The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named 2,000 individuals as recipients of the 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), including eight students that completed their undergraduate degrees at USC:
Undergraduate NSF GRFP Award Recipients
Jessica Chen
Life Sciences – Neurosciences
Vanessa Knutson
Life Sciences – Systematics & Biodiversity
Eshed Margalit
Psychology – Cognitive Neuroscience
Joshua Faskowitz
Psychology – Developmental
Ryan McGee
Life Sciences – Evolutionary Biology
Christopher Sandino
Engineering – Biomedical
Gurmukh (Gumi) Sethi
Engineering – Materials
Christina Zdawczyk
STEM Education and Learning Research – Technology Education
In addition to USC’s undergraduate NSF GRFP Award recipients, four students earning a bachelor’s degree from USC were recognized with honorable mentions.
Undergraduate Honorable Mention Recipients
Jaime Castrellon
Psychology – Cognitive Neurosciences
Christopher Larson
Engineering – Biomedical
Promise McEntire
Social Sciences – Linguistic Anthropology
Meaghan Sullivan
Life Sciences – Biochemistry
In total, 37 USC undergraduate and graduate students were selected as award recipients or recognized with honorable mentions. Congratulations Trojans!