Pi Tau Sigma News and Events

Achievements and Noteworthy Accomplishments

Pi Tau Sigma congratulates the achievements of members who are part of the Class of 2026. The following chapter members of the graduating class were recognized for their academic excellence.

Jonathan Hood and Lauren Sullivan are among the co-Valedictorians with a perfect 4.0 average and were the co-recipients 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.

Jonathan Hood and Lauren Sullivan were also 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.

Anusha Singh received the Kenneth J. Moser Award in recognition of their outstanding performance in heat transfer.

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

Anusha Singh and Alexnader Stanczak were the co-recipients of the Richard S. Magee Excellence Award for demonstrating both extracurricular involvement and leadership in departmental and campus activities.

Maeryn Erdheim and Antonia Salluce are the co-recipients of the Elie Fonrose Award for their promise in advancement of undergraduate research.

Natalie Anfuso was members of the capstone project team that received the award for the best Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Project— B3: Wired-in.

Suraj Bose is the recipient of the Kurt H. Weil Award, for outstanding performance in the Master of Engineering Program in mechanical engineering.

Jonathan Hood is the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award, which is presented to the student who has done excellent service to community and demonstrated professional promise and leadership in the Master of Engineering Program in mechanical engineering.

Thomas Wohlbruck is the recipient of the Outstanding Research Achievement Award, which is presented to the student who has done excellent research in the Master of Engineering Program in mechanical engineering.

Gailen Davis, Maeryn Erdheim, Max-William Kanz, Antonia Salluce, and Lauren Sullivan were members of the project team that received first place in the Ansary Prize for Student Entrepreneurship to exemplify academic entrepreneurship during the annual Stevens Design Expo based on their project TheraV – a Wearable Therapeutic Stroke Mitigation System.

Natalie Anfuso was a member of the capstone project team that received the award for the best Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Project— Wired In.

Alex Wu was a co-recipient of the John Barnes Senior Design Award for their capstone design project that merges art and engineering – Bluesbot.

Maeryn Erdheim is a co-recipient of the Maurice E. Roglin III Award for her academic and extracurricular activities and for being well-liked and respected by the Stevens community.

Maggie Neumann received the Cory Graney Service Award for her significant contributions that have improved the quality of life for Stevens or the community beyond.

The following members of the Stevens Pi Tau Sigma chapter graduating class of 2026were also members of the New Jersey Alpha chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society: Patrick Core, Angela Dinh, Gailen Davis, Ethan Hagen, Jonathan Hood, Jasper Kern, Gabriella Molinaro, Maggie Numann, Antonia Salluce, Anjulie Shrestha, Anusha Singh, Konrad Souser, Caleb Stephen, Maribeth Suganuma, Lauren Sullivan, Gabrielle Tyer and Alex Wu.

At the state level, Jonathan Hood was selected from Stevens to receive the NASA New Jersey Space Grant Fellowship for his outstanding academic record. As part of this state-wide award, he 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 (at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ).

Special Events

The Innovation and Design Expo, which included the capstone design display by the graduating class was held on May 8, 2026.

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 2026 were held at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Congratulations to the graduates of 2026!

Anfuso, Natalie
Bazer, Matthew
Chen, Wei
Chilikov, Velizar
Core, Patrick
Davis, Gailen
Derivolkov, Katelyn
Dinh, Angela
Erdheim, Maeryn
Hagen, Ethan
Hoke, Tyler
Hood, Jonathan
Jutras, Danny
Kanz, Max-William
Kern, Jasper
Knapp, Jordyn
LaFrancois, Amanda
Molinaro, Gabriella
Neumann, Maggie
Salluce, Antonia
Shrestha, Anjulie
Singh, Anusha
Solorzano, Jonathan
Souser, Konrad
Stanczak, Alexander
Stephen, Caleb
Suganuma, Maribeth
Sullivan, Lauren
Tyer, Gabrielle
Wu, Alex