2018
2018 Ver Steeg Awards
Wei Chen, PhD | Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Faculty Award
As a Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Chen has made a dedicated effort to recruit a diverse and top-quality student body. She mentors students to achieve their potential in research and guides them to launch their careers. As a highly successful female faculty member, she is a great role model to our female students.
Nathan Mead | Program Assistant, English

Staff Award
Nathan's work on behalf of graduate students exhibits a tireless devotion, a meticulous attention to detail, and a great sense of the big picture. He uses his astute and pivotal knowledge of TGS, Weinberg, and Northwestern to help our students every day, as well as sheer kindness and diplomacy in his infinity of interactions, both in person and online.