Twenty-three students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recently received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. An additional 25 Carolina applicants were accorded honorable mention in the competition.
NSF fellows receive three years of support from the agency, including a $32,000 annual stipend, a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to the institution, international research and professional development opportunities and access to a supercomputer. Currently, 71 Carolina graduate students are being supported with NSF GRFP fellowships.
“Carolina’s talented graduate students who work alongside our esteemed faculty make significant contributions in teaching and research at our great University,” said Chancellor Carol L. Folt. “We thank the National Science Foundation for supporting these promising scientists and engineers who are developing important, new ideas for North Carolina and the world.”
NSF received more than 14,000 applications for the 2014 competition and made 2,000 fellowship award offers. Fellowship recipients may choose to continue their research at their current institution or transfer to another U.S. university.
2014 UNC-Chapel Hill Recipients of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Katherine J. Barrett, social science – medical anthropology
Donte LeShon Bernard, psychology – developmental
Kelly Nicole Bodwin, mathematical sciences – statistics
James Robert Byrnes, life sciences – biochemistry
Alisha Renee Coffey, life sciences – cell biology
Nicole Delita Fleming, life sciences – developmental biology
Javier Grajeda, chemistry – chemical catalysis
Kelley J. Hammon, chemistry – chemical structure, dynamics, and mechanism
Erika Helgeson, mathematical sciences – biostatistics
Teague Henry, psychology – quantitative
Adam J. Hoffman, psychology – developmental
Moira Pauline Johnson, social sciences – sociology (except Social Work)
Michael Christopher Jones, social sciences – geography
Elizabeth Audrey Keenan, chemistry – polymer materials
Danielle Arletta Keller, life sciences – ecology
Katrina Marie Kutchko, life sciences – genomics
Michael S. Little, life sciences – structural biology
Mallory Melton, social sciences – archaeology
Benjamin David Morris, life sciences – ecology
Christopher William Pinion, chemistry – materials/physical
Kristina Norinne Schaefer, life sciences – genetics
Casey Schmidt, life sciences – genetics
Hillary Suzanne Smith, life sciences – geography
2014 UNC-Chapel Hill Honorable Mentions
Rebecca Cressey Adikes, life sciences – structural biology
Ariana Felicia Bevilacqua, life sciences – biochemistry
William Lawrence Czaplyski, chemistry – chemical synthesis
Sophia Caroline Dent, social sciences – biological anthropology
Chelsea Leigh Estancona, social sciences – political science
David John Hill, chemistry – macromolecular, supramolecular and nanochemistry
Adrienne Leigh Hoarfrost, geosciences – biological oceanography
Kent Mung-Hao Lee, psychology – social
Kaila Ashley Margrey, chemistry – chemical synthesis
Joseph Philip Morton, life sciences – ecology
Brandon Scott Moyer, chemistry – chemical catalysis
Stephanie Alyce Murray, chemistry – chemical catalysis
Evan Franklin Nelsen, physics and astronomy – physics of living systems
Bailey Cristina Eileen Peck, life sciences – genetics
Katherine Aidan Perkins, psychology – developmental
Catherine Lacy Pitman, chemistry – chemical catalysis
Cody Keith Porter, life sciences – evolutionary biology
Christina Ann Roselli, chemistry – inorganic
Kelsey Shoub, social sciences – political science
Georgia Catherine Titcomb, life sciences – integrative biology
Scott Karl Van Buren, mathematical sciences – biostatistics
Eric Van Buren, mathematical sciences – biostatistics
Erika Van Goethem, chemistry – sustainable chemistry
Joshua Thomas Wassink, social sciences – sociology (except social work)
Varvara E Zemskova, geosciences – physical oceanography
Graduate students who receive prestigious external fellowship bring millions of dollars in external funding to support their graduate studies each year. On April 24, the Graduate School recognized 380 graduate students for winning competitive, national fellowships and grants during academic year 2013-2014, including NSF GRFP fellowships.
The full list of external fellowship awardees can be found at http://gradschool.unc.edu/events/recognition/.
