Awards

Source: https://be.mit.edu/our-community/awards/ Parent: https://be.mit.edu/undergraduate-program/bme-minor/

Members of the BE Community receive awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. Here is a list of awards and recipients since 2020:

[35 under 35 Innovator of the Year by MIT Technology Review](https://www.innovatorsunder35.com/)Leila Pirhaji, PhD (2020)\ Omar Abudayyeh (2020)

[Albert G Hill Prize ](https://awards.mit.edu/awards/albert-g-hill-prize)Meghan Davis (2021)\ Abena Peasah (2021)

[American Academy of Arts and Sciences Membership ](https://www.amacad.org/)Prof Linda Griffith (2021)\ Prof Leona Samson (2021)

[American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow ](https://www.aaas.org/programs/fellows/process)Prof Peter C. Dedon (2022)\ Prof Bevin Engelward (2023)\ \ American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows**Prof Jacquin C. Niles (2024)\ Prof Katharina Ribbeck (2024)\ \ [American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) James E. Bailey Award](https://www.aiche.org/sbe/community/awards/james-e-bailey-award)Prof K. Dane Wittrup (2024)\ \ BMES Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship Award\ Prof Linda Griffith (2025)\ Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching\ Prof Michael Birnbuam (2024)

Dickson Prize in Medicine \ Prof James J. Collins (2020)\ \ Earll M. Murman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising\ Prof Doug Lauffenburger (2025)\ \ Ellen J. Mandigo Award for Outstanding Service–MIT School of Engineering\ Rolanda Dudley-Cowans (2023)\ Gerri Powers (2025)\ \ Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award\ Prof Anders Hansen (2025)\ \ Infinite Mile Award–MIT School of Engineering\ Irina Singh (2022)\ Dianne Bickford (2023)\ Alexis Runstadler (2024)\ \ [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology](https://corporate-awards.ieee.org/corporate-awards/)Prof James J. Collins (2025)

[John S. W. Kellett ’47 Award ](https://awards.mit.edu/awards/john-s-w-kellett-47-award)Miranda Dawson (2021)

Michelson Prize\ Prof Michael Birnbuam (2020)\ \ MIT BE Teaching Assistant Excellence Award\ Pablo Cárdenas (2019-’20)\ Cal Gunnarsson (2019-’20)\ Owen Leddy (2020-’21)\ Christine Davis (2021-’22)\ Ellen Kan (2021-’22)\ Abigail McShane (2021-’22)\ Owen Porth (2021-’22)\ Alexander Bevacqua (2022-’23)\ James Drayton (2022-’23)\ Nikolaos Meimetis (2022-’23)\ Krista Pullen(2022-’23)\ Myra Dada (2023-’24)\ Nikolaos Meimetis (2023-’24)\ Rachel McGinn (2023-’24)\ Daniel Pascal (2023-’24)\ \ MIT Excellence Award\ Diane Ballestas (2023)

[National Academy of Engineering Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education ](https://www.nae.edu/55293/GordonWinners)Prof Linda Griffith (2021)\ Prof Doug Lauffenburger (2021)

[National Academy of Engineering Membership ](https://www.nae.edu/7113/BecomingaMember)Prof Roger Kamm (2023)

[National Academy of Medicine Membership ](https://nam.edu/about-the-nam/)Prof Linda Griffith (2021)\ Prof Feng Zhang (2021)\ Prof Angela Belcher (2022)

[National Academy of Sciences Richard Lounsbery Award ](https://www.nasonline.org/programs/awards/richard-lounsbery-award.html)Prof Feng Zhang (2021)\ \ [National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research Award](https://commonfund.nih.gov/tra)Prof Anders Hansen (2024)

[National Institutes of Health New Innovators Award ](https://commonfund.nih.gov/newinnovator)Prof Michael Birnbuam (2020)\ Prof Anders Hansen (2020)\ \ [National Medal of Science](https://nationalmedals.org)Prof Angela Belcher (2024)\ \ [National Medal of Technology and Innovation](https://nationalmedals.org)Prof Feng Zhang (2024)\ \ The Pew Charitable Trusts Innovation Fund Investigator\ Prof Michael Birnbaum (2023)

Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research \ Prof Anders Hansen (2021)\ \ Sato Memorial International Award\ Prof Angela Koehler (2025)\ \ Society of Toxicology Education Award \ Prof Bevin Engelward (2023)\ \ Stephen Hawking Medal Junior\ Gitanjali Rao, Class of 2027 (2025)\ \ TIME100 Health \ Prof Linda Griffith (2024)