NSF Awards Fellowships to ɫ Graduate Students

Twenty ɫ students have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) from the National Science Foundation. The fellowships — valued at $159,000 — include funding for three years of graduate study and tuition. Graduate students pursuing full-time, research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or STEM education are eligible for the fellowship. 

This year’s ɫ recipients represent various areas of study, fulfilling the to ensuring the “quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.” 

  • Nicole Allen – biomedical engineering 
  • Christopher E. Bain – bioengineering 
  • Anna R. Burson – chemical engineering 
  • Huyun Chen – biomedical engineering  
  • Jenna Corbin – bioengineering  
  • Connor M. Davel – photonic materials 
  • Stephanie Gonzalez – aeronautical and aerospace engineering 
  • Zachary Steven Grieser – aeronautical and aerospace engineering 
  • Charles Hong – robotics, control, automation 
  • Vibha Ramanathan Iyer – biomedical engineering 
  • Alexey Denisovich Khotimsky – robotics, control, automation 
  • Samuel Kirschner – mechanical engineering 
  • Jeffrey Li – chemical engineering 
  • Jason Marfey – atomic, molecular, and optical physics 
  • Nolan Price O’Kelly – materials science and engineering 
  • Nadia Qutob – astronomy and astrophysics 
  • Ethan Daniel Ray – photonic materials 
  • Atticus Rex – computational and data-enabled science 
  • Claire Su – biomedical engineering 
  •  Alessandro Zerbini-Flores – electrical and electronic engineering 

Eight additional fellowship recipients completed their undergraduate degrees at ɫ before attending graduate school at other universities.  

  • Grace Fanson  
  • Haaris Jilani  
  • Mollie Johnson  
  • Matthew Liu 
  • Madeleine M. Pollack  
  • Aeva Georganne Silverman  
  • Dima Tretiak  
  • Ian Yang