Seven Weldon School students receive National Science Foundation and Chappelle Fellowships and Honorable Mentions

The Weldon School is proud to announce that three of our students were named recipients of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, and two received honorable mentions. In addition, two undergraduate students were awarded Charles C. Chappelle Fellowships.

Three current Weldon School graduate students were named recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. NSF Fellowships are considered a significant national academic achievement. They are awarded to outstanding graduate students based on intellectual merit and the student's ability to have a broader impact on the scientific community as exhibited through their proposed research plan and community activities. The recipients are among 2,000 awardees chosen from over 16,000 applicants for the 2015 awards.

Recipients of the National Science Foundation Fellowship are Celina Twitchell (advised by Corey Neu),  Gurneet Sangha (advised by Craig Goergen), and Kevin Buno (advised by Sherry Harbin). Two Weldon School students also received NSF Fellowship Honorable Mentions: Diana Svaldi (advised by Tom Talavage) and Nicholas Braun (Weldon undergraduate student).

As the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program has a long history of selecting recipients who achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional careers. The reputation of the GRFP follows recipients and often helps them become life-long leaders that contribute significantly to both scientific innovation and teaching.

Current Weldon undergraduates and incoming 5th year master’s students Kyle Thackston (advised by Pedro Irazoqui) and Alexa Yrineo (advised by Craig Goergen) have been awarded the prestigious Charles C. Chappelle Fellowships for the 2015-16 academic year. The Chappelle Fellowship is a highly competitive award for students with undergraduate degrees from Purdue for furtherance of post-graduate research at Purdue. Chappelle Fellows are selected on the basis of character, intellectual ability, and promise of degree attainment. The Chappelle Fellowship provides a stipend, Graduate School Fellow Scholarship, payment of most fees, and a medical insurance supplement.

Congratulations to all our fellowship winners and honorable mentions!

Top photo (left to right): Kevin Buno, Gurneet Sangha, and Celina Twitchell

Bottom photo (left to right): Kyle Thackston, Alexa Yrineo