2008 Woodie Awards
Stevens undergraduate selected for prestigious engineering award
Senior, Kiley Rode, triumphs over students from Princeton, Harvard, and Yale
Caryn Connolly
Issue date: 4/6/07 Section: Campus News
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Civil engineering senior, Kiley Rode, recently won the internationally-renowned SOM Engineering Fellowship. In recent years, this award has gone to students from well-known universities like MIT, Harvard, and Yale. When Rode was selected for this honor, she brought Stevens Institute of Technology firmly into the public consciousness.
The SOM Fellowship is given to those who can integrate their appreciation for both form and function, as evidenced through the focus on the architectural as well as the engineering components of structures. Ten thousand dollars was awarded to Rode for the purpose of traveling through Europe to study structures of aesthetic value.
Rode's increasing knowledge of structural design during her civil engineering coursework led to an interest in the role aesthetics plays in structural design. Interest was soon followed by independent study. "I learned valuable information on the wind and earthquake effects on structures, as well as structural dynamics/vibration," Rode stated. "I began to realize the crucial importance of harmony between the fields of architecture and structural engineering."
According to Stevens Provost and Vice President, George Korfiatis, Rode took this work upon herself. When asked about Rode's award, Korfiatis proudly said, "We bring in a special breed of students." Korfiatis viewed Rode's portfolio, saying it was a masterful "interface of art, architecture, and engineering." In fact, the submission was so impressive that the woman who was the head judge told Korfiatis personally that Rode's submission was unquestioningly the best this year.
The award-winning submission included Rode's year-long independent study of the Structural Function of Aesthetic Structures, a proposed itinerary of the various structures Rode would like to visit in Europe, and an essay which began with this winning thesis line - "The area of concern which interests me is the harmony of innovative, aesthetically pleasing architecture with structural soundness."
Korfiatis hopes that Rode's award will be one of many prestigious awards Stevens students will win in the future. "This becomes a time issue for the student and faculty. I will encourage student and faculty teams," Korfiatis vowed.
The SOM Fellowship is given to those who can integrate their appreciation for both form and function, as evidenced through the focus on the architectural as well as the engineering components of structures. Ten thousand dollars was awarded to Rode for the purpose of traveling through Europe to study structures of aesthetic value.
Rode's increasing knowledge of structural design during her civil engineering coursework led to an interest in the role aesthetics plays in structural design. Interest was soon followed by independent study. "I learned valuable information on the wind and earthquake effects on structures, as well as structural dynamics/vibration," Rode stated. "I began to realize the crucial importance of harmony between the fields of architecture and structural engineering."
According to Stevens Provost and Vice President, George Korfiatis, Rode took this work upon herself. When asked about Rode's award, Korfiatis proudly said, "We bring in a special breed of students." Korfiatis viewed Rode's portfolio, saying it was a masterful "interface of art, architecture, and engineering." In fact, the submission was so impressive that the woman who was the head judge told Korfiatis personally that Rode's submission was unquestioningly the best this year.
The award-winning submission included Rode's year-long independent study of the Structural Function of Aesthetic Structures, a proposed itinerary of the various structures Rode would like to visit in Europe, and an essay which began with this winning thesis line - "The area of concern which interests me is the harmony of innovative, aesthetically pleasing architecture with structural soundness."
Korfiatis hopes that Rode's award will be one of many prestigious awards Stevens students will win in the future. "This becomes a time issue for the student and faculty. I will encourage student and faculty teams," Korfiatis vowed.
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