Nine of the 2013 MIT Summer Research Program (MSRP) alumni and a CONVERGE alum have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to begin their graduate programs:
- Kristin Dettmers – incoming MIT Math PhD student
- Roberto Falcon – incoming Berkeley student
- Edward Guzman – incoming Harvard student
- Julie Hofstra – incoming CalTech student
- Brett Lopez – incoming MIT Aero/Astro PhD student (CONVERGE alumnus)
- Kemi Oyewole – incoming MIT Economics PhD student
- Kristina Pardo – incoming Princeton student
- Monica Perez-Cuevas – incoming GA Tech student
- Angel Santiago-Lopez – incoming GA Tech student
- Cesar Torres – current UC Berkeley PhD student
The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. Professor Patricia Ordoñez of the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras and Dr. Frances Carter-Johnson of Evaluation and Assessment Solutions, have worked with the MSRP interns for the past 7 years on crafting strong NSF applications. Congratulations to the awardees!