Congratulations to the Yale SEAS Class of 2022!

05/23/2022

Members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science community celebrated the awarding of 231 undergraduate Engineering degrees Monday.

Degrees in Applied Physics were conferred upon 2 members of the Class of 2022; in Biomedical Engineering, 25 degrees; in Chemical Engineering, 16 degrees; in Computer Science, 143 degrees; in Electrical Engineering, 6 degrees; in Environmental Engineering, 15 degrees; and in Mechanical Engineering, 24 degrees.

Dean Brock also announced Megan He, a double major in environmental engineering and global affairs, 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. 

He also was the School’s flag bearer for Monday’s Yale College Commencement Ceremony.

Prize winners: 

Applied Physics:

Maile Harris: Applied Physics Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in Applied Physics.

Kiko Wong: Department of Applied Physics Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Applied Physics faculty. 

Biomedical Engineering:

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

Katie Zehner - Department of Biomedical Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the Biomedical Engineering faculty.

Computer Science:

Maansi Dasari - Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in computer science.

Kelly Rudder - Department of Computer Science Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the computer science faculty.

Chemical Engineering:

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

Linh Le - Walker Prize in Chemical Engineering, awarded to a senior for outstanding scholarship in the field of Chemical Engineering.

Environmental Engineering:

Fiona O'Brien - D. Allan Bromley Prize in Environmental Engineering, awarded to a senior who has exhibited superior accomplishment and scholarly achievement in environmental engineering.

Jack Devlin - Environmental Engineering Prize, awarded to a senior based on criteria established by the environmental engineering faculty.

Electrical Engineering:

Rohit Giridharan - 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.

Jalil Morris - 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:

Andrew Mertz - 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.

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