CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Seven University of Illinois graduate students have been awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowships from the U.S. Department of Defense.
NDSEG fellowships are designed to increase the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance. On average, about 10 percent of applicants are selected and this year 189 students nationwide received awards.
This year’s Urbana campus recipients:
James Christensen, chemistry; Joseph DeGol, computer science; Alexander Hill, physics; Landon Marston, civil and environmental engineering; Eric Mayhew, mechanical sciences and engineering; Bradley Nakamura, chemistry; and Ian Robertson, chemistry.
The fellowships provide three years of support and offer an annual stipend of approximately $31,000 and full tuition.
“This was an outstanding year for Illinois students competing for the NDSEG Fellowship,” said Ken Vickery, director of the Graduate College’s Office of External Fellowships. “It is the highest number of awards our students have earned in any one year since we started keeping records. It’s a laudable achievement for the fellows and for the U. of I.”
“The NDSEG is certainly among the most prestigious of fellowships,” notes Sarah Lubienski, interim dean of the Graduate College. “This year’s results make clear that the university is succeeding in attracting and nurturing graduate students who are on the road to becoming leaders in science and engineering applications.”
Since the program’s inception in 1989, NDSEG has awarded approximately 3,200 fellowships. The program is sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Army Research Office, the High Performance Computing Modernization Program, and the Office of Naval Research, under the direction of the Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
For additional information, go to https://ndseg.asee.org/ndseg_fellows
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