The Charles C. Chappelle Fellowship is a highly competitive award that provides a one-year fellowship to students with undergraduate degrees from Purdue for the furtherance of post-graduate research at Purdue. Chappelle Fellows are selected on the basis of character, intellectual ability, and promise of degree attainment. To apply for this award, applicants must submit an essay addressing Purdue’s impact on their development through one, two or three of Purdue’s missions of learning, discovery and engagement.

The students' advisors and degree programs are as follows: Dhowan, BS/MS, Hugh Lee-advisor; Ocken, PhD, Sarah Calve-advisor; Venderley, MSBME, Eric Nauman-advisor; and Wasilczuk, BS/MS, Pedro Irazoqui-advisor.

Photos, top to bottom: Bahar Dhowan, Alexander Ocken, Melanie Venderley, and Kelsey Wasilczuk.