2021 Awardees

2021 Awardees

AGENCY​​​​​​​​ AWARDEE​​​​ DISCIPLINE AREA​​ GRADUATE INSTITUTION​​​​
AFRLAdie AlwenMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Southern California
AFRLAlejandro DiazMathematicsRice University
AFRLAlexander CoppeansAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
AFRLAlexander StarrBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Stanford University
AFRLAlexander ZlokapaPhysics (Including Optics)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AFRLAndrew GravenMathematicsCalifornia Institute of Technology
AFRLAndrew SchmidtBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of California, Irvine
AFRLAnthony StohrChemical EngineeringUniversity of Delaware
AFRLBenjamin DomaeElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Los Angeles
AFRLBetty HuSpace PhysicsHarvard University
AFRLBrandon FrickerCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesEmory University
AFRLClair Gutierrez (Travis)Biosciences (Includes Toxicology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AFRLClaudia PrindleChemistryColumbia University
AFRLCorwin KerrChemical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
AFRLDavid ZuehlkeAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
AFRLDhruv RohatgiComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFRLElizabeth VokeChemical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFRLEric OstranderChemistryUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
AFRLGrant BaumanChemical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado Boulder
AFRLIsaac Handley-MinerCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesBoston College
AFRLJackson KulikMathematicsCornell University
AFRLJames GlazarMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AFRLJames O'ConnorChemistryNorthwestern University
AFRLJerome QuenumElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFRLJewel AbbateSpace PhysicsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
AFRLJose MartinezMaterials Science and EngineeringNortheastern University
AFRLJoshua VandervortMechanical EngineeringStanford University
AFRLJoy LiBiomedical EngineeringDuke University
AFRLJulia SpeicherSpace PhysicsGeorgia Institute of Technology
AFRLKatherine Van KirkPhysics (Including Optics)Harvard University
AFRLKelly PlatfootBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Virginia Commenwealth University
AFRLLevi HumbardElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Notre Dame
AFRLLily NeffBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Medical University of South Carolina
AFRLLinden YuanMathematicsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
AFRLMari-Therese BurtonMaterials Science and EngineeringLehigh University
AFRLMatthew GaydosElectrical EngineeringPurdue University
AFRLMayna NguyenBiomedical EngineeringVanderbilt University
AFRLMiya CoimbraMechanical EngineeringCalifornia Institute of Technology
AFRLMohammad ShahiliElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Los Angeles
AFRLNatalie ShultzPhysics (Including Optics)University of Arizona
AFRLNathan MillerElectrical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
AFRLNicholas ZakariaChemical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFRLNoelle DavisElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFRLOlivia MartinMechanical EngineeringStandford University
AFRLOnalli GunasekaraAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Georgia Institute of Technology
AFRLOwen MedeirosElectrical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFRLPhilip JacobsonElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFRLPreston RobinetteComputer and Computational SciencesVanderbilt University
AFRLRobert WangMechanical EngineeringPurdue University
AFRLSara McAllisterComputer and Computational SciencesCarnegie Mellon University
AFRLSebastian Hendrickx-RodriguezMaterials Science and EngineeringStanford University
AFRLTheodore SumersCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesPrinceton University
AFRLWesley RobertsPhysics (Including Optics)Northeastern University
AROAarti MathurChemical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
AROAndrea BoskovicComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of Washington
AROAndrew CurtisMechanical EngineeringNorthwestern University
AROArjun DesaiBiomedical EngineeringStanford University
AROAshley OgorekChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
AROBenjamin KruseChemistryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AROBrandon ChenBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of Michigan
AROBrandon DesousaBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Rutgers University
AROBrian WyattMechanical EngineeringIndiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
AROCamille PhaneufCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesHarvard University
AROChristopher DadeChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
AROChristopher JacksonCivil EngineeringVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
ARODonald HejnaComputer and Computational SciencesStandard University
AROEdward ChenComputer and Computational SciencesStanford University
AROEthan FahnestockComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
AROGabriella MuwangaBiomedical EngineeringStanford University
AROGautam BordiaMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AROGrace HuMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AROHamza RaniwalaPhysics (Including Optics)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AROHeidi MyersGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of Maryland College Park
AROHelen SakharovaBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California, Berkeley
AROHenry LoveElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AROHersh BhargavaBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of California, San Francisco
AROJack-William BarottaMathematicsBrown University
AROJacob ElkinsAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Alabama
AROJacob VagottMaterials Science and EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
AROJaelyn BosBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Temple University
AROJavier Morales FerrerMechanical EngineeringBoston University
AROJerika ChiongChemistryStanford University
AROJoshua LedermanElectrical EngineeringPrinceton University
AROJustin BuiChemical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AROKatarina HeydenBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Cornell University
AROKelsey HernBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AROKelsey NeuenswanderCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California, Los Angeles
AROMatthew AsperAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Texas at Austin
AROMontana MinnisChemical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ARONatalie MuellerBiomedical EngineeringCase Western Reserve University
ARONicholas LauersdorfMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ARONikhil ShindeComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of California, San Diego
ARONoel BrindiseAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AROSamantha LauroChemistryUniversity of Texas at Austin
AROSeth TempleMathematicsUniversity of Washington
AROShreyas ParthasarathyPhysics (Including Optics)University of California, Santa Barbara
AROSimon EveredPhysics (Including Optics)Harvard University
AROStephanie WilliamsCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesBoston University
AROStephen FosterMechanical EngineeringTexas A&M University
AROTheo DiamandisComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AROTheodore LetsouElectrical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AROTravis LeadbetterMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AROTyler LaBonteComputer and Computational SciencesGeorgia Institute of Technology
AROVladislav SevostianovGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)Princeton University
AROYihua ZhongPhysics (Including Optics)University of California, Berkeley
AROZachary SteinAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Central Florida
ONRAaron RayComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRAdrien StejerPhysics (Including Optics)University of California, Irvine
ONRAidan PerreaultComputer and Computational SciencesStanford University
ONRAmeesh ShahComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of California, Berkeley
ONRAmi KrasnerBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Florida Institute of Technology
ONRAmy FangMechanical EngineeringCornell University
ONRAndrew EllsChemical EngineeringColumbia University
ONRAustin GranmoePhysics (Including Optics)University of Colorado Boulder
ONRBelinda LiComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRBernice KubicekElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Iowa
ONRBolutito BabatundeMechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University
ONRBradley CollicottAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Stanford University
ONRCharlotte ThomasMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ONRChristian Barresi MercadoMechanical EngineeringStanford University
ONRChristopher AbsilChemistryTemple University
ONRChristopher KymnCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California, Berkeley
ONRChristopher ParlierOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California, San Diego)
ONRColeman FincherMaterials Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRConnor MorencyAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Colorado at Boulder
ONRDakota LewisOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of Florida
ONREmily HaydenOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Oregon State University - Corvallis
ONREshaan NichaniComputer and Computational SciencesPrinceton University
ONREytan AdlerAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRGlenn LiuOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
ONRHenry SquireChemical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
ONRJack HirschmanPhysics (Including Optics)Stanford University
ONRJacob WillisAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Carnegie Mellon University
ONRJacqueline ChrabotOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Old Dominion University
ONRJames GruberElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
ONRJonathan LeeMaterials Science and EngineeringFlorida State University
ONRJonathan NesperPhysics (Including Optics)University of Central Florida
ONRJoseph CurtiPhysics (Including Optics)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
ONRJoseph KernMaterials Science and EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRJoseph Van HoutenNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)University of Michigan
ONRJoshua FernandezMechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRJoshua YangPhysics (Including Optics)Stanford University
ONRKeith LeGrandAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Cornell University
ONRKyle BystromMaterials Science and EngineeringHarvard University
ONRLuke CarberryOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of California, Santa Barbara
ONRMathew HaskellMechanical EngineeringBrigham Young Universtiy
ONRMatthew LanettiMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of North Carolina
ONRMayuri SridharElectrical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRNathaniel McIlwaineMaterials Science and EngineeringPennsylvania State University
ONRNicholas MillerPhysics (Including Optics)Northwestern University
ONRNicole EmmonsBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
ONRNoah BagazinskiNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRRachel OrensteinMaterials Science and EngineeringColorado School of Mines
ONRRussell KenneyElectrical EngineeringPrinceton University
ONRSiddartha DevicComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of Southern California
ONRSudeep DasariComputer and Computational SciencesCarnegie Mellon University
ONRTanner HickmanChemical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRTyler TophamAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
ONRVictoria EdwardsMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania