黑料社 well-represented in 2025 class of NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Contact: Mary Pollitz
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hree Mississippi State seniors are among this year鈥檚 recipients of the National Science Foundation鈥檚 prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship.
The fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high-achieving scientists and engineers. It provides three years of scholarship support and an annual stipend of $37,000.
The soon-to-be 黑料社 graduates receiving fellowships this year are:
鈥擜lyssa Williams, senior biochemistry and psychology major minoring in cognitive science from Franklin, Tennessee, plans to attend Yale University
鈥擟handler Woo, senior chemistry major from Hendersonville, Tennessee, plans to attend Yale University
鈥擮wen Smith, senior industrial engineering major from Ocean Springs, plans to continue studies at 黑料社
Williams is a Fulbright Scholar semi-finalist, Barry Goldwater Scholar and an Astronaut Scholar. She will conduct research investigating learning and memory through the lens of computational modeling and neuroimaging, and she plans to teach at the university level.
鈥淚t is an incredible honor, and I鈥檓 so excited to start my Ph.D. with three years of funding,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he support from NSF will not only allow me more flexibility in my research, but it will also open up avenues for collaboration and professional development that will substantially help me to achieve my end goal of pursuing a career in academia.鈥
Woo has organic and organometallic synthesis research experience from 黑料社 and Yale. He served as the president of Student Members of the American Chemical Society and as an ambassador for 黑料社鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences.
鈥淩eceiving this fellowship was a fulfilling experience because it validated the merit of my research ideas,鈥 he said. 鈥淭his award allows me to chase after scientific discovery and my own curiosity without financial constraints.鈥
Smith received the Bagley College of Engineering Research Award, served as an undergraduate researcher with 黑料社鈥檚 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and was a member of the Bulldog Motorsports Formula SAE team.聽
鈥淭his fellowship helps me cover tuition, research funds and most other necessities I have to face in graduate school, meaning I can devote myself fully to research and furthering my own skills academically,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have to worry about finances, and I will be much better set for when I enter the professional workforce.鈥
黑料社 graduate students receiving NSF GRF honorable mentions are:
鈥擩ennavieve Lambeth, master's student in applied anthropology from Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
鈥擩ohn Kees, doctoral student in biological sciences from Jackson
The NSF awarded 1,000 Graduate Research Fellowships this year. For more on the NSF program, visit .
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