The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 33 Georgia Tech students, 25 of whom are studying engineering, with Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF), more than any other college or university in the state. The fellowships, valued at more than $120,000 each, include $30,000 per year for three years for graduate study and $10,500 annually for three years of tuition.

For the first time, 23 of the 33 Georgia Tech recipients are women. This year’s winners represent areas of study ranging from aerospace engineering to theoretical chemistry. In addition, 48 current Georgia Tech students received an honorable mention designation from NSF.

The purpose of the GRF initiative, the oldest of NSF’s programs, is to foster experts who will contribute significantly to research, teaching and innovations in science and engineering.

A list of COE students who received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships is as follows:

Aerospace Engineering: Elizabeth Scott Flemming, Sherrie Hall, Jonathan Anthony Walker, Aimee Nicole Williams

Bioengineering: Ngoc Nhi Thi Le, Martha Ann Lesniewski, Gita Mahmoudabadi, Mei Zhong Zhan

Biomedical Engineering: Shereka Banton, Eli Fine, Catera Lanae Wilder

Chemical Engineering: Nicole Raley Devlin, Steven McBride Edgar, Sean Mitchell Faltermeier

Civil Engineering: Brittany Lynn Bruder, Susan Lisa Hotle, Josephine Denise Kressner, Laura Mae Schultz, Stephanie Marie Smallegan

Electrical Engineering: Jessica Dominique Falcone

Environmental Engineering: Brandon Mitchell Strellis

Materials Engineering: Ben Harris Rainwater, Lisa Michelle Worthington

Mechanical Engineering: Yasaman Nematbakhsh, Nikita Pak