Two chemical engineering PhD students earn major NSF fellowships
Chemical Engineering PhD students, Nolan Petrich and Annette Thompson, have received 2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines. Petrich is advised by Distinguished ProfessorÌýKristi Anseth.ÌýThompson is co-advised by Associate ProfessorÌýJerome FoxÌýand ProfessorÌýMichael Shirts.
This year, the National Science Foundation awarded Graduate Research Fellowships to 11 °µÍø½ûÇø College of Engineering and Applied Science students. Due to federal budget cuts, the program was reduced by 25 percent, with 1,500 fellowships awarded nationwide compared to 2,000 last year.
Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $37,000 and full coverage of tuition, fees and insurance, along with opportunities for international research and professional development that span five years.
