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Graphic with words Distinguished Graduate Student Awards 20222 with Texas A&M University Engineering logo at the bottom.
Engineering students received The Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Graduate Student Award for their accomplishments in research. | Image: Texas A&M Engineering

Eight graduate students from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering were recently honored with the 2022 Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Graduate Student Award, presented by the Graduate and Professional School and The Association of Former Students. The award recognizes graduate students from across Texas A&M who have excelled in either research or teaching, and it is divided accordingly into those two categories. This year, eight research awards were given to engineering students, listed below with their departments and faculty advisors:

Ali Akbari, biomedical engineering
Faculty advisor: Roozbeh Jafari


Hananeh Alambeigi, industrial and systems engineering
Faculty advisor: Anthony McDonald


Kaivalya Deo, biomedical engineering
Faculty advisor: Akhilesh Gaharwar


Swarn Jha, mechanical engineering
Faculty advisor: Hong Liang


Xiaoqiang (Jack) Kong, civil and environmental engineering
Faculty advisor: Yunlong Zhang


Tanmay Mathur, biomedical engineering
Faculty advisor: Abhishek Jain


Sakina Mohammed Mota, biomedical engineering
Faculty advisor: Kristen Maitland


Raiyan Seede, materials science and engineering
Faculty advisor: Ibrahim Karaman