The Austin Hooey Graduate Research Excellence Recognition Award is the highest award given to a graduate student. It recognizes outstanding contributions to scholarship, service, and research towards a PhD. Established in 2005 in honor of the late Austin O. Hooey (1922-2004); her father, William C. Hooey, earned his degree in chemical engineering in 1912. Both, father and daughter, deeply valued higher education and Cornell University. 

Announcing Hooey Award Spring 2021 Winners

Previous Hooey Award recipients:

• Spring 2021: Sanjuna Stalin & Tiffany Tang
• Fall 2020: Abhishek Sharma & Andrew Ruttinger
• Spring 2020: Han-Yuan Lui & Thapakorn Jaroentomeechai
• Fall 2019: Aravind Natarjan
• Spring 2019: Lakshmi Nathan & Paul Carlson
• Fall 2018: Dana Thornlow & Andrew Shah
• Spring 2018: Mardochee Réveil & Snehashis Choudhury
• Fall 2016: Akanksha Agrawal & Victoria Sorg
• Spring 2016: Kyle Watters & James Stevenson
• Fall 2015: Eugene Choi & Jonathan Saathoff
• Spring 2015: Melissa Takahashi & Ashley Macner
• Fall 2014: Jason Boock & Yingying Lu
• Spring 2014: Brian Koo & Elizabeth (Beth) Savoy
• Fall 2013: Jay Hoon Park & Samanvaya Srivastava
• Spring 2013: Deirdre Costello & Jennifer Schaefer
• Fall 2012: Kaifu Bian
• Spring 2012: Nate Hansen & Ananth Kaushik
• Fall 2011: Praveen Agarwal & Jeremy Luterbacher