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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarolina\u2019s talented graduate students who work alongside our esteemed faculty make significant contributions in teaching and research at our great University,\u201d said Chancellor Carol L. Folt. \u201cWe thank the National Science Foundation for supporting these promising scientists and engineers who are developing important, new ideas for North Carolina and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
2014 UNC-Chapel Hill Recipients of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n Katherine J. Barrett, social science \u2013 medical anthropology<\/p>\n Donte LeShon Bernard, psychology \u2013 developmental<\/p>\n Kelly Nicole Bodwin, mathematical sciences \u2013 statistics<\/p>\n James Robert Byrnes, life sciences \u2013 biochemistry<\/p>\n Alisha Renee Coffey, life sciences \u2013 cell biology<\/p>\n Nicole Delita Fleming, life sciences \u2013 developmental biology<\/p>\n Javier Grajeda, chemistry \u2013 chemical catalysis<\/p>\n Kelley J. Hammon, chemistry \u2013 chemical structure, dynamics, and mechanism<\/p>\n Erika Helgeson, mathematical sciences \u2013 biostatistics<\/p>\n Teague Henry, psychology \u2013 quantitative<\/p>\n Adam J. Hoffman, psychology \u2013 developmental<\/p>\n Moira Pauline Johnson, social sciences \u2013 sociology (except Social Work)<\/p>\n Michael Christopher Jones, social sciences \u2013 geography<\/p>\n Elizabeth Audrey Keenan, chemistry \u2013 polymer materials<\/p>\n Danielle Arletta Keller, life sciences \u2013 ecology<\/p>\n Katrina Marie Kutchko, life sciences \u2013 genomics<\/p>\n Michael S. Little, life sciences \u2013 structural biology<\/p>\n Mallory Melton, social sciences \u2013 archaeology<\/p>\n Benjamin David Morris, life sciences \u2013 ecology<\/p>\n Christopher William Pinion, chemistry \u2013 materials\/physical<\/p>\n Kristina Norinne Schaefer, life sciences \u2013 genetics<\/p>\n Casey Schmidt, life sciences \u2013 genetics<\/p>\n Hillary Suzanne Smith, life sciences \u2013 geography<\/p>\n 2014 UNC-Chapel Hill Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n Rebecca Cressey Adikes, life sciences \u2013 structural biology<\/p>\n Ariana Felicia Bevilacqua, life sciences \u2013 biochemistry<\/p>\n William Lawrence Czaplyski, chemistry \u2013 chemical synthesis<\/p>\n Sophia Caroline Dent, social sciences \u2013 biological anthropology<\/p>\n Chelsea Leigh Estancona, social sciences \u2013 political science<\/p>\n David John Hill, chemistry \u2013 macromolecular, supramolecular and nanochemistry<\/p>\n Adrienne Leigh Hoarfrost, geosciences \u2013 biological oceanography<\/p>\n Kent Mung-Hao Lee, psychology \u2013 social<\/p>\n Kaila Ashley Margrey, chemistry \u2013 chemical synthesis<\/p>\n Joseph Philip Morton, life sciences \u2013 ecology<\/p>\n Brandon Scott Moyer, chemistry \u2013 chemical catalysis<\/p>\n Stephanie Alyce Murray, chemistry \u2013 chemical catalysis<\/p>\n Evan Franklin Nelsen, physics and astronomy \u2013 physics of living systems<\/p>\n Bailey Cristina Eileen Peck, life sciences \u2013 genetics<\/p>\n Katherine Aidan Perkins, psychology \u2013 developmental<\/p>\n Catherine Lacy Pitman, chemistry \u2013 chemical catalysis<\/p>\n Cody Keith Porter, life sciences \u2013 evolutionary biology<\/p>\n Christina Ann Roselli, chemistry \u2013 inorganic<\/p>\n Kelsey Shoub, social sciences \u2013 political science<\/p>\n Georgia Catherine Titcomb, life sciences \u2013 integrative biology<\/p>\n Scott Karl Van Buren, mathematical sciences \u2013 biostatistics<\/p>\n Eric Van Buren, mathematical sciences \u2013 biostatistics<\/p>\n Erika Van Goethem, chemistry \u2013 sustainable chemistry<\/p>\n Joshua Thomas Wassink, social sciences \u2013 sociology (except social work)<\/p>\n Varvara E Zemskova, geosciences \u2013 physical oceanography<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n