Marjan Baghaie
Awards and Honors
I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel Prize. I would like to win a Tony award for the Broadway musical I'm now working on. Aside from these, my aspirations are modest ones.
‾Evan Hunter
Innovation in Engineering Award, 2005
Innovating a new world beating product
Being part of the Tait Electronics space time research group (of 12 engineers) winning the prestigious Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Innovation in Engineering Award 2005 - awarded for "Innovating a new world beating product" (judged on an international level).
ROBO Challenge
Leadership and the first overall prize
Winning the leadership and the first overall prize in "ROBO Challenge" Competition - This was a one-week national Robotic competition held by University of Canterbury and Polytechnic Institute of Technology. Our team of four won the overall champion title. I was also voted by my group members as the one who had contributed the most toward the teamē“ success, for which I was awarded the overall leadership award.
International Golden Key Honors Society
Invited by the University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor
International Golden Key Honors Society (Membership) - Getting invited to join the society by the University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor. The invitation is solely based on outstanding academic achievements and is usually offered to the top 15% of university students (internationally), 2002
Direct Entry to the second year of university
by the Dean of School of Engineering
Being invited, by the Dean of School of Engineering, to enroll directly in the 2nd year (first professional year) of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Degree - Based on outstanding performance in university entrance examinations, 2002