2020 Awardees

2020 Awardees

AGENCY​​​​​​​​ AWARDEE​​​​ DISCIPLINE AREA​​ GRADUATE INSTITUTION​​​​
ONRAditya AcharyaAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
ONRClifford AllingtonPhysics (Including Optics)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRChloe ArchuletaChemical EngineeringNorthwestern University
AROWyatt ArnoldBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Yale University
ONRYasemin AtiyasBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AFOSRMatthew BelzElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
ONRElizabeth BianchiniMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AFOSRRachel BirchmierPhysics (Including Optics)University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
ONRMaxwell BlockPhysics (Including Optics)University of California - Berkeley
AROColin BundschuChemistryCornell University
AROEdward CaiBiomedical EngineeringJohns Hopkins University
AFOSRSharon ChenCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesCalifornia Institute of Technology
AROAdam ChristophersonAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Colorado - Boulder
ONRRobert ClarkMechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
AFOSRSean CleesMechanical EngineeringStanford University
AROAaron CoePhysics (Including Optics)Harvard University
ONRJeremiah CoholichElectrical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRGrace ConnorsMechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRAndrew ConradElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
AFOSRPatrick CookPhysics (Including Optics)Michigan State University
AROChristopher CooperChemical EngineeringStanford University
ONRVincent CooperGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of Washington
AFOSRSahil DagliMaterials Science and EngineeringStanford University
ONRPaige DanielsonElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado - Boulder
ONRMichael DaughertyChemistryUniversity of California - Berkeley
AROMatthew DavisBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California - Berkeley
AFOSRErin DayChemistryUniversity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
ONRAudra DeStefanoChemical EngineeringUniversity of California - Santa Barbara
AFOSRRiley DeutschBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Duke University
ONRJose Carlos DiazChemical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor
ARORuby DiazCivil EngineeringUniversity of Utah
ONRJennifer DonohueMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California - Berkeley
ONRCiara DooleyOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
AFOSRAmy DrexeliusBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of Cincinnati
AROWilliam EcknerPhysics (Including Optics)University of Colorado - Boulder
ONRJaron EllingsonMechanical EngineeringBrigham Young University
ONRCarolina EspinozaChemical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
AROIan FrankelMechanical EngineeringUniversity of California - San Diego
AROSage FulcoMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AROMallory GaspardMathematicsCornell University
AFOSRJesse GrangerCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesDuke University
ARODaniel GriffinCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesMichigan State University
ONRIan GunadyMechanical EngineeringPrinceton University
ONRElizabeth HallCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California - Davis
ONRKathryn HalloranOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
AFOSRLeo HamerlynckChemistryUniversity of California - Berkeley
ONRAlex HansonComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of Maryland - College Park
AROMathew HardyCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesPrinceton University
AFOSRNora HarhenCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California - Irvine
AROJoshua HarmonCivil EngineeringPurdue University
ONRKara HartigGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)Harvard University
AROValerie HernleyAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Notre Dame
ONRJustin HoChemistryCornell University
ONRCameron HoldawayCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California - San Diego
ONRNicholas JoslynOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
ONRSamuel JudsonComputer and Computational SciencesYale University
AFOSRMatthew KeefeCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California - San Francisco
ONRKelly KeenOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of California - Santa Cruz
AFOSRCarolyn KimBiomedical EngineeringColumbia University
AFOSRTamas KisAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Stanford University
AROCaleb KochComputer and Computational SciencesStanford University
ONRZoe KraussGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of Washington
AROWilliam KretschmerComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of Texas - Austin
AROJenna KrynickiMaterials Science and EngineeringJohns Hopkins University
ONRIrene KuangElectrical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AROCassidy LaidlawComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of California - Berkeley
AROParker LaMascusMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
ONRMark LanghirtNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)Pennsylvania State University
AFOSRMatthew LarsonMathematicsStanford University
AFOSRFrederick LawMathematicsNew York University
ONRAlyssa LawsonCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of California - Santa Barbara
AFOSRJohn LazarChemical EngineeringRice University
ONRAnne LealOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Columbia University
AFOSRBruce LeeElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Pennsylvania
AFOSRKwonhee LeeAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Georgia Institute of Technology
ONRPablo LeonMaterials Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRJustin LidardAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Princeton University
AFOSRRandolph LindermanComputer and Computational SciencesDuke University
AFOSRWilliam LivernoisMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Washington
AROEster LomeliElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor
AROManchali MadduriCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of Washington
AROKathryn MainsChemical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado - Boulder
ONRChristopher MalliaMaterials Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRDerek MamrolAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Purdue University
AROCaroline MartinMaterials Science and EngineeringHarvard University
ONRCaroline MasseyMechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRLele MathisMaterials Science and EngineeringNorthwestern University
AFOSRAnn MayChemistryUniversity of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
ARORichard MayChemical EngineeringColumbia University
AFOSRCaitlin McCandlerMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of California - Berkeley
AFOSRKennedy McConeChemistryUniversity of California - Berkeley
ONRMargaret McMullinCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of Nevada - Las Vegas
AROJoel MeyerAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Northwestern University
AFOSRBenjamin MillerComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of Texas - Austin
AROFatima Min RivasMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Rochester
AROAditya MisraBiomedical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRNicholas MontesMechanical EngineeringStanford University
AFOSRErin MorissettePhysics (Including Optics)Brown University
AROGabriel Mullin-ManzanarezBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California - San Diego
ONRHannah MyersOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of Alaska - Fairbanks
AFOSRKyler NatividadPhysics (Including Optics)Princeton University
AROGolda NguyenAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRNghia NguyenCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesHarvard University
AROJohn NiroulaElectrical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRYue NiuComputer and Computational SciencesCarnegie Mellon University
ONRTrevor OdelbergElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor
ONRBrendan O'NeillOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
AROWayne PageAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Ohio State University
AROMark PalmquistChemistryWashington University in St. Louis
AFOSRAngela PaolettaChemistryColumbia University
AFOSRLuke PetersonAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Colorado - Boulder
AFOSRElizabeth PettitCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesMiami University
AROEmily PittmanMechanical EngineeringColorado School of Mines
AFOSRJarett PolinerCivil EngineeringColumbia University
ARONicholas PoniatowskiPhysics (Including Optics)Harvard University
AROEric RappeportElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Colorado - Boulder
ONRAlbert ReedOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Arizona State University
ONRKelsi RutledgeBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California - Los Angeles
ONRJohn San SoucieComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AROVishnu SarukkaiComputer and Computational SciencesStanford University
AROKevin ScanlanMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Texas - Austin
AROWilliam SchielaPhysics (Including Optics)New York University
AFOSRKyle SchlafmannMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Colorado - Boulder
AFOSRJoseph SchneiderChemistryUniversity of Chicago
AROMartin SchneiderComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AROGabriel SchulerBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Cornell University
AFOSRJai SharmaMaterials Science and EngineeringColorado School of Mines
AFOSRSamantha SheppardAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Colorado - Boulder
AROThomas SheridanChemistryNorthwestern University
ONRJames SitterChemistryUniversity of South Carolina - Columbia
AFOSRKatherine SkocelasComputer and Computational SciencesMichigan State University
AROSarah SmithChemical EngineeringNorth Carolina State University
AROStephanie SmithGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
ARODavid SoltiChemistryRice University
AROAjay SomarajuCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesMichigan State University
ONRGrace SommersPhysics (Including Optics)Princeton University
AROFlorencia SonChemistryNorthwestern University
AFOSRKatherine StawiaszChemistryUniversity of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
ONRHannah StealeyBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of Texas - Austin
AFOSRDouglas StrykerMathematicsPrinceton University
AROSarah SundiusMathematicsGeorgia Institute of Technology
AFOSRSara SussmanPhysics (Including Optics)Princeton University
AROMatthew SweersMaterials Science and EngineeringNorthwestern University
AROEric SzymanskiGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
AROTrinny TatBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of California - Los Angeles
AFOSRSpencer TaylorMaterials Science and EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRAusten ThienMechanical EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRZachary TobiasOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program
AFOSRCharles TopliffPhysics (Including Optics)Georgia Institute of Technology
ONRBrendan UnikewiczNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)University of Rhode Island
AFOSRCaleb Van BeckAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
AFOSRMaya VarmaComputer and Computational SciencesStanford University
ONRHannah VarnerMechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRAustin VeraMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Florida
AFOSRLauren WagnerAeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (including Space Physics)Purdue University
ARONicole WagnerBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Georgetown University
ONRThomas WaltmannMaterials Science and EngineeringUniversity of Michigan - Ann Arbor
AFOSRJack WangComputer and Computational SciencesCornell University
ONRMatthew WeidnerComputer and Computational SciencesCarnegie Mellon University
AFOSRElizabeth WigElectrical EngineeringStanford University
ONRAlexandria Will-ColeElectrical EngineeringNortheastern University
AROJames YuBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California - San Diego