Awards
Members of the BE Community receive awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence. Here is a list of awards and recipients since 2020:
35 under 35 Innovator of the Year by MIT Technology Review
Leila Pirhaji, PhD (2020)
Omar Abudayyeh (2020)
Albert G Hill Prize
Meghan Davis (2021)
Abena Peasah (2021)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Membership
Prof Linda Griffith (2021)
Prof Leona Samson (2021)
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow
Prof Peter C. Dedon (2022)
Prof Bevin Engelward (2023)
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows
Prof Jacquin C. Niles (2024)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) James E. Bailey Award
K. Dane Wittrup (2024)
Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching
Prof Michael Birnbuam (2024)
Dickson Prize in Medicine
James J. Collins (2020)
Ellen J. Mandigo Award for Outstanding Service–MIT School of Engineering
Rolanda Dudley-Cowans (2023)
Infinite Mile Award–MIT School of Engineering
Irina Singh (2022)
Dianne Bickford (2023)
Alexis Runstadler (2024)
John S. W. Kellett ’47 Award
Miranda Dawson (2021)
Michelson Prize
Prof Michael Birnbuam (2020)
MIT BE Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
Pablo Cárdenas (2019-’20)
Cal Gunnarsson (2019-’20)
Owen Leddy (2020-’21)
Christine Davis (2021-’22)
Ellen Kan (2021-’22)
Abigail MeShane (2021-’22)
Owen Porth (2021-’22)
Alexander Bevacqua (2022-’23)
James Drayton (2022-’23)
Nikolaos Meimetis (2022-’23)
Krista Pullen(2022-’23)
Myra Dada (2023-’24)
Nikolaos Meimetis (2023-’24)
Rachel McGinn (2023-’24)
Daniel Pascal (2023-’24)
MIT Excellence Award
Diane Ballestas (2023)
National Academy of Engineering Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education
Prof Linda Griffith (2021)
Prof Doug Lauffenburger (2021)
National Academy of Engineering Membership
Prof Roger Kamm (2023)
National Academy of Medicine Membership
Prof Linda Griffith (2021)
Prof Feng Zhang (2021)
Prof Angela Belcher (2022)
Prof Darrell Irvine (2023)
National Academy of Sciences Richard Lounsbery Award
Prof Feng Zhang (2021)
National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research Award
Prof Anders Hansen (2024)
National Institutes of Health New Innovators Award
Prof Michael Birnbuam (2020)
Prof Anders Hansen (2020)
The Pew Charitable Trusts Innovation Fund Investigator
Prof Michael Birnbaum
Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research
Prof Anders Hansen (2021)
TIME100 Health
Prof Linda Griffith (2024)
Society of Toxicology Education Award
Prof Bevin Engelward (2023)