AWARDS

Spring 2025

The recipients of the awards will be presented with a certificate during the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Spring Awards Ceremony which will be held in late April each Spring Semester.  The Awards and Honors committee will send emails requesting nominations in early March.

>> Most Impactful Student Organization Award

This award recognizes a Jonsson School student organization that made positive and significant impact for UTD-ME undergraduate students. A student organization will be selected and awarded based on their effort, enthusiasm, and activities to promote skill-set development and connections between students and community or industry for ME students.

>> Most Supportive and Engaged Undergraduate Student Award

This award recognizes an UTD-ME undergraduate student who is helpful towards their classmates and fosters an environment of collegiality both inside and outside the classroom. Examples include organizing study sessions or helping with an extracurricular activity.

>> Best Paper Award

This award recognizes the best paper published by a UTD-ME student (graduate and undergraduate) within the last three years from the award deadline date. The three-year period is considered to allow reasonable time for the article to be cited.

>> Outstanding MS Thesis Award

This award recognizes an outstanding MS thesis written by a UTD-ME student.  Only theses submitted during any semester of the previous calendar year (Spring, Summer or Fall) will be considered. 

>> Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award

This award recognizes an outstanding PhD dissertation written by a UTD-ME student.  Only dissertations submitted during any semester of the previous calendar year (Spring, Summer or Fall) will be considered.

>> Broader Impacts Award

This award recognizes the best Broader Impacts-related activity by a UTD-ME faculty member or their group within a year from the award deadline. Based on NSF, broader impact is defined as “the potential to benefit society and contribute to the achievement of specific, desired societal outcomes.”

Mechanical Engineering Awards Nominations

Only current ME faculty can nominate for these awards

Most Supportive and Engaged Undergraduate Student Award

Only current ME undergraduates students can nominate for this award

Research awards

Visit the Jonsson School research awards webpage for a full list of award recipients.