| Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs on the recommendation of the Chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to outstanding graduate students entering or continuing in a degree program within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering whose research is directed towards improving our understanding, development and utilization of nuclear energy. Endowed in 2016 by Ross Koningstein. |
Winners to date have been:
| 2018 | M. Guzman Nieto |
| 2019 | S. Somers-Neal |
| 2020 | J. Corrigall |
| 2021 | J. Corrigall |
| 2022 | J. Corrigall |
| 2023 | J. Corrigall |
| 2024 | J. Corrigall |