| Value $3,000. Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, on the recommendation of the Chair the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to an outstanding graduate student entering or continuing in a degree program within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Preference will be for a student from India. Established in 2016 by Vishnu Mehrotra |
Winners to date have been:
| 2018 | P. Vazhayil Thomas |
| 2019 | Missing Recipient Information |
| 2020 | Missing Recipient Information |
| 2021 | R. Shah |
| 2022 | R. Shah & A. Basawanal |
| 2023 | A. Basawanal & H. Rahbar |
| 2024 | H. Rahbar |