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class=\"page-head\"><div class=\"wrap\"><h1>Awards and honors<\/h1><p>Recognition for OASIS research, papers and students.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<section style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wrap feature\">\n  <div class=\"feature-pics\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pillars-2025-iad.jpg\" alt=\"Mentorship that makes a difference: congratulations Dr. Mukherjee, UB Pillars of Leadership Award\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pillars-2025-with-poulomee.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Mukherjee with her Pillars of Leadership award, alongside PhD student Poulomee Roy\"><\/div>\n  <div><span class=\"tag warm\">2025<\/span><h2>Pillars of Leadership Award for Exemplary Mentorship<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"lead\">Dr. Sayanti Mukherjee is a 2025 recipient of UB&#8217;s Pillars of Leadership Award for Exemplary Mentorship (Mid-Level Faculty\/Staff).<\/p>\n  <p>At the OASIS Lab, students learn to collaborate across disciplines, ask meaningful questions and do research with real-world impact. Her mentorship has helped students publish, present and grow into thoughtful contributors in engineering and policy.<\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/ewB3y6AP\">Read UB IAD&#8217;s announcement<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wrap feature\">\n  <div class=\"feature-pics\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sra-chauncey-starr-award.jpg\" alt=\"Society for Risk Analysis 2025 Chauncey Starr Award plaque presented to Sayanti Mukherjee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sra2025-starr-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Mukherjee with the award and PhD student Poulomee Roy at the SRA 2025 Annual Meeting\"><\/div>\n  <div><span class=\"tag warm\">December 2025<\/span><h2>Chauncey Starr Award<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"lead\">The Society for Risk Analysis presented Dr. Sayanti Mukherjee with the 2025 Chauncey Starr Award in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the field of risk analysis.<\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/news\/releases\/2025\/12\/Mukherjee-Distinguished-Young-Risk-Analyst-Award.html\">Read the UB News release<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wrap feature\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/science-synthesis-prize.jpg\" alt=\"American-Made Science Synthesis Prize: congratulations Sayanti Mukherjee, IAD Affiliate Faculty, University at Buffalo\">\n  <div><span class=\"tag warm\">2025<\/span><h2>American-Made Science Synthesis Prize<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"lead\">Dr. Sayanti Mukherjee led team OASIS UB, one of eight winners of the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s American-Made Science Synthesis Prize (September 2025), for synthesizing the challenges and opportunities of integrating renewable energy into the grid, with policy recommendations.<\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herox.com\/ScienceSynthesis\/update\/7795\">DOE winners announcement<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niagara-gazette.com\/news\/education\/ub-engineering-professor-emphasizes-need-for-social-economic-buy-in-for-renewable-energ\/article_859aeefd-2a63-4e19-a578-1e52ba0c803c.html\">Niagara Gazette coverage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/lab-research\/#doe\">Project page<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section><div class=\"wrap grid g2\">\n<div class=\"card\"><h2>Society and research awards<\/h2><ul class=\"award-list\"><li><span class=\"yr\">2025<\/span><strong>Pillars of Leadership Award, Exemplary Mentorship<\/strong><span class=\"d\">University at Buffalo, mid-level faculty\/staff<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"yr\">2025<\/span><strong>Chauncey Starr Award<\/strong><span class=\"d\">Society for Risk Analysis, for exceptional contributions to the field of risk analysis. Presented in Washington, DC<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"yr\">2025<\/span><strong>American-Made Science Synthesis Prize<\/strong><span class=\"d\">U.S. Department of Energy. Synthesis of renewable energy grid integration challenges and policy<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"yr\">2021<\/span><strong>Outstanding Young Investigator Award<\/strong><span class=\"d\">IISE Energy Systems Division<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\"><h2>Academic honors<\/h2><ul class=\"award-list\"><li><span class=\"yr\">2008<\/span><strong>First rank, B.S. Civil Engineering<\/strong><span class=\"d\">Jadavpur University<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"yr\">2008<\/span><strong>University Gold Medal<\/strong><span class=\"d\">Jadavpur University<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"yr\">2008<\/span><strong>Prabhat Kumar Memorial Gold Medal<\/strong><span class=\"d\">Jadavpur University<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"yr\">2008<\/span><strong>First rank, National Technical Paper Presentation<\/strong><span class=\"d\">Hyderabad, India<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"tint\"><div class=\"wrap\"><h2>Best paper awards<\/h2><div class=\"grid g3\" style=\"margin-top:20px\">\n<article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2023<\/span><h3>SRA Student Best Paper<\/h3><p>JERSG. Data-driven analysis of equity in wildfire resource allocation.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2023<\/span><h3>SRA Student Best Paper<\/h3><p>EISG. Examining disparities in access to critical facilities using fine-grained human mobility network.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2023<\/span><h3>IISE Work Systems, 2nd place<\/h3><p>Best Student Paper and Best Track Paper. Forecasting emergency shelter demand with human mobility data.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2022<\/span><h3>IISE DAIS Best Student Paper Finalist<\/h3><p>Mapping human mobility variation and identifying critical services during a disaster.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2021<\/span><h3>SRA Student Best Paper<\/h3><p>OHSSG. PTSD among U.S. physicians during COVID-19.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2019<\/span><h3>Risk Analysis Best Paper Award<\/h3><p>Supply inadequacy risks related to climate-sensitive electricity demand.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2017<\/span><h3>IEEE PES Best Conference Paper<\/h3><p>Estimating climate-demand nexus for long-term adequacy planning.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"card\"><span class=\"tag warm\">2017<\/span><h3>PMI Jury Best Paper Award<\/h3><p>Optimal selection of transmission line rehabilitation strategies.<\/p><\/article>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<section class=\"stud\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"sec-top\"><h2>Student awards<\/h2><p class=\"meta\" style=\"margin:0\">Filter by student<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"chips\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"Filter student awards\">\n  <button type=\"button\" data-who=\"all\" aria-selected=\"true\">Everyone<\/button>\n  <button type=\"button\" data-who=\"poulomee\" aria-selected=\"false\">Poulomee Roy<\/button>\n  <button type=\"button\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\" aria-selected=\"false\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/button>\n  <button type=\"button\" data-who=\"prasangsha\" aria-selected=\"false\">Prasangsha Ganguly<\/button>\n  <button type=\"button\" data-who=\"fatima\" aria-selected=\"false\">Fatima Umar<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sa-grid\"><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"poulomee\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/poulomee-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Poulomee Roy\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2024<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Poulomee Roy<\/p><h3>SRA EISG Student Merit Award<\/h3><p>Honorable mention, Society for Risk Analysis Engineering and Infrastructure Specialty Group.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"poulomee\"><div class=\"sa-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/seas-award-poulomee.jpg\" alt=\"Poulomee Roy\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2024<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Poulomee Roy<\/p><h3>Drury\/Thomas Scholarship<\/h3><p>2023\u20132024 recipient, as an M.S. student.<\/p><p class=\"cap\">Receiving her award at a UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences ceremony.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"poulomee\"><div class=\"sa-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sra2025-starr-2.jpg\" alt=\"Poulomee Roy\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Poulomee Roy<\/p><h3>Celebrating the Chauncey Starr Award at SRA 2025<\/h3><p>Poulomee Roy with Dr. Mukherjee at the SRA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\"><div class=\"sa-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sra2025-zhiyuan-poulomee.jpg\" alt=\"Zhiyuan Wei\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2024<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/p><h3>Winner, UB ISE Poster Competition<\/h3><p class=\"cap\">Zhiyuan Wei (now at Cal Poly) with Poulomee Roy at SRA 2025.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/zhiyuan.jpeg\" alt=\"Zhiyuan Wei\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2023<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/p><h3>SRA EISG Student Merit Award<\/h3><p>Examining disparities in access to critical facilities using a fine-grained human mobility network.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/zhiyuan.jpeg\" alt=\"Zhiyuan Wei\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2023<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/p><h3>ISE Graduate Student Teaching Award<\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/zhiyuan.jpeg\" alt=\"Zhiyuan Wei\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2022<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/p><h3>ISE Teaching Award, honorable mention<\/h3><p>Recognized for effective, enthusiastic and professional teaching.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/zhiyuan.jpeg\" alt=\"Zhiyuan Wei\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2022<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/p><h3>Natural Hazards Student Research Grant<\/h3><p>Modeling disparities in access to essential services under disasters.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"zhiyuan\"><div class=\"sa-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/zhiyuan-ohssg-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Zhiyuan Wei\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Zhiyuan Wei<\/p><h3>SRA OHSSG Student Merit Award<\/h3><p>Investigating PTSD among U.S. physicians during COVID-19: a data-centric approach based on survey data.<\/p><p class=\"cap\">Certificate dated December 7, 2021.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"prasangsha\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/prasangsha.jpeg\" alt=\"Prasangsha Ganguly\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2023<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Prasangsha Ganguly<\/p><h3>ISE Graduate Student Research Award<\/h3><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"prasangsha\"><div class=\"sa-pic face\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oasis.eng.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/prasangsha.jpeg\" alt=\"Prasangsha Ganguly\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"this.remove()\"><span class=\"yr\">2021<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sa-body\"><p class=\"who\">Prasangsha Ganguly<\/p><h3>Natural Hazards Student Research Grant<\/h3><p>Understanding wildfire-induced risk on interconnected infrastructure systems.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"sa\" data-who=\"fatima\"><div class=\"sa-pic\"><span 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