WELCOME!

We are excited to have you join us in celebrating another great year at RCEL.  RCEL students, faculty, and staff welcome all volunteers and supporters to this event and encourage you to network and just enjoy yourself.  We will host a short program to recognize our 2025 graduates, student leaders, award winners, student competition teams, and conference delegations - this page includes more information about our amazing students.

 

 

 

 

Agenda

4:00 p.m.    Doors Open

5:00 p.m.    Recognition Program - Please move into classroom.

5:30 p.m.    Recognition Program concludes; food service opens in hall - Please move to the hall and the outdoor balcony area.

7:00 p.m.    Event Concludes

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Congratulations 2024 - 2025 Graduates!

RCEL Certificate in Engineering Leadership

Vivian Le
Statistics, Computational & Applied Math
Fall 24

Raj R. Anthony
Electrical & Computer Eng.
Spring 25

Emily Aspey
Chemical Engineering
Spring 25

Eric A. Breyer
Computer Science
Spring 25

Lovin S. George
Mechanical Engineering
Spring 25

Connor A. Greenwell
Mechanical Engineering
Spring 25

Israel A. Haile
Computer Science
Spring 25

Lewis Le
Mechanical Engineering
Spring 25

Nathan J. Morriss
Mechanical Engineering
Spring 25

 

 

Master of Engineering Management and Leadership

Geetansh Agrawal
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Hawazin S. AlGhamdi
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Raeedah Alsayoud
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Ali Ghadanfar
Chemical Engineering
Fall 24

Emilie Josephson
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Julieta Mariano
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Chris Ordoñez
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Gautam Patel
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Yash Ashok Patil
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Suryanshu Pugla
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Juan Ernesto Rodriguez
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Swarnim Sandeep
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Sandro P. Serpone
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Shangyun Tang
Chemical Engineering
Fall 24

Valentina Varetto
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Haijing Wang
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Alibi Zhumashev
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 24

Cecilia Alberti
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Mohammed Alhammadi
Chemical Engineering
Fall 25

Yuan Dong
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Abhinav Goswami
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Kevin James
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Sanjana Kumar
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Sapar Manapov
Chemical Engineering
Fall 25

Thanay Metta
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Adyasha Swain
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Shubh Jignesh Vania
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

Vishwanath Virupakshi
Engineering Mgmt & Leadership
Fall 25

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2025 RCEL Awards and Scholarship Winners

Emily Aspey
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Robert H. Parks Prize for Engineering Leadership Winner 

Nathan Morriss
Mechanical Engineering
RCEL Award for Engineering Leadership Winner 

Lucy Han
Computer Science and Cognitive Science
Catherine Bracken Internship Assistance Scholarship Winner 

Sanya Gang
Computer Science
Catherine Bracken Internship Assistance Scholarship Winner 

Parnika Mandewalker
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science
Catherine Bracken Internship Assistance Scholarship Winner 

Sunny Sun
Computer Science
Catherine Bracken Internship Assistance Scholarship Winner 

 

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2024-2025 Student Leaders

Chris Ordoñez
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA President '24

Suryanshu Pugla
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Professional '24

Sandro Serpone
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Social '24

Haijing Wang
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA Treasurer '24

Emilie Josephson
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Secretary '24

Alan Salceda
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA President '25

Sanjana Kumar
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Professional '25

Patience Chimboza
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Professional '25

Samantha Fuentes
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Social '25

José Barron
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA Treasurer '25

Arturo Simg
Master of Engineering Management & Leadership
MEML-SA VP Secretary '25

Nathan Morriss
Mechanical Engineering
RCEL Student Co-Director 24/25

Megan Worstell
Mechanical Engineering
RCEL Student Co-Director 24/25

Eric Breyer
Computer Science
RCEL Student Co-Director 24/25

Giovanna Veras
Electrical Engineering
RCEL Events Team Lead 24/25

Vivian Lee
Statistics, Computational & Applied Math
RCEL Co-Chair 24/25

Adam McFarland
Mechanical Engineering
RCEL Outreach Team Lead 24/25

Isaac Zavaleta
Mechanical Engineering
RCEL Industry Team Lead 24/25

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2024-2025 Student Teams and Delegations

ASEM Case Study Competition
1st Place - Best Analysis
2nd Place - People's Choice
Emilie Josephson (MEML '24)
Sandro Serpone (MEML '24)
Cecilia Alberti (MEML '25)
Steve Gomez (faculty coach)
Edgar Avalos-Gauna (faculty coach)
Mary Glavan (faculty coach)

Ethics in Engineering
Case Competition Team
Lovin George (student)
Charlie Friz (student)
George Webb (faculty coach)
David Van Kleeck (faculty coach)
Jackson Hughes (alumni coach)
Eric Breyer (student coach)

Air Force Academy Delegation
Angye Martinez (student)
Emily Aspey (student)
Francesca Robert (student)
Kory Sila (student)
Kaz Karwowski (faculty)

Naval Academy Delegation
Clayton Waski (student)
Megan Worstell (student)
George Webb (faculty)

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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS!

Thank you for your generous support of the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership and
for being part of our students’ journeys to becoming leaders in engineering and technology.