Honoring Exceptional Undergraduate Theses
Dedicated to developing the leaders of tomorrow, last year the School of Engineering announced the establishment of the Honors Thesis Prize, created through the generosity of an anonymous donor, which celebrates one exceptional undergraduate thesis from each department within the School of Engineering. Discover this year's recipients below.
Mechanical Engineering
William Cusato, E26
Thesis title: Investigating the effect of deformation and stirring on pure gold surface tension measurements using a Faraday forcing technique
Advisor: Research Professor Doug Matson
Biomedical Engineering
Julian X. Han, E26
Thesis title: Signal and Structure: Developing a Platform for Flexible Microelectrode Array Monitoring of 3D Neural Networks
Advisor: Associate Professor Brian Timko
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Tarkan Ayata, E26
Thesis title: Zwitterion Effects on Ion Transport for Water-in-Salt Electrolytes
Advisor: Professor and SOE Dean of Research Matthew Panzer
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jacob Merritt, E26
Thesis title: Software Techniques for Advanced Hotspot Prediction and Mitigation
Advisor: Professor Mark Hempstead
Department:
Biomedical Engineering ,  Chemical and Biological Engineering ,  Electrical and Computer Engineering ,  Mechanical Engineering