Max Chretien Award Winners
Adam Ring began his journey as a TA for the data structures and algorithms class, COSI 21a, which initiated his commitment to fostering a deep understanding of complex concepts in Computer Science. After taking the Autonomous Robotics class, COSI 119, Adam took on a RA role at the Autonomous Robotics Lab. There he contributed to the robotics program throughout his college career, developing projects including Mini-Rover Behavior Trees and developing for the Stanford Quadruped robot. Alongside his research pursuits, Adam continued to make a lasting impact as a Teaching Assistant for COSI 119 in Spring of 2022 and 2023. Adam graduated from Brandeis with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science in May of 2023.
Chami Lamelas graduated with a Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in computer science and applied mathematics. Chami served as head teaching assistant (TA) for COSI 21a and 131a and COSI 12b and 131a. During this time, Chami created three programming assignments and prepared a great deal of course materials for future head TAs. Chami and Eitan Joseph '22 also developed DALPy, Python software to assist with teaching COSI 21a.
Sarah Kosowsky loved her time at Brandeis and was grateful for her computer science mentors, teachers and students who enhanced her experience. She was a CS teaching assistant for three years in five different courses (12b, 21a, 29a (head TA), 131a and 121b). Beyond the CS department, she was president of Challah for Hunger and was involved with Brandeis Hillel and Brandeis Orthodox Organization.
André Evard, graduated with a BS magna cum laude in computer science and mathematics. Passionate about learning and teaching other students how to learn, André was a teaching assistant for the Computer Science department for three years in three different classes (21a, 131a and 121b). While at Brandeis, André also studied Japanese and linguistics and ran the gaming club CGX for three years.