Department celebrates fall 2025 outstanding students, teaching assistants
Engineering faculty honored 11 undergraduate seniors, eight graduate students, and eight teaching assistants with awards recognizing exceptional academic and research performance.
ECE faculty honored two undergraduate seniors, one graduate student, and two teaching assistants with awards recognizing exceptional academic and research performance. The nominations were followed by a luncheon hosted at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center on Nov. 18.
“The students we’re celebrating today have truly risen to the top,” said David W. Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean of the College of Engineering. “They’ve distinguished themselves through their commitment in the classroom, their engagement beyond it, and their collaborative spirit in helping elevate those around them.”
Recipients received a framed award, a university gift bag and faculty acknowledgments.
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Outstanding seniors
Electrical and computer engineering: Alireza Shariati
Software engineering senior: Phoenix Garcia
Outstanding graduate student
Electrical and computer engineering: Michael Bullock
Outstanding teaching assistants
Electrical and computer engineering: Md Muhtasim Alam Chowdhury
“Md Muhtasim was my first PhD student, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with him for the past three years. He has been instrumental in supporting our students, always willing to help and never turning anyone away." – Soheil Salehi, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Computer science and engineering: Hariharan Ramesh