Early Career Alumni Recognition Award

The Early Career Alumni Recognition Award is given by the Department of Chemical Engineering and is designed to honor an outstanding Penn State chemical engineering graduate who received his or her degree within the past ten years. The award seeks to recognize individuals who have proven themselves as exemplary role models for current chemical engineering students, and successful contributors in industry.

Click here to fill out a brief nomination form.

Have questions? Email Angela Dixon at adc12@psu.edu.

Past Recipients

• 2024 – Paul Suhey (’14 B.S.)
• 2023 – Devika Varsani (’13 B.S.)
• 2022 – Sienna Helfrich (’13)
• 2021 – Adam Mayernick (’11 Ph.D.)
• 2020 – Rajib Saha (’14 Ph.D.)
• 2019 – Kelly Irvin (’09)
• 2018 – Katherine Gawel (’10)
• 2017 – Huda Jerri (’10 Ph.D.)
• 2016 – Brad Sutliff (’05)
• 2015 – Joshua Vajda (’04)
• 2014 – Rami Madadin (’04)
• 2013 – Lisa Callender (’03)
• 2012 – Narayan Ramesh (’01 Ph.D.)