2024 Awardees

2025 Awardees

AGENCY​​​​​​​​ AWARDEE​​​​ DISCIPLINE AREA​​ GRADUATE INSTITUTION​​​​
AFOSRAbigail DerricoPhysics (Including Optics)University of California Berkeley
AFOSRAkhila MattapalliElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California Santa Barbara
AFOSRAnand IdrisPhysics (Including Optics)University of Maryland, College Park
AFOSRAnna BanzerElectrical EngineeringStanford University
AFOSRAurelia BrookPhysics (Including Optics)University of Washington
AFOSRCecily BartschMathematicsUniversity of Wisconsin Madison
AFOSRCooper SelcoQuantum ScienceUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFOSRElizabeth SpeckMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)University of Massachusetts
AFOSREmily JinArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningStanford University
AFOSRGabriel Duany IzaguirreAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida
AFOSRGavin HazenChemistryUniversity of Illinois Urbana Champaign
AFOSRGRACE KimAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringStanford University
AFOSRHelen ChaffeeMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Colorado School of Mines
AFOSRJacob BarnhartQuantum ScienceUniversity of Michigan
AFOSRJohn ReidyMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Northwestern University
AFOSRJorge ChumbipumaMathematicsRice University
AFOSRKaylyn BuchananMechanical EngineeringColorado School of Mines
AFOSRKenneth BerardChemistryBrown University
AFOSRKonrad MulyMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Johns Hopkins University
AFOSRLorin AcheyArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversity of Colorado Boulder
AFOSRLorna JayneCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesStanford University
AFOSRLory MarchandElectrical EngineeringUniversity of California, Berkeley
AFOSRLuke KenworthyAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRMadelaine BlincoeBiomedical EngineeringCase Western Reserve University
AFOSRMegan PowersAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
AFOSRMichael PtakElectrical EngineeringNorth Carolina State University
AFOSRNicolas GuerraArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningCornell University
AFOSRNoah JagerMechanical EngineeringThe Pennsylvania State University
AFOSROlivia KriseBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
AFOSRRafael Gonzalez RosarioChemical EngineeringVirginia Commonwealth University
AFOSRRichard BairdElectrical EngineeringUnivserity of Utah
AFOSRRio SengMechanical EngineeringUniversity of California, Irvine
AFOSRRoberto CampbellArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversity of California Santa Cruz
AFOSRSachin ShahComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of Maryland, College Park
AFOSRSamuel LiAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringUniversity of Washington
AFOSRSamuel MorganMathematicsUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor
AFOSRSrinivas BalagopalBiotechnology (separate from Biosciences)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AFOSRSweta KarlekarComputer and Computational SciencesColumbia University in the City of New York
AFOSRTarik CigerogluPhysics (Including Optics)Yale University
AFOSRTatum DelaneyPolitical, Economic, and Sociocultural SciencesCornell University
AFOSRTobias McCabeBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Vanderbilt University
AFOSRVivek AnandCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesGeorgia Institute of Technology
AFOSRWayne ChiArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningCarnegie Mellon University
AROAldan DyeChemistryPurdue University
AROAlejandro RamirezBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California, Berkeley
AROAlexandra BarbosaMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Northwestern University
AROAmelia SchaefferMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Cornell University
AROAnamika BoseBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Vanderbilt University
AROAnastacia DresselBiotechnology (separate from Biosciences)Princeton University
AROAnne HarringtonArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversity of California Berkeley
AROAshley AlteraBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California San Diego
AROBenjamin McDonoughQuantum ScienceUniversity of Colorado Boulder
AROBrent HarfmannChemistryWashington University in St. Louis
AROColton BasarMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Yale University
ARODaniel BrayPhysics (Including Optics)Purdue University
ARODiana Frias FrancoMechanical EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University
AROElizabeth ZengBiotechnology (separate from Biosciences)Rice University
AROEmmett HoughPhysics (Including Optics)University of Washington
AROFrancisco Hernandez GutierrezPhysics (Including Optics)University of Central Florida
AROHarald PuttermanQuantum ScienceHarvard University
AROHenry LondonChemistryFlorida State University
AROJagdeep BhatiaArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningUniversity of California, Berkeley
AROLia FolletCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesUniversity of Georgia
AROMadeleine BurnsGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)Dartmouth College
AROMadison Monroe-MohajerinCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesDuke University
AROMarianna RogersMechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
AROMatthew BilottaQuantum ScienceHarvard University
AROMaximalian KephartMechanical EngineeringColorado School of Mines
AROMichael MonzonBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)Purdue University
AROMichael RenMathematicsStanford University
AROMichela SavignanoGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of Colorado Boulder
AROMirelys Carcana- BarbosaMechanical EngineeringBrown University
ARONatan SpearChemistryCalifornia Institute of Technology
ARONicholas TaorminaMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Florida
AROPatrick PariseauBiomedical EngineeringHarvard University
ARORia DoshiArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningStanford University
ARORichard ParadaQuantum ScienceCalifornia Institute of Technology
ARORobert SwallowMechanical EngineeringTexas A&M University
AROSara LogsdonMathematicsUniversity of Pennsylvania
AROSavannah SchislerMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Boston University
AROStephen LeeMechanical EngineeringStanford University
AROThomas TangBiomedical EngineeringUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
AROWilliam BraunPhysics (Including Optics)Rochester Institute of Technology
AROYukiye KoideBiotechnology (separate from Biosciences)Scripps Research
AROZachary SchlamowitzMathematicsUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ONRAaron GuentherAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida
ONRAayush KaranComputer and Computational SciencesHarvard University
ONRAdrienne LaiMechanical EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRAlejandro AlvaroNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)Florida Atlantic University
ONRAlexandra RishaMechanical EngineeringJohns Hopkins University
ONRAlice KutsyyMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Stanford University
ONRAmir M'SaadMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)University of California Santa Barbara
ONRAndrew GoeringOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of Rhode Island
ONRAnway PimpalkarBiomedical EngineeringHarvard University
ONRCamille WardlawOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRClayson BriggsMechanical EngineeringUniversity of California San Diego
ONRDaniel CuiPhysics (Including Optics)University of California, Los Angeles
ONREmory ApodacaMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Northwestern University
ONREric MeiGeosciences (Includes Terrain, Water, And Air)University of Washington
ONRErick LawrenceMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)University of California Santa Barbara
ONRGabriel GekasOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of California, San Diego
ONRJacklyn ZhuElectrical EngineeringColumbia University
ONRJacob GoralczykMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)University of North Texas
ONRJaden YonChemistryGeorgia Institute of Technology
ONRJoseph GarrettChemistryUniversity of California, Berkeley
ONRJoseph SerpaNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)University of Michigan
ONRKasey CastelloOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of California, San Diego
ONRKevin SouhradaOceanography (Includes Ocean Acoustics, Remote Sensing, and Marine Meteorology)University of California, San Diego
ONRKevin WuArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningNew York University
ONRLakshmideepakreddy MandaArtificial Intelligence and Machine LearningThe Johns Hopkins University
ONRLucas PittsAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida
ONRMakenna ParkinsonChemical EngineeringYale University
ONRMarcus BenyaminBiotechnology (separate from Biosciences)University of Texas at Austin
ONRMaya TaliaferroCognitive, Neural, And Behavioral SciencesNew York University
ONRMichael DittmanElectrical EngineeringMichigan State University
ONRNathan BryantChemical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
ONROwen PetitoAeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringUniversity of Virginia
ONRPhilippa RichterBiosciences (Includes Toxicology)University of California Berkeley
ONRRichard HallyburtonMathematicsThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ONRSadie FlaggMaterials Science and Engineering (including Materials for Extreme Environments)Georgia Institute of Technology
ONRSander Cohen-JanesChemistryYale University
ONRSean HickeyNaval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Includes Undersea Systems)University of Michigan
ONRSelina BolellaCivil EngineeringUniversity of Notre Dame
ONRSofya AkhetovaElectrical EngineeringUniversity of Washington Seattle
ONRWillem Van OsselaerComputer and Computational SciencesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ONRZaid KhanComputer and Computational SciencesUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill