Student Accomplishments

Congratulations to all Spring 2011 Graduates!

The following Department Awards were presented at the Watson School Recognition Ceremony on May 21, 2011:

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Baccalaureate Studies, Computer Science: Lee Riefberg and Seth Engel
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Baccalaureate Studies, Information Systems Dual Diploma Program: Berk Ozel
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Graduate Studies: Brent Rood
Service to the Department, Undergraduate Studies: Deanna Victoria
Service to the Department, Graduate Studies: Jessica Hartog

The following Computer Science students were presented with awards during the Binghamton University Commencement Ceremony on May 21, 2011:

Katie C. Root Award for Graduate Students: Amanda M. Lannie
Mine Kalkan Award for Academic Excellence: Selin Cinte

Jared Schmitz receives Undergraduate Award for Research and Creative Work

The Undergraduate Award for Research and Creative Work is designed to support the research expenses for students completing an honors thesis or other project that is related to class work. Sponsored by Harpur College and the Binghamton Foundation, funding for this award is very competitive. Information on the Undergraduate Award for Research and Creative Work can be found here: http://www2.binghamton.edu/harpur/students/research-award.html.

Congratulations, Jared!

CS undergraduates win First Place Award at FAA Design Competition for Universities (again!)

For the second year in a row, two teams of undergraduate students led by Bill Ziegler have been successful at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Competition for Universities. The following awards were presented:

FIRST PLACE: Airport Environmental Challenge - Utilizing Wind Energy to Provide Runway Lighting at Remote Airports
HONORABLE MENTION: Aiport Operations and Maintanence Challenge - Using Panoramic Photography and Digital Imaging to Detect Foreign Object Debris on Runways

This competition is administered by the FAA Office of Runway Safety and is managed by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. Information and copies of the winning proposals can be found at the competition's website: http://FAADesignCompetition.odu.edu

June 17, 2010

Congratulations to all Spring 2010 Graduates!

The following Computer Science students were presented with awards during the Binghamton University Commencement Ceremony on May 15, 2010:

Distinguished Disseration Award, Engineering and Applied Science: Michael Head, "Analysis and Optimization for Processing Grid-Scale XML Datasets"
Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence: David Lundgren
President's Award, Junior Recipient (2009): David Lundgren
Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research: Zhen Guo
Katie C. Root Award for Graduate Students: Chaitali S. Pandit

The following Department Awards were presented at the Watson School Recognition Ceremony on May 15, 2010:

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Baccalaureate Studies, Computer Science: Jiri Stehlik
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Baccalaureate Studies, Information Systems Dual Diploma Program: Ceren Sivri
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Graduate Studies: Umesh D. Deshpande and Michael Head
Service to the Department, Undergraduate: Christine E. Horgan and Richard A. Viscomi
Service to the Department, Graduate: Furat F. Afram