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Northeastern Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

We are delighted to share news of those students who earned the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP) this year, as well as those who received an Honorable Mention in the award process. The purpose of the NSF GRFP “is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.” The fellowship provides three years of financial support in the form of an annual stipend of $37,000. Congratulations, Huskies!

NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AWARDEES

Ajoa AddaeAjoa Addae COS’20, Biology, minors in English/Women’s Gender and Sexuality
Graduate Institution: University of California-Los Angeles
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Chemistry – Chemical Measurement and Imaging
At Northeastern:
• Fulbright Applicant 2020
• Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor Award: Spring 2019

Hannah BoyceHannah Boyce COE’21, Chemical Engineering
Graduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Chemical Engineering
At Northeastern:
• Goldwater Nomination 2021, Marshall/Mitchell Nomination 2020
• Making a Graduate School Plan 2020-2021

Nathan Carmichael COE PhD’27, Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Institution: Case Western Reserve University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Mechanical Engineering

Bianca Corjuc COS’19, Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: Columbia University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Life Sciences – Cell Biology

Mitch Dobbs COS PhD’28, Psychology
Undergraduate Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Psychology – Cognitive Psychology

Julie Dobkin COS’21, Cell and Molecular Biology, minor in Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: Columbia University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Life Sciences – Other (specify) – Biological Sciences

Shalom Fadullon COE PhD’27, Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Institution: University of Delaware
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Chemical Engineering

Meghan Ford COS PhD’27, Marine & Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina Wilmington
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Life Sciences – Ecology

Eden Gordon COE’23, Bioengineering, minor in Mathematics
Graduate Institution: University of Virginia
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Biomedical Engineering

Jonathan Gray COE’16, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Institution: University of California-Los Angeles
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

Merrily LeBlanc CSSH PhD’24, Sociology
Undergraduate Institution: Stony Brook University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Social Sciences – Sociology

Kathryn Lee COE PhD’28, Mechanical Engineering
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Mechanical Engineering

Gillian McClennanGillian McClennen COS’23, Biochemistry, minor in Data Science
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Life Sciences – Microbial Biology
At Northeastern:
• Goldwater Scholar Spring 2023
• Making a Graduate School Plan 2023-2024
• PEAK Ascent Award Summer 2021, PEAK Summit Award Fall 2023, PEAK Summit Award Spring 2023, PEAK Summit Award Fall 2023, PEAK Trail Blazer Award Summer 2023, Bridge Builder Award 2022-2023, PEAK Shout-It-Out Award 2022-2023

Forrest Miller COS PhD’28, Mathematics
Undergraduate Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Mathematical Sciences – Computational Mathematics

(4x5)Mukadum_FatemahFatemah Mukadum COS’22, Chemistry, minor in Computer Science
Graduate Institution: New York University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Chemistry – Chemical Theory, Models, and Computational Methods
At Northeastern:
• PEAK Summit Award Summer 2020

Jason OlszewskiJason Olszewski COE’24, Bioengineering, minor in Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Biomedical Engineering
At Northeastern:
• PEAK Ascent Award Fall 2021, PEAK Summit Award Fall 2022

Ashka PatelAshka Patel COE’24, Bioengineering, minor in Chemistry
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Biomedical Engineering
At Northeastern:
• Making a Graduate School Plan 2023-2024
• PEAK Summit Award Fall 2023, PEAK Summit Award Spring 2023

Diego Rivera Khoury PhD’28, Computer Science
Undergraduate Institution: University of Puerto Rico
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Comp/IS/Eng – Data Science, Data Mining, Information Retrieval and Databases

Paul Savoca COS’19, Pyschology, minor in Political Science
Graduate Institution: University of California-Los Angeles
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Psychology – Developmental Psychology

Gates Schneider COS’20, Behavioral Neuroscience, minor in Musical Theatre
Graduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Life Sciences – Neurosciences

Sisler SabraSabra Sisler Khoury/COS’23, Computer Science/Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: Stanford University
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Engineering – Biomedical Engineering
At Northeastern:
• Making a Graduate School Plan 2023-2024
• PEAK Summit Award Spring 2023, PEAK Shout-It-Out Award 2022-2023

Josephine Slaathaug COS’22, Marine Biology, minor in Environmental Studies
Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Geosciences – Marine Biology

Neel SorturNeel Sortur Khoury’24, Computer Science, minor in Mathematics
Undergraduate Institution: Northeastern University
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Comp/IS/Eng – Artificial Intelligence
At Northeastern:
• Fulbright Applicant 2023
• Making a Graduate School Plan 2023-2024
• PEAK Base Camp Award Spring 2023

Stanley Wu Khoury’22, Computer Science, minor in Mathematics
Graduate Institution: University of Chicago
NSF GRFP Field of Graduate Study: Comp/IS/Eng – Machine Learning

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Lina Abu-Absi COE’23, Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry Biochemical Engineering
Graduate Institution: Northeastern University

Ryan Brady COE’22, Chemical Engineering/Biochemistry
Graduate Institution: University of Washington

Yaen Chen COS’22, Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: University of California-San Francisco

Joseph Deluisi COS’19, Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Julia Estrin COE’21, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lesllie Hassanein COS’21, Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: Emory University

Joy Horng COS’17, Chemistry
Graduate Institution: Harvard University Medical School

Helena Kolon COS’21, Biochemistry
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced

Rachel Loo COE’22, Chemical Engineering
Graduate Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

Lauren MacDonald COS’22, Environmental Geology/Chemistry
Graduate Institution: The Pennsylvania State University

Ella Messner COS’24, Biology/Mathematics
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced

Jack Nedell COS’22, Physics
Graduate Institution: Cornell University

Trent Pottala COS’20, Behavioral Neuroscience
Graduate Institution: Harvard University

Jacqueline Smith COS’24, Chemistry
Graduate Institution: To Be Announced

Mya Darsan COS PhD’28, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany

Emily Trytten COS PhD’27, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, San Diego

Camille Rumberger COS PhD’27, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Institution: University of California, Davis

Michael McPhee COS PhD’27, Psychology
Undergraduate Institution: Williams College