University of Tennessee
Materials Science & Engineering Department



MSE Awards Banquet
Knoxville, TN, April 28, 2025



The Materials Science & Engineering Department held their annual awards banquet on April 28, 2025. In attendance were undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, faculty and their family and friends.

 
Several undergraduate students were recognized (left to right):
  • Jocelyn Hess - Ian Greeley Award
  • Marlena Alexander - Ian Greeley Award & Excellence in Service
  • Maddie Maben - Outstanding Senior
  • Fabriana Prawiranata - Outstanding Senior
  • Meredith Harpel - Outstanding Senior
  • Daniel Leoni - Outstanding Junior
  • Maddie Maben - Outstanding Service
  • Luke Wathen (not pictured) - Outstanding Undergraduate Research


Several graduate students were recognized (left to right):
  • Sheryl Sanchez - Excellence in Research
  • Jade Holliman - Outstanding Service
  • Elizabeth Heon - Outstanding Service
  • Kennedy Agyekum - Excellence in Teaching
  • Charlotte Buchanan - Excellence in Teaching
  • Dylan Windsor (not pictured) - Excellence in Research


Faculty members were recognized (left to right):
  • Yishu Wang - Excellence in Teaching
  • Mariya Zhuravleva - Excellence in Service
  • Kate Page (not pictured) - Excellence in Research

We also recognized Stephanie Moore as an outstanding staff member. (She was not able to attend the banquet.)


We are proud of our senior class, some of whom attended the banquet and posed for a group photo.



We all had a good time at the banquet. Thanks to everyone who attended and who make the University of Tennessee Materials Science & Engineering Department a special community to call home.

More photos on the Keffer research group site.