A 2024 School of Engineering Medal of Excellence recipient of the Dean's Award for Service and Lifetime Achievement, Ken Johnson was celebrated for his contributions to the School of Engineering and his contributions to the satellite industry.
Alumni
Welcome
Rutgers School of Engineering alumni are making a difference in the world through careers that bring innovation and advancement to a rapidly changing world, meaningful engagement within the engineering community, and a commitment to service in professional and personal lives. Our alumni network of more than 30,000 men and women are working in industry, academia, government, and research institutions and representing through their actions the strength of the Rutgers Engineering program preparing talented leaders in engineering.
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Events
Our alumni gather for events throughout the year including the Medal of Excellence Alumni Dinner, football tailgate, engineering get-togethers by majors, speaker series, and more.
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Alumni and friends can stay up on what is happening at SoE by joining our mailing list to receive:
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Medal of Excellence
The Medal of Excellence Awards event recognizes outstanding School of Engineering alumni at an annual dinner that raises money for student scholarships. Alumni are honored for contributions to industry, research, service, and technology.
Rutgers Engineering Alumni
Rutgers Engineering Alumni (REA) is part of the Rutgers University Alumni Association. All graduates of the School of Engineering are encouraged to stay engaged after leaving Rutgers. REA is the perfect vehicle to do that through:
- Virtual and in-person events
- Networking
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Alumni News
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Whitney Muse, the 2024 recipient of the School of Engineering Medal of Excellence for Distinguished Achievement in Industry, currently serves as the senior policy advisor in the White House Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation.
Widely recognized for his research related to the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid materials and the characterization of their electrical, optical biological, and electrochemical properties, his many honors include awards from the Department of Energy for outstanding research in materials science.
Vasant Padmanabhan is a medical technology executive with more than 25 years of global leadership in delivering business results and innovative pipelines in several medical technology segments.
Jason Maikos is the inaugural director of the VISN 2 Biomechanics Research for the Advancement of Veteran Outcomes (BRAVO) lab at the New York Harbor VA, where he established a clinical research lab that is leading the future of limb loss research.
Entrepreneur, innovator, speaker, author, media personality, and DEI expert Randal Pinkett ENG’94 will be the keynote speaker at Rutgers School of Engineering’s 2024 convocation on May 10.
“It’s all about people and relationships – REA can give students access and connect them with alumni of varying backgrounds.” - Parth Oza
Alumna Tam Lam Sillick recounts her perilous journey from Vietnam to today where she is a vice president and Lawrenceville, NJ office lead for WSP, the global engineering and professional services firm.
Jilian Melamed, a Rutgers School of Engineering 2013 graduate, now works at forefront of nanomedicine research that help the body fight diseases.
