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Nuclear Science and Engineering Department Awards

The following awards were announced at the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering/ American Nuclear Society’s Awards dinner on April 24, 2009.

NSE Prof. Benoit Forget PAI Outstanding Teaching Award
(presented by the student chapter of the American Nuclear Society)
Craig Gerardi
Salisbury, MD
(PhD apx. 6/09)
Manson Benedict Award
(Awarded to a graduate student for excellence in academic performance and professional promise in Nuclear Science & Engineering)
Daneil Zaterman
Englewood, CO
(BS 6/09)
The Roy Axford Award for academic achievement
by a senior in Nuclear Science & Engineering
Robert Block
Plymouth, MA
(BS apx. 6/10)
The Irving Kaplan Award for academic achievement
by a junior in Nuclear Science & Engineering
Paolo Ferroni
Italy
PhD 6/10
Outstanding TA Award in recognition of exceptional services
to education by a teaching assistant
Tim Lucas,
Cambridge (
PhD 6/12)
Paul Romano,
Peekskill, NY (PhD 6/12)
Anna Nikiforova,
Gresham, OR (PhD 6/12)
Outstanding Student Service Award in recognition of
exceptional services to the students, the department and the entire MIT community
NSE Prof.  Dennis Whyte Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching This award is made possible by a gift from Ruth and Joel S. Spira to acknowledge “the tradition of high quality engineering education at MIT.”