Nine University of Rochester students and six alumni have been named recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Additionally, 18 current students and recent alumni also were given honorable mentions by the NSF. The fellowship, which is part of a federally sponsored program, provides up to three years of graduate study support for students pursing doctoral or research-based master's degrees. Since the program's inception in 1952, it has supported nearly 50,000 students conducting research in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and selected social science disciplines. Of the more than 12,000 applicants, only 2,000 were awarded fellowships and 1,783 were given honorable mentions. The fellowship includes a three-year annual stipend of $30,000, a $10,500 educational allowance to the institution, and international research and professional development opportunities.
The following graduating seniors received fellowships:
- Emilia Sola-Gracia '12, bachelor of science in ecology and evolutionary biology
- David Kaphan '12, bachelor of science in chemistry
- Sharese King '12, bachelor of arts in linguistics, minor in American Sign Language
- Mark D. Levin '12, bachelor of science in chemistry, minor in mathematics
- Susan Pratt '12, bachelor of arts in mathematics and bachelor of science in physics
The following graduating seniors received honorable mentions:
- Chad Hunter '12, bachelor of science in chemical engineering, minor in mathematics
- Matej Penciak '12, bachelor of science in physics and bachelor of arts in mathematics
- Benjamin E.R. Snyder '12, bachelor of science in chemistry and bachelor of arts in mathematics
The following graduate students received fellowships:
- Michael Baranello, doctoral degree candidate in chemical engineering
- Ellie Carrell, doctoral degree candidate in pharmacology and physiology
- Jason Inzana, doctoral degree candidate in biomedical engineering
- Vijay Jain, doctoral degree candidate in physics
The following graduate students received honorable mentions:
- Esteban Buz, doctoral degree candidate in brain and cognitive sciences
- Dev Crasta, doctoral degree candidate in clinical and social sciences in psychology
- Adam B. Johnson, doctoral degree candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology
- Patrick S. Murphy, doctoral degree candidate in microbiology & immunology
- Ian Perera, doctoral degree candidate in computer science
The following recent alumni, who are currently pursing advanced degrees elsewhere, received fellowships:
- Molly Boutin '11, bachelor of science in biomedical engineering
- Caitlin Hilliard '10, bachelor of arts in brain and cognitive sciences and American Sign Language
- Patrick Sheehan '11, bachelor of science in physics & astronomy and bachelor of arts in mathematics
- Raisa Trubko '10, bachelor of arts in physics and bachelor of science in optics
- David J. Weinberg '11, bachelor of science in chemistry
- Hannah (Geswein) Williamson '08, bachelor of arts in psychology
The following recent alumni, many of whom are currently pursing advanced degrees elsewhere, received honorable mentions:
- Samuel Anderson '11, bachelor of science in chemistry
- Isthier Chaudhury '11, bachelor of science in chemical engineering and bachelor of arts in interdepartmental programs
- Emily (Grzybowski) Dennis '11, bachelor of science in molecular genetics and bachelor of arts in studio arts
- Aaron Gorenstein '11, bachelor of science in computer science
- Seth Kallman '09, bachelor of science in brain & cognitive sciences
- Kathleen Mulvaney '10, bachelor of science in molecular genetics
- Alison Ossip-Klein '10, bachelor of science in ecology and evolutionary biology
- Camillia Redding '10, bachelor of arts in political science
- Maria Strangas '10, bachelor of science in ecology & evolutionary biology
- Adam Williamson'08, bachelor of science in electrical & computer engineering and bachelor of arts in physics