Congratulations NSF GRFP Scholars

Congratulations to all the UChicago undergraduates who applied to the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). The fellowship funds three years of graduate school in STEM, psychology, and social sciences.

This year, 11 students in the College and recent UChicago alum received the NSF GRFP:

• Victoria Ankel (Mathematics, Physics, 2023)
• Diego Garza (Physics, Astrophysics, 2023)
• Paul Keene (Neuroscience, 2021)
• Rohan Kumar (Mathematics, Computer Science, 2023)
• John Riley (Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, 2023)
• Ruby Schnirman (Biology, 2020)
• Aneesa Sonawalla (Physics, 2016)
• Jaden Taylor (Astrophysics, 2023
• Wilson Turner (Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, 2023)
• Lucas Wang (Molecular Engineering, 2023)
• Cheryl Wu (Economics, 2021)
• An additional 9 College/UChicago alum received the NSF GRFP as graduate students at other institutions.

Also, additional 4 students and recent UChicago alum were named as NSF Honorable Mentions:

• Terry II Culpepper (Economics, 2021)
• Uditi Karna (Economics, 2020)
• Callum Welsh (Physics, 2023)
• Kevin Zong (Biological Chemistry, Chemistry, 2023)
• An additional 6 College/UChicago alum received the NSF Honorable Mention as graduate students at other institutions.

Read more about the NSF GRFP resources and support provided by the College Center for Research and Fellowships here.