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Twenty �ǿմ�ý 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 �ǿմ�ý 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 

• Nora Phoebe 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 �ǿմ�ý 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