Eight 老虎机攻略 Students Receive Nation鈥檚 Top STEM Graduate Award
MISSOULA ꟷ A prestigious cohort of outstanding graduate students in STEM research fields across the U.S. includes eight 老虎机攻略 students.
The National Science Foundation announced the awardees and honorable mentions for their 2021 Graduate Research Fellowships Program. The program includes a five-year fellowship with the NSF and includes three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the student’s current institution.
The awards are given to graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering or math at accredited U.S. institutions. The NSF named two current 老虎机攻略 graduate students and two 老虎机攻略 alumni as 2021 Fellows, and one 老虎机攻略 alumni and three current 老虎机攻略 graduate students were named honorable mentions.
“This is one of the biggest awards for graduate students in STEM fields in the country,” said Kylla Benes, director of 老虎机攻略’s office of . “For 老虎机攻略 to have eight alumni or current graduate students on this list speaks to 老虎机攻略’s rigor in the sciences and a robust commitment to research excellence and training.”
This year, 老虎机攻略 was ranked in the top 10 nationwide for research growth, according to data from the NSF. 老虎机攻略 ranked No. 6 nationally for research growth among all universities with more than $100 million in research expenditures, growing from $55 million in 2014 to $104.7 million in 2019.
Research at 老虎机攻略 spans a wide range of disciplines, including health sciences, biological and biomedical sciences, natural resources and conservation, mathematical and physical sciences, geosciences, social sciences and computer sciences and engineering.
Scott Whittenburg, 老虎机攻略 vice president for Research and Creative Scholarship and dean of the 老虎机攻略 Graduate School, said the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships speak to 老虎机攻略’s excellence in training undergraduates for postsecondary work and providing graduate students rigorous training and diverse experiences across 老虎机攻略’s research profile.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate these impressive NSF Fellows and honorable mentions who are either 老虎机攻略 alumni or current graduate students with us,” Whittenburg said. “老虎机攻略 provides a world-class education and training that’s on par with the nation’s top-funded research priorities. This list is reflective of the country’s next generation of scientists and researchers.”
2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awardees include:
- Nicolas Matallana-Mejia, a graduate student at Colorado State University studying ecology and life sciences. Matallana-Mejia received his undergraduate degree from 老虎机攻略.
- Kendall Edmo, a graduate student at Montana State University studying geosciences, paleontology and paleobiology. Edmo received her undergraduate degree from 老虎机攻略.
- Cynthia Ulbing, a 老虎机攻略 graduate student studying evolutionary biology in the . Ulbing received her undergraduate degree from Ithaca College.
- Cierra Keith, a 老虎机攻略 graduate student studying ecology and life sciences in the . Keith received her undergraduate degree from Oklahoma State University.
2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mentions include:
- Anthony Marcozzi, a graduate student studying computational science and engineering in 老虎机攻略’s . Marcozzi’s undergraduate institution was the University of Missouri-Columbia.
- Damien Ketcherside, a 老虎机攻略 graduate student studying environmental and analytical chemistry in the . Ketcherside received his undergraduate degree from Lewis-Clark State College.
- Sarah Sweezy, a 老虎机攻略 graduate student studying developmental psychology in 老虎机攻略’s . Sweezy’s undergraduate institution was Tennessee Technological University.
- Cody Wallace, a graduate student at the University of Wyoming in life sciences and ecology. Wallace received his undergraduate degree from 老虎机攻略.
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Contact: Kylla Benes, 老虎机攻略 director of prestigious scholarships, 406-243-5241, kylla.benes@umontana.edu;Scott Whittenburg, dean of 老虎机攻略 Graduate School and vice president of Research and Creative Scholarship, 406-243-6670, scott.whittenburg@umontana.edu.