End of Year Awards

Shea Winton

2012 Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering student awards

Outstanding Graduate
Teaching Assistants

Gun-Ho Kim
Thomas P. McGuire

Charles B. Darrow Award

Divya M. Chandra
Kyungsoo Kim

Frank and Lucy Rusinko
Graduate Fellowship

Gregory K. Lilik
Aime H. Tchapda

Robert and Leslie Griffin
Award

Gregory K. Lilik

Harry and Susan Kauffman
Trustee Scholarship in the College
of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Derek M. Hall

C.C. Wright Award

Meredith Hill Bembenic
Gregory K. Lilik

2012 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences held its 2012 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation April 29 to recognize student achievement, faculty mentoring, faculty commitments to service, and excellence in research and teaching.

Gladys Snyder Education Grants

Semih Eser, professor, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, received the Gladys Snyder Education Grant for Incorporation of Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining Modeling Software to Teaching F SC 432, Petroleum Processing in Energy Engineering Curriculum.

Randy Vander Wal, associate professor, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, received the Gladys Snyder Education Grant for A Contemporary Energy Conversion e-Text.

Paul F. Robertson Award for the EMS Breakthrough of the Year

Paul C. Painter, professor, polymer science, was recognized for developing an ionic liquid extraction system to separate hydrocarbons from soils and sands.

Faculty Mentoring Award

Sarma V. Piupati, associate professor, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering

25-Year Service Award

Derek Elsworth, professor, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering was recognized for his commitment to service.

2011 EMS Energy Institute
Celebration of Accomplishments

Several faculty, staff and students received awards last year for their achievements and service to the Institute during the EMS Energy Institute 2011 Celebration of Accomplishments banquet held in December. Below is a list of the awards presented and their recipients.

Research Achievement Award

Jointly: Damian Saffer, Associate Professor,
and Chris Marone, Professor, Geosciences
For outstanding research accomplishments as reflected by high-impact research publications in refereed journals.

Administrative Staff
Excellence Award

Kelly Rhoades, Administrative Assistant, EMS Energy Institute
For superior performance in supporting faculty, students, and research staff for research, service, and outreach at EMS Energy Institute.

Dedicated Employee Award

Shea Winton, Writer/Editor, EMS Energy Institute
For dedicated and excellent job performance at EMS Energy Institute.

Student Achievement Awards

Gregory Lilik, Graduate Student
Jointly: Divya Chandra, Graduate Student, and
Derek Hall and Andrew Weiner, Undergraduate Students
For superior performance in research by graduate or undergraduate students working at EMS Energy Institute, as evidenced by publication.

Student Service Awards

Yu Noda, Graduate Student
Jointly: Bhaskar Prabhakar and
Greg Lilik, Graduate Students
For excellent service by graduate or undergraduate students to the research, service, and educational missions of the EMS Energy Institute.

Issue Number

Magazine Issue

Energy Innovation - Summer 2012

Energy Institute