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 |