{"id":2711,"date":"2023-09-04T16:15:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/?page_id=2711"},"modified":"2026-08-29T18:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T01:11:22","slug":"student-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/student-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below we list the successes the students working in our NOME labs have attained. We hope you will agree this is an impressive list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roygpost.org\/2019scholarships\">R.G. Post<\/a> Foundation Fellows, for Safe Handling of Nuclear Waste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Jamie Weaver, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jose Marcial, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mostafa Ahmadzadeh, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Nienhuis, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natalie Smith-Gray, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arumala Josiah Lere-Adams, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nabil Shuvo, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Jessica Erickson Sly, 2023 (Penn State)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, 2025 (WSU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brooke Downing, 2025 (Colorado School of Mines)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathan Sakaguchi, 2026 (Boise State University)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other graduate fellows and awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Jamie Weaver, Golding Family Fellowship, 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jose Marcial, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/programs\/gaann\/index.html\">GAANN<\/a>), 2014-15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saehwa Chong, GAANN, 2014-15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julio Zamora, GAANN<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Kindle, WA NASA space grant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sam Karcher, WA NASA space grant, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sam Karcher, innovations in nuclear science R&amp;D, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natalie Smith-Gray, outstanding TA MSE, 2021-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arumala Josiah Lere-Adams, Graduate Excellence in Materials Science (GEMS) Diamond Award, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jing Shang, VCEA Dissertation Award and 3-minute thesis MSE winner, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ben Dutton, Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant MSE, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goldwaterscholarship.gov\/\">Goldwater<\/a> scholar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>John Bussey, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American Ceramic Society (ACerS) \u2014 Alfred R. <a href=\"https:\/\/ceramics.org\/awards\/alfred-r-cooper-scholars-award\/\">Cooper Scholar<\/a>, best undergraduate researcher in glass science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Jessica Erickson Sly, Cooper award, 1st place, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, Cooper award, 1st place, 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>John Bussey, Society for Glass Technology (SGT) Oldfield award, 3rd prize, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, DOE-NE University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP) Scholarship, 2024-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, DOE-NE Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research and Development Student Competition (INSC), 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, Corning Glass Age fellowship, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, WSU Top 10 Senior, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dalay Ledezma, WSU Team Mentoring Program research scholarship award, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Voted outstanding WSU students at department (ME, MSE) and\/or college level (Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, VCEA)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Muad Saleh, senior MSE, 2014-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jonathan Moore, sophomore MSE &amp; VCEA, 2015-6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gabe Cocking, sophomore MSE, 2016-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Allen, junior ME, 2016-7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jessica Erickson, senior MSE, 2020-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, junior MSE, 2020-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brooke Downing, junior MSE &amp; VCEA, 2021-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathan Sakaguchi, sophomore MSE, 2021-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audra Totten, junior MSE, 2022-3; 2023-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Halen Walker, senior MSE, 2022-3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Josie Soles, sophomore MSE, 2023-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raine Antonio, senior MSE, 2023-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, outstanding undergraduate researcher MSE, 2023-4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nathan Sakaguchi, outstanding undergraduate researcher MSE, 2024-5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, outstanding peer mentor MME, 2024-5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate and graduate students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Bulletin authors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Mostafa Ahmadzadeh (2018 March) \u2014 deciphering the discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Kindle (2019 May) \u2014 deciphering the discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muad Saleh (2019 June) \u2014 student perspective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey (2022 June) \u2014 student perspective<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ian Wells (2023 April) \u2014 deciphering the discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nabil Shuvo (2024 September) \u2014 deciphering the discipline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Presidents Council of Student Advisors (<a href=\"https:\/\/ceramics.org\/members\/member-communities\/presidents-council-of-student-advisors\/\">PCSA<\/a>)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Jose Marcial, 2014-16<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mostafa Ahmadzadeh, 2017-18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muad Saleh, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, 2021-2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wyatt Kiff, 2024-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poster awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Joey Kabel, WSU SURCA novice, 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joseph Osborn, WSU SURCA emeritus society, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Kindle, ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Division, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muad Saleh, International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, WSU SURCA emeritus society, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, WSU SURCA crimson award, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seon Jin Kim, ACerS Glass and Optical Materials Division \/ PACRIM, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Bussey, International Commission on Glass annual meeting, Glass Lyon, 1st prize, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below we list the successes the students working in our NOME labs have attained. We hope you will agree this is an impressive list. Graduate awards R.G. Post Foundation Fellows, for Safe Handling of Nuclear Waste National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) Other graduate fellows and awards Undergraduate awards Goldwater scholar American Ceramic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[410],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2711"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3239,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2711\/revisions\/3239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2711"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=2711"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/mccloy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=2711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}