CEM-supported students Li-Wei Hung, Tyler Merz, Michael Roe and Richelle Teeling have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. It provides three years of support including an annual stipend and cost of education allowance as well as international research and professional development opportunities.
Li-Wei is a winter 2011 graduate from both the Physics and Astronomy programs at OSU. Li-Wei plans to begin graduate study in Astrophysics at Harvard University in the fall of 2011. During her time at OSU, Li-Wei participated in the CEM Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program (with Prof. Thomas Lemberger in Physics). Tyler Merz is a current Engineering Physics major with a focus on materials science, and a CEM REU student. Tyler also recently won a Churchill Scholarship and plans to pursue an MPhil in Physics at the University of Cambridge in UK where he will conduct research on organic optical materials under Dr. Jacqui Cole. Michael is a 2010 graduate from both the Physics and Electrical Engineering programs. As CEM REU student, Michael performed research in Prof. Jay Gupta’s lab (Physics). Michael is currently a graduate student at the University of California-Berkeley and is studying Electrical Engineering. Richelle Teeling is currently a CEM Graduate Fellow in Physics at OSU, working on her Ph.D. with Prof. Chris Hammel. Dominic Labanowski, an Electrical and Computer Engineering major as well as a CEM REU student working with Profs. Chris Hammel and David Stroud received the Goldwater Scholarship, a national scholarship established by Barry Goldwater to help promote excellence in science and math.