Congratulations to the Yale SEAS Class of 2021

05/24/2021
Departments: Applied Physics, 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 199 undergraduate Engineering degrees Monday.

Degrees in Applied Physics were conferred upon 6 members of the Class of 2021; in Biomedical Engineering, 25 degrees; in Chemical Engineering, 14 degrees; in Computer Science, 114 degrees; in Electrical Engineering, 6 degrees; in Environmental Engineering, 7 degrees; and in Mechanical Engineering, 27 degrees.

In an address to the Class of 2021, School of Engineering & Applied Science Dean Jeffrey Brock noted that despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic, the graduates should be proud that they adapted and persevered.

"Not only did you shine academically, but you excelled in areas outside of the classroom," he said. "Research, design, in sports, in the arts, by volunteering at charitable organizations, by tutoring at local schools, and a myriad of other activities. Your sense of mission and purpose is clear."

Dean Brock also announced Lincoln Berkley, a electrical engineering and computer science major, as the winner of the Henry Prentiss Becton Senior Prize, awarded by the Dean of Engineering to a senior for rewarding and encouraging outstanding student performance.

Numerous other graduating students received department honors:

Applied Physics:

  • Owen Duke: Applied Physics Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Applied Physics.
  • Annie Polish: Department of Applied Physics Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Applied Physics faculty.

Biomedical Engineering:

  • Jonathan Wu - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Biomedical Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Biomedical Engineering.
  • Isabella Jennings - Department of Biomedical Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Biomedical Engineering faculty.

Computer Science:

  • Lenny Khazan - Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in computer science.
  • Adam Wolnikowski - Department of Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the computer science faculty.

Chemical Engineering:

  • Claire Lamarre - Harry A. Curtis Prize, awarded to a senior who has contributed the most to the academic life of his or her class.
  • Yash Samantaray - Walker Prize in Chemical Engineering, awarded to a senior for outstanding scholarship in the field of Chemical Engineering.

Environmental Engineering:

  • Renee Su - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in environmental engineering.
  • Marlena Hinkle - Environmental Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the environmental engineering faculty.

Faculty, family, and friends applaud Chemical and Environmental Engineering's Class of 2021.

Electrical Engineering:

  • Agasha Ratam - Edward O. Lanphier Memorial Prize, 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.
  • William Sussman - Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize, awarded to Franz Tuteur Memorial Prize, awarded to a senior who has accomplished the most outstanding senior project.

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science:

  • Derek Kuldinow - Donald Warren McCroskey Memorial, awarded to a senior who is deserving of the greatest distinction for scholarly achievement in fields related to mechanics and its applications.
  • Clarence Rodgers - L.C. Lichty and E.O. Waters Prize in Mechanical Engineering, awarded to a senior for high scholarship and original research.