| September 13, 2018

Welcome Class of 2019 Siebel Scholars

The Internet of Things. AI. Machine Learning. Cloud Computing. Big Data.
The Internet of Things. AI. Machine Learning. Cloud Computing. Big Data. With profound shifts taking place in technology, the world requires thinkers who change the rules about how it can be applied for human benefit across societal domains.
Today, 96 distinguished students of the Class of 2019 join past Siebel Scholars classes to form an unmatched professional and personal network of more than 1,300 entrepreneurs, researchers and philanthropists.  96 students hailing from the world’s top programs in business, computer science, bioengineering, and energy science. This exceptional group of leaders directly influence the technologies, policies, and economic and social decisions that will shape the future.
 “Every year, the Siebel Scholars continue to astound me with their commitment to academics, research and influencing our collective future. This year’s class is exceptional, and once again represents the best and brightest from around the world,” said Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman of the Siebel Scholars Foundation. “It is my great pleasure to welcome these men and women into this ever-growing, lifelong community, and I personally look forward to seeing their impact and contributions unfold.”
Established in 2000 by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, the Siebel Scholars program awards grants to 16 universities in the United States, China, France, Italy and Japan. Following a competitive review process by the deans of their respective schools on the basis of outstanding academic achievement and demonstrated leadership, the top graduate students from 27 partner programs are selected each year as Siebel Scholars and receive a $35,000 award for their final year of studies. On average, Siebel Scholars rank in the top five percent of their class, many within the top one percent.

 

This year’s honorees are:
Graduate Schools of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science:
Alankar Jain, Kijung Shin, Tanya Marwah, Xaioyue Cui, Zhilin Yang
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences:
Emma Alexander, Nam Wook Kim, Robert Thomas Bowden, Bradley McDaniel, Jaroslaw Blasiok
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering:
Andrew Mullen, Logan Engstrom, Nichole Clarke, James Mawdsley, Alireza Fallah
Princeton University, School of Engineering and Applied Science:
Cyril Zhang, Yinda Zhang, Mina Tahmasbi Arashloo, Ross Teixeira, Brian Bullins
Stanford University, School of Engineering:
Zoe Bohn, Paul Crews, Michelle Lam, David Tagliamonti, Lucy Wang
Tsinghua University, School of Information Science and Technology:
Yupei Wu, Yihui Ma, Fan Zhang, Xiuxing Li, Yanzhuo Ding
University of California, Berkeley, College of Engineering:
David Wang, Samantha Wathugala
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Engineering:
Medhini Gulganjalli Narasimhan, Ricardo Paccagnella, Anusri Pampari, Zexuan Zhong, Abhinav Kohar
University of Chicago, School of Computer Science:
Adam Holmes, Alena Stern, Emma Nechamkin, Haopeng Liu, Zihan Tan
Graduate Schools of Energy Science
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science:
Kelly Good
École Polytechnique, Graduate School:
Chloé Dindault
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering:
Ian Schneider
Politecnico di Torino, Doctoral School:
Andrea Bersano
Stanford University, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences:
Usua Amanam
Tsinghua University, Department of Electrical Engineering:
Yi Wang
University of California, Berkeley, College of Engineering:
Wojciech Osowiecki
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Engineering:
Hanchen Xu
The University of Tokyo, School of Engineering:
An He
Graduate Schools of Bioengineering
Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering and School of Medicine:
Farshid Alambeigi, Ehsan Azimi, Mohammadjavad Fotouhighazvini, John Hickey, Luke Osborn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering:
Breanna DiAndreth, Claire Duvallet, Linyi Gao, Manu Kumar, Asmamaw Wassie
Stanford University, School of Engineering and School of Medicine:
Jung “Honesty” Kim, Aaron Mayer, Farah Memon, Jake Sganga, Stephanie Tzouanas Schmidt
University of California, Berkeley, College of Engineering:
Andrew Bremer, Marc Steven Chooljian, Phillip Kang, Stacey Lee, Nicole Anne Repina
University of California, San Diego, Institute of Engineering in Medicine and Jacobs School of Engineering:
Ashley Kroll, Colton Lloyd, Rachel Marty Pyke, Kimberly McCabe, Alexander Williams
Graduate Schools of Business
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management:
Daniel Barnes, Ryan Bradley, Yancan “Lydia” Li, Gregory O’Sullivan, Alyssa Murray
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management:
Jonathan Bateman, Oscar Dang, Lekha Ragavendran, Daniel Kish, John Bugas
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business:
Geoffrey Calder, John Tyler Ettinger, Tucker Kocher, Valerie Shen, Jennifer Eugenia Villa
University of Chicago Booth School of Business:
Alexander Daifotis, Siddhant Dube, Trisha Mantri, Kallan Parchman, Danny Zhang
Congratulations Class of 2019 Siebel Scholars!  The world can’t wait to live the life you imagined.

 

The full press release is here.

Posted by Bianca Buckridee

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