Thirteen Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students Earn National Science Foundation Fellowships
Michaela Kane
Highly competitive national awards will help new and returning Duke BME graduate students conduct research on campus
Eleven PhD students and two master’s students in Duke University’s Biomedical Engineering program received prestigious awards from the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program for 2022.
It was an especially banner year for Duke BME students, who received 13 of the 22 NSF Fellowships awarded to graduate students at Duke.
Launched in 1952, the NSF GRFP is the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind. It funds outstanding graduate students pursuing Ph.D. or research master’s degrees in NSF-supported STEM disciplines. Fellows receive a three-year stipend, coverage of tuition and fees, and access to professional development opportunities.
“We are thrilled to celebrate the success of our students,” says Joel Collier, the Theodore Kennedy Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and the director of graduate studies in Duke BME. “It’s a reminder that our graduate students are among the most impressive in the country, and I’m happy to see them recognized for their innovative research.”
Congratulations to this year’s recipients:
Helen Streff
Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame
Duke Faculty Advisor: Charles Gersbach
Anita Silver
Undergraduate Institution: UC Berkeley
Duke Faculty Advisor: Lingchong You
Zach Quinn
Undergraduate Institution: Binghampton University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Ashutosh Chilkoti
Alana Gonzales
Undergraduate Institution: The University of Arizona
Duke Faculty Advisor: Nimmi Ramanujam
Zach Fralish
Undergraduate Institution: Florida Southern College
Duke Faculty Advisor: Daniel Reker
Taylor Chavez
Undergraduate Institution: Stanford University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Sharon Gerecht
Eleanor Caston
Undergraduate Institution: Temple University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Tatiana Segura
Connor Amelung
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Duke Faculty Advisor: Tatiana Segura
Ashutosh Raman
Undergraduate Institution: Duke University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Patrick Codd, MD
Incoming Students with NSF Fellowships:
Lauren Onweller
Undergraduate Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Tatiana Segura
Cecilia Schmitz
Undergraduate Institution: Kansas State University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Jonathan Viventi
Amber Detwiler
Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina State University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Nenad Bursac
Shea Middleton
Undergraduate Institution: East Carolina University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Cameron “Dale” Bass
Honorable Mentions:
Aristotle Martin
Undergraduate Institution: Eastern Washington University
Duke Faculty Advisor: Amanda Randles
Will Wightman
Undergraduate Institution: University fo Wisconsin, Madison
Duke Faculty Advisor: Junjie Yao