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2024-25 CMSE Graduate Student Awardees

The College of Engineering is pleased to announce the graduate students selected for the 2024-25 Fitch H. Beach Award, 2024-25 3 Minute Thesis (3MT), and the 2024-25 Outstanding PhD Students in the CMSE Program. 

Fitch H. Beach Award for Outstanding Doctoral Research

Avrajit Ghosh

The Fitch Beach Award is the most prestigious research competition in the College of Engineering. Established by Janet M. Beatty in honor of her uncle, Fitch H. Beach, this award recognizes the most outstanding PhD student researchers within the College of Engineering. The faculty within each department selects one nominee, and the award is judged based on nominees’ records and presentations. Winners receive stipends, a certificate, and a medal to be worn at graduation.

This award is given to Avrajit Ghosh, a final year PhD student who is working with Dr. Rongrong Wang and Dr. Saiprasad Ravishankar. Their research aim is to bridge the gap between practical deep learning and theory. 

Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

Siddhant Gautam

This annual award recognizes the most outstanding graduate student from each doctoral program in the College of Engineering. These outstanding PhD students were selected by the faculty within their program, and each receive a $1,000 stipend, certificate, and a medal to be worn at graduation

For their achievement, Siddhant Gautam, a fifth-year PhD student, had managed to secured this award. They are a part of the Signals, Learning, and Imaging (SLIM) group headed by Prof. Saiprasad Ravishankar. Their research interests include computational imaging, signal processing, and machine learning.

3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Graduate Student Awards

Elena Wang

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by graduate students around the world. Developed by The University of Queensland, the competition cultivates graduate students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The faculty within each department selects one nominee, and the award is judged based on nominees’ 3MT presentations. Winners receive stipends and a certificate.

Elena Wang is the awardee for this competition. They are a fifth year PhD candidate under the supervision of Dr. Liz Munch. Their research interests include topological data analysis (TDA), computational topology and geometry, and machine learning.