Department Celebrates the Class of 2006

Tania Alarcon Falconi and Anura Patil receive the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Prizes from Professor Georgakis

On Sunday, May 21st, 2006, Tufts celebrated its 150th commencement. ChBE students made a significant presence at the weekend's ceremonies. Of nine Ph.D. degrees awarded by the School of Engineering, six were ChBE students. We were also very proud to be represented by eight of twelve M.E. degree recipients, and eight M.S. degrees recipients.

Among the Tufts University undergraduate prizes, scholarships, and academic awards, six recipients were ChBE students. The Gemma Cifarelli Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Carolyn Vik, E07. Tania Alarcon Falconi, E06, received the Lt. Commander Robert James Manning Memorial Prize. The Frederick Melvin Ellis Prize was given to Erica Goodwin, E06, and the Ellen C. Myers Memorial Prize was awarded to Christine Ash, E06. Jeanne Van Slambrouk, E07, was chosen to receive the Max Tischler Prize Scholarship, and the American Institute of Chemists Foundation recognized Elizabeth Newberg, E06, for her ability, leadership and professional promise. The Department was also thrilled to see six ChBE undergraduates inducted into Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

An ecstatic Professor Dan Ryder receives the student-voted Best Professor award

On May 20th, the Department hosted the festive Senior Luncheon to celebrate the achievements of the undergraduate class of 2006. The Senior Luncheon is an annual tradition held in the Science and Technology Center on the eve of graduation. Anura Patil (summa cum laude) and Tania Alarcon Falconi received the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Prizes, given annually to the two highest ranking seniors in the class, and a variety of Departmental and AIChE awards were given to each member of the class. This year, the seniors chose to give the 'Best Professor' award to Professor Dan Ryder. Last year’s recipient was Professor David Kaplan.

Professor Georgakis and his assistant, Liam Seabury, draw the winning raffle tickets

The Department would like to wish the very best to the class of 2006 as they pursue professional or academic careers in the field of chemical engineering. They possess the capability to make a distinctive mark on the world, and we are extremely proud of this exceptional group.

Additional photos of the Senior Luncheon can be viewed  here.