Fifteen College affiliates awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) has awarded 15 College affiliates 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Fellowships were offered to 2,000 individuals out of an applicant pool of more than 14,000.

The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students  in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions. Fellows are awarded a three-year annual stipend of $32,000, along with a $12,000 allowance to be used towards graduate school costs. Awardees also benefit from opportunities for international research and professional development, XSEDE Supercomputer access, and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited United States institution of graduate education.

Congratulations to Columbia College’s 2014 NSF Graduate Research Fellows:

Geoffrey Aung CC ’08 (Anthropology)

Ilya Belopolski CC ’12 (Physics)

Jennet Dickinson CC ’14 (Physics)

Emily Hernandez Goldstein CC ’11 (Earth Science)

Jordan Hollarsmith CC ’12 (Environmental Biology)

Jami Jackson CC ’07 (Psychology)

Sara Lempart CC ’10 (Neuroscience and Behavior)

Seokjoon Oh CC ’14 (Chemistry)

Julia Oktawiec CC ’13 (Chemistry)

Emlyn Resetarits CC ’12 (Environmental Biology)

Bryan Terrazas CC ’13 (Astrophysics)

Maggie Tse CC ’13 (Mathematics)

Sebastian Vivancos CC ’13 (Earth Science)

Kira Whitehouse CC ’13 (Computer Science)

Katherine Zee CC ’12 (Psychology)

 

Read more about the fellowship and the 2014 fellows from the National Science Foundation.