2026 Student Scholarship Recipients
Stay tuned for the Student Scholarship recipients for 2026. An announcement is coming soon.
Scholarships Offered:
R. V. Jones Scholarship
The R. V. Jones Scholarship is valued at $2,000. and supports the student winner in the form of waived conference and tutorial fees and a stipend to cover the travel costs to the ASPE Annual Meeting. The R.V. Jones Scholarship is made possible through the generous support of many ASPE Corporate and Individual Members who have donated to the ASPE Scholarship Fund.
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Recent Recipients: Mallory Whalen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (Mark L. Schattenburg, Advisor) | Barbara Groh, The University of Texas – (Dr. Michael Cullinan, Advisor)
Graham J. Siddall Student Scholarship
The Graham J. Siddall Student Scholarship recognizes a student scholar in the field of precision engineering. This prestigious award is valued at $2,500 and supports the student winner in the form of waived conference and tutorial fees and a stipend to cover the travel costs to the ASPE Annual Meeting.
Biography
Recent Recipients: Kevin Laverty, University of Arizona, (Dr. Brandon Chalifoux, Advisor) | Malachi Landis, Northwestern University (Dr. Ping Guo, Advisor) | Parth Pandya, The University of Texas at Austin (Dr. S. V. Sreenivasan, Advisor) | Yaoke Wang, Northwestern University (Dr. Ping Guo, Advisor) | Ian L. Heyman, University of Texas at Austin (L. Zhou, Advisor) | Alper Dumanli, Oregon State University (Burak Sencer, Advisor) | David Cayll, The University of Texas at Austin (Michael A. Cullinan, Advisor) | Martin J. Ward, The University of Texas at Austin (Michael A. Cullinan, Advisor)
Jan van Eijk Student Scholarship
The Jan van Eijk Student Scholarship is valued at $2,500 and is endowed for 5 years. The scholarship supports the student winner in the form of waived conference and tutorial fees and a stipend to cover the travel costs to the ASPE Annual Meeting.
Biography
Recent Recipients: Eun Kyu Kim, Yonsei University (Prof. Jun Young Yoon, Advisor) | Lei Cao, Tsinghua University (Advisor: Sen Lu) | Jingjie Wu, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Advisor: Lei Zhou)
Thomas A. Dow Student Scholarship
The Thomas A. Dow Student Scholarship recognizes a student scholar in the field of precision engineering. Valued at $2,000, this scholarship supports the student winner in the form of waived conference and tutorial fees and a stipend to cover the travel costs to the ASPE Annual Meeting. The Thomas A. Dow Student Scholarship is made possible by a five-year endowment with contributions from individual donors who are colleagues and former students of the NCSU Precision Engineering Center.
Biography
Recent Recipients: Daniel Pechgraber, Technical University Wien (Advisor: Prof. Ernst Csencsics) | Kaan Bahtiyar, Oregon State University (Advisor: Burak Sencer) | Jixuan (Sean) Feng, The University of Texas at Austin (Advisor: Lei Zhou, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Jerry Paros Scholarship
The Jerry Paros Scholarship is valued at up to $3,000. and supports the student recipient in the form of waived conference registration, tutorial fees and a stipend to cover travel costs to attend the ASPE Annual Meeting. The Jerry Paros Scholarship is funded through the Jerry Paros Precision Engineering Fund which was established in 2026 to support student activities within ASPE.
Biography
Link to video of Jerry Paros giving the UMASS 2022 Commencement Address
ASPE Student Scholarships
In addition to the above named scholarships, the ASPE also offers scholarships to cover the student’s conference registration fee and, depending on the availability of funds, one or more tutorials. These scholarships are made possible through the generous support of many ASPE Corporate and Individual Members who have donated to the ASPE Scholarship Fund.
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