Two graduate students at Illinois have been awarded Department of Energy fellowships.
Anda Trifan, a doctoral candidate in professor of biochemistry Emad Tajkhorshid’s research group, has been awarded a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship to support her research in theoretical and computational biophysics. Edward Hutter, a doctoral candidate in professor of computer science Edgar Solomonik’s research group, was awarded the fellowship to support his research in computer science.
Trifan, from Brasov, Romania, received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from DePaul University. Hutter, from Geneva, Illinois, received a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Illinois. Fewer than 6 percent of applicants for the DOE fellowship are chosen each year.
Administered by the Krell Institute of Ames, Iowa, the fellowship is funded by the DOE’s Office of Science and the National Nuclear Security Administration. Each year, the program grants fellowships to support doctoral students whose education and research focus on using high-performance computers to solve complex science and engineering problems of national importance.
Students receive full tuition and fees plus an annual stipend and academic allowance, renewable for up to four years. In return, recipients must complete courses in a scientific or engineering discipline as well as computer science and applied mathematics. They also must perform a three-month research practicum at one of 21 DOE laboratories or sites across the country.
For more information, contact the Krell Institute.
