Four engineering students have been selected to receive coveted National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships from approximately 1,650 awards presented this year. The students are: Alexandra Cooper, a chemical engineering student who is engaged in graduate studies at Cornell University; Joseph Zinski, a chemical engineering student who will pursue his graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania; Eric Sirois, who is currently pursuing his graduate studies in mechanical engineering at UConn; and Michael Khalil, a biomedical engineering graduate who is pursuing his graduate degree at Columbia University.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. NSF awards the highly competitive fellowships based on the quality of students’ detailed application materials, academic record and references. The fellowships entail a $30,000/year stipend presented to the student, along with an educational allowance to the host university.

UConn engineering students have garnered GRFP in previous years, as well. Recipients and honorable mentions, from 2006-date, are summarized in the tables below.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mentions