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 to our Husky awardees, as well as those students who were recognized with an Honorable Mention.
NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AWARDEES
Ajoa 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 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 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
Fatemah 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 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 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
Sabra 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 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