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Columbia Engineering honored the Class of 2021 at Virtual Commencement Ceremonies on Thursday, April 29.
Watch the Class Day ceremony on Youtube
School of Engineering and Science - Graduate Class Day 2021
Class of 2021 Award Winners
Valedictorian and Illig Prize – Noah Huber-Feely
Salutatorian – Alexander Paskov
George Vincent Wendell Prize – Adheli Gonzalez
Morton B. Friedman Memorial Prize for Excellence – Tingjun Chen
Graduate Student Life Leadership Awards – Christophe Jean-Michael and Aimee Rose Moses
Doctoral Graduate Student Life Leadership Award – Shreya Narasimhan
The full program is available online.
Faculty Award Winners
Edward and Carole Kim Award for Faculty Involvement
Ali Hirsa, Professor of Professional Practice
Yevgeniy Yesilevskiy, Lecturer in the Discipline of Innovation and Design
Janette and Armen Avanessians Diversity Award
Chris Boyce, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Augustin Chaintreau, Associate Professor of Computer Science
NAM Toast
BME Faculty gathered to toast the success of Prof. Kam Leong and Prof. Elisa Konofagou, who were both elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2020 and 2021, respectively. As one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, election to the Academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Columbia Engineering Interim Dean Shih-Fu Chang and BME Department Chair Ed Guo both delivered heartfelt remarks as the faculty honored the achievements of our distinguished professors.