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BEST Awards Recipients

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BEST Entrance Award Recipients

   BEST Entrance Award 2022
⠀BEST ENTRANCE AWARD 2022⠀

Hannah Alli Engineering,
Sagar Saha Computer Science,
Jayant Punia Software Engineering,
Amely Su Engineering,
Toby Carter Computer Science,
Carlos Santiago Engineering,
Shiza Shaikh Computer Science,
Behrouz Homam Mechanical Engineering,
MD Faiaz Software Engineering,
Dylan Gauvin Computer Science,
Ayaan Mohammed Computer Science,
Joshua Mullin Space Engineering,
Rishit Shah Computer Science,
Umer Shaikh Engineering

⠀BEST ENTRANCE AWARD 2021⠀
Luana Ribeiro Madeira Computer Science,
Kiara Mavalwala Engineering, Hussam Baradei Software Engineering,
Shabbir Abedi Computer Science,
Fadi Naem Software Engineering,
Awais Choudhry Honours Computer Science (BA),
Jackson Cheung Computer Science (BA),
Yashitha Madanapalli Computer Science,
Sara Jackson Honours Computer Science (BSc),
Edris Anwary Engineering,
Mohammad Ahmed Mahfooz Computer Engineering,
Ali Saheb Engineering,
Vachaspathy Sreedhar Computer Science

⠀BEST ENTRANCE AWARD 2020⠀
Ayana Siddiqui Computer Science, 
Imam Khalid Computer Science,
Krishnika Raveendranathan Engineering, 
Aadil Ali Computer Science,
La-shaun Boothe Mechanical Engineering, 
Adnan Fahad Faizi Computer Science, 
Quardin Lyttle Computer Engineering, 
Kamaljit Kaur Grewal Computer Science,
Jessica Moosaie Engineering,
Madison Kidd Civil Engineering,
Ilia Azari Space Engineering,
Hoshner Tavadia Computer Science

⠀BEST ENTRANCE AWARD 2019⠀
Dante Laviolett, Rashiq Shahad, Mabin Mathew, Yusra Sani, Xamida Hudson-De Carvalho, Shaznush Sami, Sasha Latchaev, Bardia Naderi, Phu Nguyen
⠀BEST ENTRANCE AWARD 2018⠀
Badraddin Abdi, Thach Chieu Bao, Fabian Cojman, Wenjun Junlong Jiang Huang, Jenny Kim, Sudhanshu Laroiya, Nafisa Nishat, Rohit Prabhakaran, Maria Sitkovets, Constantine Stamatiou-Meraklis
⠀BEST ENTRANCE AWARD 2017⠀
Kevin Dang, Megan Gran, Sukhmeet Jagdev, Allen Kaplan, Nippun Rajiv Nangia, Joshua Olowoyeye, Zheng Qi, Melika Shadman, Shivani Thaker

BEST Award Recipients

BEST Cohort 2023 - Top left to right: Che Lorde, Mouiz Ahmen, Wasay Zafar, Khawaja Faiza, Adit Jain; Bottom left to right: Michael David, Minupa Rodrigo, Param Balaganeshan, Shaylin Ziaei, Muhammad Sohail
Muhammad Zafar Mechanical Engineering,
Param Balaganeshan Software Engineering,
Minupa Rodrigo Mechanical Engineering,
Ché Lindsay Lorde Mechanical Engineering,
Adit Jain Computer Science,
Khawaja Faiza Qaisar Computer Engineering,
Michael David Computer Science,
Mouiz Ahmed Software Engineering,
Rares Tibu Mechanical Engineering,
Muhammad Sohail Software Engineering,
Shaylin Ziaei Software Engineering
Yasser Elsaid
Yasser Elsaid
Founder of Chatbase (Chatbase is an AI chatbot builder, it trains ChatGPT on data and lets add a chat widget to websites). The BEST award helped allow Chatbase to directly fund marketing campaigns which resulted in $4200 additional monthly recurring revenue to Chatbase! It also allowed us to purchase important tools to run the business like hosting, databases, etc… 

Mhd Youssef Demashkieh: CEO & Founder
Youssef Demakshieh
Founder of Reefers (Reefers is an energy recovery system that uses the exhaust gases to create electricity to power the refrigeration system of refrigerated truck trailers.) 
The BEST Award has greatly boosted my company’s growth. I strategically allocated the funds to product development, patenting, and partnerships, resulting in a threefold return on investment. This accelerated our progress, validated our ideas, and opened doors to new opportunities, expanding our reach and impact. We are grateful to the BEST Program Fund for their instrumental support.

Phuong Thai (Matthew) Tran
Phuong (Matthew) Tran

Gagenpreet Benipal, Yash Chauhan, Nicholas Di Scipio

Left to right: Dr. Andrew Maxwell (Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship), Ramona Sartipi, Theresa Nguyen, Amal Dave, Gurdev Matharu

Bergeron Fellowship Recipients


⠀BERGERON FELLOWSHIP 2019⠀
Artem Solovey

⠀BERGERON FELLOWSHIP 2018⠀
Cameron Boyce


⠀BERGERON FELLOWSHIP 2018⠀
Linar Ismagilov

Bergeron Medal Recipients

Bergeron medal recipients with Maedeh and Prof. Terry Sachlos
⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2023⠀
Megan Gran, Space Engineering
Nick Di Scipio, Mechanical Engineering
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⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2022⠀
Allen Kaplan, Software Engineering
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Olga Klushina receiving the Bergeron Medal
⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2021⠀
Olga Klushina, Electrical Engineering
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⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2020⠀
Theresa Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering


⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2020⠀
Semi Hasaj, Space Engineering

⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2019⠀
Mitchell Palmer, Geomatics Engineering

⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2018⠀
Cameron Boyce, Electrical Engineering

⠀BERGERON MEDAL 2017⠀
Oskar Nibruski, Software Engineering