Congratulations to the SEAS Class of 2019!

Yale Engineering Shield
05/21/2019
Departments: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science community celebrated the awarding of 225 undergraduate Engineering degrees on May 20, 2019.

Degrees in Biomedical Engineering were conferred upon 33 members of the class of 2018; in Chemical Engineering, 15 degrees; in Computer Science, 115 degrees; in Electrical Engineering, 22 degrees; in Environmental Engineering, 8 degrees; and in Mechanical Engineering, 49 degrees.

In addition to the conferring of degrees, numerous graduating seniors were honored for their achievements.

Simon Whiteman, chemical engineering major with a 3.97 GPA, received the 2019 William Neely Mallory Award, the most prestigious athletic award given to a senior male at Yale. Whiteman, who captained the Yale baseball team, is also a Rhodes Scholar candidate and a Major League Baseball prospect.

Eren Orbey, who had a double-major in Computer Science and English, was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize for Excellence in the Performing and Creative Arts for his extraordinary literary gifts and his promise as a writer. Orbey, who has contributed numerous essays and profiles to The New Yorker, will pursue graduate studies in Modern Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford next year as a Rhodes Scholar.

Hannah Louise Lawrence, who had a double major in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, was awarded the Russell Henry Chittenden Prize in recognition of her commitment to academic excellence. Lawrence graduates summa cum laude with distinction in both her majors after completing 41.5 course credits, 40.5 of which were grades of straight A's. She also played violin for the Yale Symphony Orchestra.

Winston Huynh, who received a B.S. and an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, received the the Henry Prentiss Becton Prize, awarded to a Senior for rewarding and encouraging outstanding student performance.

Lili Wang, a Ph.D. candidate in electrical engineering, received the Henry Prentiss Becton Graduate Prize for exceptional achievement in research in Engineering & Applied Science. Wang, whose research has focused on the area of multi-agent systems in the field of automatic control, was a co-author on six full-length journal publications and was the lead author on one of them.

Biomedical Engineering 

  • Eric Chen - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Biomedical Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Biomedical Engineering.

  • Clio Meghir and Priya Singh - Department of Biomedical Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Biomedical Engineering faculty.

Chemical Engineering

  • Colleen Coffey - Harry A. Curtis Prize, awarded to a senior who has contributed most to the academic life of his or her class.

  • Jamie Giblin - Walker Prize in Chemical Engineering, awarded to a senior for outstanding scholarship in the field of Chemical Engineering.

Computer Science

  • Anton Xue - Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Computer Science.

  • Michihiro Yasunaga - Department of Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Computer Science Faculty.

Electrical Engineering

  • Zeb Mehring - Awarded to a Senior who has a superior accomplishment in fields related to electricity and its applications and who has demonstrated initiative in the field of research

  • Josh Chavez- Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize, awarded to a senior who has accomplished the most outstanding senior project.

Environmental Engineering

  • Haley Rogers - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Environmental Engineering.

  • Griffin Walsh - Environmental Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Environmental Engineering Faculty.

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science

  • Stefan Colton - Donald Warren McCroskey Memorial, awarded to a senior who is deserving of greatest distinction for scholarly achievement in fields related to mechanics and its applications.

  • Claudia Mezey- L.C. Lichty and E.O. Waters Prize in Mechanical Engineering, awarded to a senior for high scholarship and original research.