IQ Biology student wins 2015 GRFP fellowship from NSF

Anonymous — Thu, 28 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

IQ Biology student wins 2015 GRFP fellowship from NSF Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/27/2015 - 18:00

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The National Science Foundation recently announced the recipients of the coveted 2015 Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) awards. These prestigious awards have been given since 1952 to graduate students who show a demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science and engineering.

Chris Smith, a first-year student from the BioFrontiers Institute’s Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology PhD Program, received a 2015 fellowship. Second-year IQ Biology student, John Nardini, was given an honorable mention.

Smith is rostered in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. His interests are focused on evolutionary genomics and how they are affected by local adaptations and speciation. He plans to use his fellowship funding to support him in the development of computational methods for biologists to use when researching genomics.

The NSF fellowships provide three years of financial support over a five-year period. This is split into a $34,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to the graduate institution. The fellowships also provide opportunities to participate in international research collaborations and access to NSF-supported research infrastructure. From over 16,500 applicants, a total of 2,000 Graduate Fellows were awarded in 2015, 23 of which went to CU-Boulder students. Over the past five years, 30 percent of students in the IQ Biology program at BioFrontiers have either received a GRFP award or been given an honorable mention.

The University of Colorado, Boulder students won 30 NSF fellowships, and CU-Boulder was among the top 20 universities with NSF fellows last year. BioFrontiers and the IQ Biology program are honored to have students involved in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which is one of the most prestigious awards available for student researchers.

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IQ Biology students win fellowships from NSF

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

IQ Biology students win fellowships from NSF Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 04/20/2014 - 18:00

BioFrontiers

The National Science Foundation recently announced the recipients of their coveted 2014 Graduate Research Fellowship awards. These prestigious awards have been given since 1952 to graduate students who show a demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science and engineering.

Two students from the BioFrontiers Institute’s Interdisciplinary Quantitative Biology PhD Program, Ryan Langendorf and Eric Kightley, received fellowships. Three additional IQ Biology students, Kathryn Wall, Cloe Pogoda and John Nardini, were given honorable mentions. An incoming CU-Boulder student, Jamie Morton, who was recently accepted into the IQ Biology program from Miami University, also received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship award.

Ryan Langendorf (left) and Eric Kightley (right)

Last year, the University of Colorado, Boulder students won 21 NSF fellowships, a new record for the campus. CU-Boulder was among the top 20 universities with NSF fellows last year. BioFrontiers and the IQ Biology program are honored to have students involved in the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which is one of the most prestigious awards available for student researchers. The NSF fellowships provide three years of financial support over a five-year period. This is split into a $30,000 annual stipend and a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to the graduate institution. The fellowship also provides opportunities to participate in international research collaborations and access to NSF-supported research infrastructure. From over 14,000 applicants, a total of 2,000 Graduate Fellows were awarded in 2014, 30 of which went to CU-Boulder students.

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