Nine of the 21 Michigan State University students and alumni selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program are from the College of Engineering.
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program is the country’s oldest graduate fellowship program supporting students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.
Graduate Research Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000, a $12,000 education allowance for tuition and fees, opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct research at any accredited U.S. institution of graduate education.
This year, 2,599 applicants were awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship through the National Science Foundation. Among the MSU students and alumni selected are the following Spartan Engineers:
- Timothy Goldsmith, a Ph.D. student studying biomedical engineering through the College of Engineering.
- Aubert Kamdem, a fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in mechanical engineering through the College of Engineering.
- Gillian Kuehnle, a fourth-year undergraduate Honors College and College of Engineering student. Kuehnle is graduating this semester with a bachelor’s degree in biosystems engineering.
- Lauren Murray, a 2025 alumna of the Honors College and the College of Engineering. Murray graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
- Shubhan Nagarkar, a third-year undergraduate Honors College, College of Engineering and College of Natural Science student. Nagarkar is graduating this semester with one bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and another in molecular biology/biotechnology.
- Rachel Schenck, a 2025 alumna of the Honors College and the College of Engineering. Schenck graduated with one bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and another in materials science and engineering.
- Samantha Schulte, a fourth-year undergraduate Honors College and College of Engineering student majoring in chemical engineering.
- Netsanet Waal, a Ph.D. student studying chemical engineering through the College of Engineering.
- Caden Wade, a 2025 alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources with a bachelor’s degree in crop and soil sciences. Wade currently studies biosystems engineering as a Ph.D. student at MSU.
Many of this year’s awardees used resources and workshops from MSU’s Distinguished Student Awards Office and the Graduate School to strengthen their applications.
Original story by Kristin Janka, Jennifer Desloover, and Melanie Brender. Read the full student awards story on MSUToday.
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