Six Eberly College of Science students offered graduate funding from National Science Foundation and Department of Energy
Six students from the Penn State Eberly College of Science pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees earned fellowship offers from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) and the Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.
National Science Foundation GRFP
The National Science Foundation GRFP aims to support “outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or in STEM education.” Students receive three years of support within a five-year fellowship period during their graduate education by proving they have “potential for significant research achievements.”
The following students received NSF offers and honorable mentions. Several other Penn State students and alumni were offered the fellowship.
Awardees:
- Katherine Marak, graduate student in chemistry
- Sylvia Bintrim, undergraduate student majoring in mathematics and chemistry
- Kelsee Baranowski, graduate student in biology
- Julia Stewart, graduate student in biology
- Megan Steves, graduate student in chemistry
Honorable Mentions:
- Ian Laga, graduate student in statistics
- Albanie Hendrickson-Stives, graduate student in chemistry
- Christian Gilbertson, graduate student in astronomy and astrophysics
- Catherine Douds, graduate student in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMMB) program
- Juan Cerda, graduate student in the Bioinformatics and Genomics program
- Kallan Berglund, graduate student in physics
Department of Energy SCGSR
The Department of Energy SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate awardees to conduct part of their thesis research at a host DOE laboratory in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist. The program aims to “prepare graduate students for science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission.”
Theresa Kucinski, graduate student in chemistry, was offered the award as part of the 2018 Solicitation 2 cycle. She will conduct research in atmospheric science at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. Joanmarie Del Vecchio, graduate student in geosciences, was also offered the award.
Any students interested in learning more about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, the DOE SCGSR program, or those who would like feedback on application materials, are encouraged to contact the University Fellowships Office.