Dr. Muhammad A. Lodhi, who obtained his PhD degree in ECE under the supervision of Prof. Waheed U. Bajwa in May 2020, has been recognized by the Rutgers School of Graduate Studies (SGS) for his groundbreaking research on signal processing and its applications to cancer diagnostics through an Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for 2020. The Outstanding Doctoral Student Award recognizes excellence in doctoral research and scholarship, with award criteria including outstanding achievements in academic research and scholarship, importance of research to a given field of study, and track record of academic and professional excellence. Muhammad was a model PhD scholar during his time at Rutgers from 2014 to 2020. He was an excellent student (4.0 CGPA at Rutgers), a phenomenal instructor (2014–2015 ECE TA of the Year Award), an award-winning researcher (Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence, NSF INTERN Award, and ECE Research Excellence Award), a prolific scholar (4 published journal papers; 2 in-preparation journal papers; 8 peer-reviewed conference papers), and a wonderful mentor of junior PhD students. The School of Graduate Studies awarded a total of four Outstanding Doctoral Student Awards across Rutgers-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and Muhammad was selected for this award among all PhD awardees in 2020 within the broad category of Physical Sciences and Engineering.
Congratulations to Muhammad and Waheed!