7 engineering, computer science students awarded UWM Graduate School fellowships

Top row: Aqel. Fasipe, Rahman, Shahria. Bottom row: Al Hamad, Qiu, Sadeghi

Congratulations to the following graduate students in UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science, who were offered Graduate School fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year.

Distinguished Dissertation Fellowship
Rawan Aqel, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Rani ElHajjar

Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship
Grace Fasipe, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Jacob Rammer

Distinguished Graduate Students Fellowship
Md Mahbubur Rahman, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Mohammad (Habib) Rahman

Md Tanzil Shahria, Department of Computer Science
Advisor: Mohammad (Habib) Rahman

Graduate School Excellence Fellowship
Saif Al Hamad, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Ryo Amano

Dantong Qiu, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Deyang Qu

Benyamin Sadeghi, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Advisor: Hamid Seifoddini

“These are fairly competitive fellowships,” says Prasenjit Guptasarma, professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Engineering & Applied Science. “Recipients often become accomplished researchers, professors, or industry-based engineers.”