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18 Graduate School Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Eighteen current students in The Graduate School have received awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) for 2026. 

Since 1952, the NSF GRFP has supported more than 70,000 outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. Fellows receive a three-year stipend, coverage of tuition and fees, and access to professional development opportunities.

The Graduate School students who received GRFP awards this year comprise 17 Ph.D. students and one Master's student. View the complete list below. Congratulations to these spectacular students!

Graduate School NSF GRFP Recipients, 2026

Brycen AldrichBiochemistry
Alexander ArmstrongBiomedical Engineering
Perisa AsharBiomedical Engineering (Master's)
Matilda BarkerMechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Klaire BradleyChemistry
Olivia DubeChemistry
Grace HallEarth & Climate Sciences
Emilie Anne JacobusBiomedical Engineering
Kobi KobiNeurobiology
Brendan LanBiology
Alexandra MarcinBiochemistry
Emily MatasChemistry
Alannah MillerChemistry
Taylor NguyenPharmacology
Mallory RobertsChemistry
Gretchen Nicole SchulkeMechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Quinn StefanPhysics
Abigail Lauren TaylorChemistry