Congratulations to the following 2025-2026 Graduate Student Award winners.
The University of Alabama Outstanding Dissertation Award
- Seyed Mohammad Ebrahim Hamidi, Styslinger College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
“Compound Flood Assessment Leveraging Remote Sensing Data and Hydrodynamic Simulation in Low Gradient Coastal Area”
Department Chair: Robert L. Bertini
Advisor: Hamed Moftakhari Rostamkhani
The University of Alabama Outstanding Thesis Award
- Archana Kumari, Styslinger College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
“Development of an economical ultra-high performance concrete mix using local materials”
Department Chair: Robert L. Bertini
Advisor: Michael Kreger
Outstanding Non-Traditional Thesis Award
- Tu Dinh Luong, Styslinger College of Engineering, Civil Engineering
Department Chair: Robert L. Bertini
Advisor: Sriram Aaleti
Outstanding Research by a Master’s Student
- George Kotlik, College of Communication & Information Sciences, Library and Information Studies
Outstanding Teaching by a Master’s Student
- Sarah Jane Dahms, College of Communication & Information Sciences, Book Arts
Outstanding Service by a Graduate Student
- Diweng Dafong, Barefield College of Arts and Sciences, Romance Languages
Outstanding Teaching by a Doctoral Student
- Annie Dial, Barefield College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics
Outstanding Research by a Doctoral Student
- Samuel Boos, Barefield College of Arts and Sciences, Physics