Outstanding Materials Student Award
The Outstanding Materials Student Award is given to a materials science and engineering certificate student who has excelled academically in the field of materials. The award is supported by PRISM.
| Year | Student | Advisor |
| 2012 | Adam Jaffe | A. Bocarsly |
| 2011 | Katherine Song | S. Wagner/N. Verma |
| 2010 | Jeffrey Campbell (co-winner) | T. Kaufmann/G. Scherer |
| 2010 | Andrew Tsavaris (co-winner) | A. Panagiotopoulos |
| 2009 | Ashwin Atre | C. Arnold |
| 2008 | Brett Nitchke (co-winner) | R. Cava |
| 2008 | Dave Uppal (co-winner) | J. Link/R. Prud'homme |
| 2007 | Julian Hertz (co-winner) | R. Cava |
| 2007 | Hiroaki Sai (co-winner) | I. Aksay |
| 2006 | Cole DeForest |
Outstanding Leadership in Materials Award
The Outstanding Leadership in Materials Award is given to a materials science and engineering certificate student in recognition of their outstanding leadership in materials. The award is supported by PRISM.
| Year | Student | Advisor |
| 2011 | Anupama Khan | S. Bernasek |
| 2011 | RuiHui Yu | Z. Soos |
| 2009 | Sharon Goswami | J. Benziger |




