
• Alex Glocer, AOSS
• Dan Welling, AOSS

2006 Outstanding GSI Award (presented by ASEE)
Student instructors are nominated by their undergraduate students and selected by an evaluation committee at the end of the term.
Winners:

• Andrew "Bean" Getsoian, ChE
• Jongwon Lee, CEE
• Brian Peterson, ME
• Jing Wang, EECS
• Changxu Wu, IOE

Honorable Mentions:

• Robert Bartz, ME
• Sean Bulla, ME
• Daniel Georgiev, ME
• Nick Langhals, BME
• Shrutivandana Sharma, EECS

2006 National Science Foundation Award Offers
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,000 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.

• Ada Barlatt, IOE
• Jonathan Beck, BME
• Chloe Funkhouser, BME
• Erin Moffitt, BME
• Amy Orlansky, BME
• Kathleen Rollick, ChE
• Erik Talvitie, EECS
• Gabrielle Tremblay, IOE
• Diane Wiener, ME

2006 Distinguished Dissertation Awards

• Jose A. Costa, EECS
• Mark David Hammig, NERS
• Joes Goes Vasconcelos Neto, CEE

2006 UM Outstanding Student Leader Award--Honorable Mentions Displayed outstanding academic achievement. Demonstrated on-going flexibility, creativity, and perseverance in efforts. Made a meaningful contribution to students, University and surrounding communities through responsible stewardship. Valued diversity. Included other organization/department members in planning and implementing events. Inspired others. Was able to articulate and share a vision. Motivated the group. Was willing to address existing problems. Valued feedback from others. Made her/himself available to group members, and brought out strengths and talents of individual group members. Was committed to working with and for others. Exemplified integrity in all words and actions. Demonstrated initiative by seeking ways to challenge the present and enrich the future.

• Yu-Jen Chen, IOE
• Andres Clarens, CEE
• Michael Lepech, CEE
• Kristi Schmidt, IOE
• Honghai Zhu, ME

2006 CoE Distinguished Leadership Award
The Distinguished Leadership Award is presented to those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership through their contributions to the college and/or the community.

• Ada Barlatt, IOE
• Kiran D'Souza, ME
• Philippe Gouel, IOE
• Danese Joiner, ME/BME
• Erin McDonald, ME
• Joy Oguntebi, IOE
• Justin Sanders, EECS: EE
• Jamison Szwalek, NAME
• Jessica TerBush, MSE
• Damon Williams, IOE

2006 Distinguished Achievement Award
Recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award are chosen by department and program faculty to recognize academic and personal excellence.

• Jared Bell, AOSS
• Doron Blatt, EE: Systems
• Elaine Chan, ChE
• Allen Garner, NERS
• Joseph Gothamy, Integrated Microsystems
• Karim Hamza, ME
• Hai Huang, EECS: CSE
• Matthew Johnson, BME
• Kangwon Lee, MSE
• Dahan Liao, EECS: EE
• Supakorn Mudchanatongsuk, Financial Engineering
• Kyung Ho Roh, Macro
• Kristi Schmidt, IOE
• Thomas Schwartzentruber, AE
• James Smith, ME
• Hans Tritico, CEE
• Handa Xi, NAME

2006 CoE Marian Sarah Parker Prize
The Parker Prize is presented to an outstanding woman graduate student who has demonstrated academic excellence, leadership qualities and outstanding contributions to the University and/or community.

• Ruba Borno, EECS: EE

2006 Harry Benford Award
Presented to a student who has exhibited entrepreneurial flair and leadership ability, and who has capitalized effectively on the technological and engineering resources available in CoE.

• Ahmir Rashid, ME

2006 Ivor K. McIvor Award
Presented to a graduate student in recognition of outstanding scholastic and research performance in Applied Mechanics.

• Sachin Goyal, ME
• Pai-Chen Lin, ME

2006 Outstanding Mentor Awards
The CoE Office of Graduate Education sponsors this award to recognize graduate students and research fellows for their leadership in a mentoring role.

• Shervin Ahmadbeygi, IOE grad student
• Alaa Ahmed, BME research fellow
• Ashish Deshpande, ME grad student
• Alisha Diggs, BME grad student
• Liping Huang, MSE research fellow
• Timothy Jacobs, ME research fellow
• Kevin King, ME grad student
• Akane Suzuki, MSE research fellow
• David Wagner, IOE grad student

2006 Scholar POWER Honorees
The ScholarPOWER awards recognize the excellent academic performance of underrepresented minority engineering students, and those who have contributed to their achievements.

Master's Students

Doctoral Students

2006 Barbour Scholarship Competition
The Barbour Scholarship program was established in 1914 at the University of Michigan to train young women in modern science, medicine, mathematics and other specialties critical to the development of their native lands.

• Yan Cao, NERS
• Jing Li, IOE
• Li Qiao, AE
• Rong Wu, CEE

Alternate: Xiaoyan Yan, NAME

2006 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Competition

• Mohammad Abidian, BME
• Wendy Comisar, ChE
• Michael Holub, EECS: EE
• Chun-Hao Hsu, EECS: Systems
• Taeyoung Lee, AE
• Jing Li, IOE
• Phongphaeth Pengvanich, NERS
• Li Qiao, AE
• Jarrod Roy, EECS: CSE
• Xiulin Ruan, ME
• Shih-Hsun Yin, ME

Alternate: Norman Adams, EECS: Systems

2006 MLK Spirit Awards
Each year the MLK Spirit Awards celebration honors North Campus students whose leadership and service has exemplified the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Award Winner:

• Hugo Shi, EECS

Recognized:

• Eli Cooke, IOE
• Amy Gooden, NAME
• David Hossenlopp, NAME
• Joy Oguntebi, IOE

ACM SIGDA CADathlon Programming 1st Place Contest Winners

• Matthew Guthaus, EE
• Jarrod Roy, CSE

Solar Car Team Finished 3rd in World Solar Challenge
Graduate student member:

• Robert Vogt, CSE