Achievements and Noteworthy Accomplishments

Pi Tau Sigma congratulates the achievements of members who are part of the Class of 2024. The following chapter members of the graduating class were recognized for their academic excellence.

Miles Bird and Kevin Castner are among the co-Valedictorians with a perfect 4.0 average and were the co-recipient of the Lawrence C. F. Horle Memorial Award presented to the seniors who attained the highest-grade point average during their entire undergraduate program at Stevens.

Miles Bird, Kevin Castner, and Franklin Wong were the co-recipients of the Eugene Fezandie Award for best overall performance by a graduating senior in Mechanical Engineering in the sequence of junior and senior year Mechanical Engineering courses.

Kevin Castner and Nicholas Oblonsky jointly received the Kenneth J. Moser Award in recognition of their outstanding performance in heat transfer.

Franklin Wong and Leo Zhang were the co-recipients of the Arthur J. Grymes, Jr. Award for demonstrating the greatest interest or proficiency in fluid dynamics.

William Hanna received the Andrew Carnegie Machine Systems Award for being an outstanding student of Machine Systems and Design.

Miles Bird is also the recipient of the Richard B. Cole award for demonstrating high academic performance, integrity, and personal dedication.

Erin Kreis is a co-recipient of the Richard S. Magee Excellence Award for demonstrating both extracurricular involvement and leadership in departmental and campus activities.

Nicholas Oblonsky is also a co-recipient of the Fernando Sisto Award for his outstanding performance in Turbomachinery and Aerospace.

Steven Sack received Colonel John Stevens Power and Energy Systems Award for his outstanding performance in Power and Energy Systems.

Isabella DiSturco and Mona Savalia are the co-recipients of the Elie Fonrose Award for their promise of advancement in the field of aerospace engineering.

Jamielyn Juan and Amanda Murnick were members of the capstone project team that received the award for the best Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Project— Robuka, an automated darbuka-playing robot.

Thomas Fallon is the recipient of the Robert H. Thurston Leadership Award that is presented to an ASME Student Chapter officer who has demonstrated high leadership skills.

Kevin Castner was also the recipient of the Stevens Pride Award for demonstrating a positive attitude, acts of loyalty to the university and creative and inclusive expressions of school pride while putting sportsmanship and concern for others first.

Miles Bird was also a co-recipient of the Co-Op Ambassador Award for volunteering a significant amount of time supporting the Stevens Co-Op Program.

Luke Magette was the recipient of the Linda Vollkommer Award for having had the most influence on advancing theater at Stevens Institute of Technology and the DeBaun Performing Arts Center.

The following members of the Stevens Pi Tau Sigma graduating class of 2024 were also members of the New Jersey Alpha Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society:

Miles Bird, Kevin Castner, Isabella DiSturco, William Hanna, Jamielyn Juan, Erin Kries, Amanda Murnick, Thomas Obiedzinski, Byron Panrudkevich, Alec Rybarski, Carly Walker.

Both Miles Bird and Byron Panrukevich served as chapter officers.

At the state level, Jamielyn Juan and Amanda Murnick were selected from Stevens to receivethe NASA New Jersey Space Grant Fellowship for their outstanding academic record. As part of this state-wide award, they each participated in a research project of aerospace relevance and presented a research paper and poster at the state-wide NASA New Jersey Space Grant meeting.

Special Events

The Innovation and Design Expo, which included the capstone design display by the graduating class was held on April 26, 2024.

The chapter again successfully organized and implemented an academic tutoring program for the mechanical engineering undergraduate students during the fall and spring terms. The event covered all core engineering topics for the sophomore and junior class with a special review during the final exam period.

The Stevens Phi Omicron chapter again assisted the Mechanical Engineering Department with the virtual open house for accepted students. In addition to volunteering their time for the various virtual laboratory tours and for interactions with the students and parents several senior capstone design projects.

Announcements

Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremonies for the classes of 2024 were held at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Congratulations to the graduates of 2024!

Bird, Miles
Castner, Kevin
Damera, Anika
Del Pizzo, Massimo
DiSturco, Isabella
Fallon, Thomas
Finelli, Marc
Gannon, Rocco
Hanna, William
Juan, Jamielyn
Kreis, Erin
Leahy, Aidan
Magette, Luke
Martsinovsky, Joel
Mastropolo, Peter
Matranga, Nicholas
Merchant, Rudhra
Murnick, Amanda
Obiedzinski, Thomas
Oblonsky, Nicholas
Panrudkevich, Byron
Roff, Thomas
Ruzich, Matthew
Rybarski, Alec
Sack, Steven
Santoro, Jack
Savalia, Mona
Sciorilli, Marissa
Stone, Christopher
Tonina, Frank
Tran, Phong
Waletzki, Nicole
Wolf, Erin
Walker, Carly
Wong, Franklin
Zhang, Leo