About the YSEA Seniors of Distinction Award
Each year YSEA recognizes Yale College seniors who demonstrate excellence in academics, service, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in Science, Applied Science, and Engineering majors. Awardees are recognized with a formal certificate at YSEA’s annual dinner each April.
Current Awardees
2024 – 2025 Seniors of Distinction
| Name | Major |
| Ben Crair | Applied Mathematics |
| Alex Ye | Applied Mathematics and Economics |
| Selma Mazioud | Applied Mathematics and Economics |
| Avalon Scarola | Applied Physics |
| Jordan Davidson | Applied Physics |
| Elijah Bakaleynik | Applied Physics w/Certificate in Energy Studies |
| Juliana Karp | Astrophysics |
| Ana Maria Melián | Astrophysics & Applied Physics |
| Andy Nilipour | Astrophysics and Mathematics |
| Casey McGuire | Biomedical Engineering |
| Jack Sendek | Biomedical Engineering |
| Tiffany Toh | Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering |
| Calista Krass | Chemical Engineering |
| Gaukhar Alzhanova | Chemical Engineering |
| Abrar Sheikh | Chemical Engineering and Engineering Science-Electrical |
| Nicole Piekut | Chemistry |
| Theo Curtis | Chemistry |
| Breanna Nguyen | Cognitive Science |
| Maanasa Nandigam | Cognitive Science |
| Taylor McClure | Cognitive Science |
| Tetsu Kurumisawa | Cognitive Science and Computer Science |
| Odessa Goldberg | Cognitive Science w/Certificate in Data Science |
| Gauri Purohit | Computer Science& Economics |
| Reese Neal | Computing and the Arts |
| Iris Yang | Computing and the Arts, Statistics and Data Science |
| Danielle Gruber | Electrical Engineering |
| Russell Yang | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry |
| Ojas Mehta | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Rylan Polster | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Andrew Tan | Engineering Sciences-Environmental |
| Maddie Nagle | Engineering Sciences-Environmental & Economics |
| Disha Shidham | Environmental Engineering |
| Hannah Mark | History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health |
| Ushuu Namarra | History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health w/concentration in Global Health Studies |
| Iana Phipps | History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health w/concentration in Medicine and Public Health |
| Nathan Apfel | Mathematics and Physics (Joint major) |
| Dylan Sevenikar | Mechanical Engineering |
| Elena Wittemyer | Mechanical Engineering |
| Samantha Lorr | Mechanical Engineering w/Certificate in Data Science & Statistics |
| Zoe Pian | Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry |
| Tsach Mackey | Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry and Computer Science |
| Hannah Barsouk | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry |
| Rachel Rivera | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry |
| Ben Swinchoski | Neuroscience |
| Elizabeth Wu | Neuroscience |
| Joe Wang | Neuroscience |
| Risha Chakraborty | Neuroscience and Chemistry |
| Adrian Hall | Physics (intensive) |
| Timothy Atkeson | Physics (intensive) |
Previous Awardees
2023 – 2024 Seniors of Distinction
| Name | Major | |
| Albert Gang | Chemistry | |
| Madison Houck | Chemistry | |
| Nicholas Cerny | Chemistry | |
| Barkotel Zemenu | Physics | |
| Rose Powers | Physics | |
| Rachel Merrill | Physics | |
| Finn Gibson | Physics | |
| Pranav Parakh | Physics | |
| Anavi Uppal | Astronomy | |
| Victor Liu | Astronomy | |
| Hanna Adamski | Astronomy | |
| Ben Kotton | Applied Mathematics | |
| Rhiannon Pailet | Applied Mathematics | |
| Immanuel Bissell | Earth and Planetary Science | |
| Leah Clayton | Earth and Planetary Science | |
| Madelyn Stewart | Earth and Planetary Science | |
| Kahlil Walker | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
| Yaya Guo | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
| Tony Potchernikov | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
| Lydia Tarekegn | Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry | |
| Alyssa Agarwal | Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology | |
| Krishna Dasari | Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology | |
| Sophia Li | Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology | |
| Eden Gorevoy | Computer Science | |
| Jeffrey Chen | Computer Science | |
| Dion Ong | Computer Science | |
| Benjamin Anthony Cifu | Computer Science | |
| Rosie Rothschild | Computer Science | |
| Alice Ao | Computer Science | |
| Jenny Mao | Computer Science | |
| Alexa Schor | Computer Science | |
| Annie Lin | Electrical Engineering | |
| Maggy Lambo | Electrical Engineering | |
| Adam Kus | Electrical Engineering | |
| Zubin Kremer Guha | Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science | |
| Victoria Fleming | Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science | |
| Ryan Smithers | Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science | |
| Grady Morrissey | Applied Physics | |
| Elifnaz Onder | Applied Physics | |
| Maria Bambrick-Santoyo | Applied Physics | |
| Sein Lee | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Yusuf Rasheed | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Alex Dong | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Charles Chen | Chemical & Environmental Engineering | |
| Adwoa Danso-Dodoo | Chemical & Environmental Engineering | |
| Isabella Hay | Chemical & Environmental Engineering | |
2022 – 2023 Seniors of Distinction
| Name | Major |
| Aliza Fisher | Mechanical Engineering |
| Charlie Loitman | Mechanical Engineering |
| Bryan Regan | Mechanical Engineering |
| Evan Lipton | Engineering Sciences - Mechanical |
| Katerina Kargioti | Applied Physics |
| Jenny Giampalmo | Applied Physics |
| Saachi Grewal | Applied Physics |
| Cooper Newsom | Applied Physics |
| Thomas Blum | Biomedical Engineering |
| Sophie Naud | Biomedical Engineering |
| Grayson Wagner | Biomedical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering |
| Tanya Jomaa | Engineering Sciences – Electrical |
| Yu Jun Shen | Electrical Engineering (ABET) |
| Tamar Geller | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Ahtena Stenor | Engineering Sciences - Chemical |
| Sam Karp | Engineering Sciences - Chemical |
| Laiba Akhtar | Engineering Sciences - Chemical |
| Emily Quisenberry | Chemical Engineering |
| Hoang Le | Chemical Engineering |
| Pablo Garcia | Chemical Engineering |
| Michal Gerasimiuk | Computer Science |
| Lachlan Keller | Computer Science & English |
| Jessica Pan | Computer Science & Economics |
| Aidan Evan | Computer Science & Philosophy |
