The awards were announced today (Aug. 5) by U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu. UC graduate students won nearly one-fifth of the total 150 fellowships awarded.
"The exceptionally talented students selected as graduate fellows are part of our nation's next generation of scientific and technical leaders," said Secretary Chu. "This investment in the training of scientists and engineers is part of the administration's continued effort to ensure that America has the scientific and engineering workforce we need to secure our energy future and our continued economic competitiveness."
The goal of the fellowship program is to encourage students to pursue graduate degrees in physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, and environmental and computer sciences — fields that will prepare students for careers that can make significant contributions in discovery-driven science and science for national needs in energy and the environment.
Each fellow will receive $50,500 per year for up to three years for tuition, living expenses, research materials and travel to research conferences or to Department of Energy scientific user facilities. Support comes in part from $12.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Below are names and profiles of UC students awarded fellowships:
- Brandon Beberwyck, UC Berkeley, material science and engineering
- Brett Collins, UC Berkeley, mechanical engineering
- Ashley Corrigan, UC San Diego, Earth science
- Sandra Dooley, UC Irvine, ecology and environmental biology
- Vidya Ganapati, UC Berkeley, electrical engineering and computer science
- Steven Hall, UC Berkeley, environmental science policy and management
- Iris Hood, UC Berkeley, molecular and cellular biology
- Stephan Hoyer, UC Berkeley, physics
- Pauli Kehayias, UC Berkeley, physics
- Mark Llorente, UC San Diego, material science and engineering
- Karthish Manthiram, UC Berkeley, chemical engineering
- Anna Mebust, UC Berkeley, chemistry
- Elizabeth Mullin, UC Santa Barbara, physics
- Kingsley Odigie, UC Santa Cruz, environmental toxicology
- Michael Ramm, UC Berkeley, physics
- Daniella Rempe, UC Berkeley, civil and environmental engineering
- Maxwell Robb, UC Santa Barbara, chemistry
- Christine Roche, UC Berkeley, chemical engineering
- Adam Roddy, UC Berkeley, integrative biology
- Nathaniel Roth, UC Berkeley, physics
- Jessica Sherman, UC Santa Barbara, chemistry
- Anthony Shiver, UC San Francisco, biophysics
- Daniel Shuldman, UC Berkeley, applied science and technology
- Charles Sleasman, UC Berkeley, physics
- Ericca Stamper, UC Berkeley, molecular and cellular biology
- Claire Thomas, UC Berkeley, physics
- Genia Vogman, UC Berkeley, applied science and technology