December ’25 Awards, Events & Recognitions
Awards, Publications, and Successes
Congrats to all of our students, faculty, and staff for their recent achievements over this past month! Here are a few to note:
Congratulations to ASPIRE Co-Director Ivonne Santiago who was awarded the prestigious Multi-State Salinity Coalition (MSSC) Salt of the Earth Award! This award recognizes her outstanding contributions to the water industry.
Learn more about her recent recognition!
Congratulations to Douglas Wilson and the local organizing committee for successfully organizing and running the 46th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) and 11th Transport Knowledge Conference (TKC) 2025 held in the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design.
Shoutout to Nadia Gkritza who represented ASPIRE well as one of the invited keynote speakers at the event.
Read more about this event.
Congratulations to Foeday Zinnah and Angela Minichiello for publishing their research with Muhammad Asghar entitled “Enhancing STEM Workforce Development via Non-Degree Credentialing: A Systematic Literature Review”, which was published in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice.
Read more about their exciting research!
We’d like to recognize James Campbell, Anca Matcovschi, and Chelise Raey for representing ASPIRE at the 2025 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Meeting in Salt Lake, organized in conjunction with the Utah Department of Transportation.
Learn more about their participation!
Another big congratulations to all of these outstanding ASPIRE students, faculty, and staff! Thank you for representing ASPIRE well!