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New Delhi student bags Georgia Tech’s highest engineering award
Malik is a two-time recipient of the institute’s president’s undergraduate research award.
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Indian American student awarded by Georgia Institute of Technology / Image: Georgia Institute of technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology has conferred Indian American student Saksham Malik with the Davidson Family Tau Beta Pi Senior Engineering award.
It is the highest honor presented to a graduating senior every year from Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering. According to a statement by the college, the award recognises Malik’s active participation in taking on different leadership roles and contributing to the research landscape on campus.
Malik joined the Georgia Tech student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and served as its president in his senior year. Under his leadership the organization won the Outstanding Student Chapter Award at the annual AIChE Student Conference in Fall 2023.
An undergraduate research assistant in the lab of Michael Filler, professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), Malik served as a research ambassador to help students find opportunities in labs on campus.
Having previously participated in research at the School of Psychology and School of Chemistry, Malik is a two-time recipient of the institute’s president’s undergraduate research award. He is also a two-time holder of the Thomas L. Gossage International Enrichment scholarship.
A ChBE peer mentor, Malik said, “I’ve mentored three first-year students, and it’s been great to see their growth over time. I’ve also served as an undergraduate teaching assistant in ChBE as well as in Math and Physics.”
After his graduation in May 2024, Malik plans to pursue his PhD in chemical engineering. He has been admitted into five doctoral programs, including Georgia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Texas-Austin.
Elaborating on his future plans, Malik said, “I haven’t made up my mind yet on which PhD program, but I know I want to research nanomaterials. After I earn my PhD, I’m open to both academia and industry, but I’m leaning toward the latter to make more real-world impact.”
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