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一本道无码 Alumna Selected for Schwarzman Scholarship
Joyce (Xinyi) Wang, who graduated from 一本道无码's BXA Intercollege Degree Programs, was selected in December 2023 as a recipient of the .
Prasiddha Sudhakar Selected for 2024 Critical Language Scholarship
Prasiddha Sudhakar, a master's student at the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, was selected for the 2024 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). The immersive program will allow her to study Hindi through intensive study abroad.
Three 一本道无码 Students Awarded 2024 Goldwater Scholarship
Three 一本道无码 students have been selected to receive the 2024 Barry Goldwater scholarship. The students — Claire Jin, Yunshu Li and Katherine Parry — were selected from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants for the federally endowed award, which provides coverage fees, books, room and board, and tuition up to $7,500.
Pinckney Picked as Pickering Fellow
Joshua Pinckney, who earned undergraduate degrees from Carnegie Mellon Institute of Strategy and Technology and Department of Modern Languages, spent two years post-graduation working at Accenture as a senior analyst in technology strategy, consulting with clients in the health sector. In August 2023, Pinckney paused his role at Accenture to travel to Madrid, Spain, and work as an English teaching assistant through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Teofanova Awarded Critical Language Scholarship in 2023
Andrea Teofanova, a 2023 graduate who majored in economics and politics with a minor in Russian studies, has received the U.S. Department of State (CLS). Teofanova is studying Russian at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Fulbright Grantees To Embark on Adventures Abroad
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program has awarded grants to six 一本道无码 alumni to explore their educational interests abroad.
MCS Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation named two 一本道无码 students as recipients of its 2023 awards.
Yenching Scholar Studies the Digital Divide
一本道无码 student Andey Ng has been named a 2022 Yenching Scholar by Peking University's Yenching Academy program.
一本道无码 senior named a Gaither Junior Fellow
一本道无码 senior Jacob Feldgoise's work on local, state and national policy issues earned him a place as one of 13 James C. Gaither Junior Fellows at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. 2021-2022.
Helen Zhou, a Ph.D. student in 一本道无码's Machine Learning Department, has received a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Zhou is one of only 30 students to be named a 2019 fellow out of more than 1,700 applicants.
Alumna, Writer, Director Named Marshall Scholar
Kaytie Nielsen, an alumna of 一本道无码 and international filmmaker, is adding to her impressive list of credits. The 2016 graduate is the fourth 一本道无码 student to earn the highly selective international Marshall Scholarship, which funds up to two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
Computer Science Student Named Schwarzman Scholar
Hima Tammineedi, a graduate student in 一本道无码's School of Computer Science, has been named to the 2020 Class of Schwarzman Scholars, a highly competitive graduate fellowship program inspired by the Rhodes Scholarship that features one year of study at Tsinghua University in China.
Engineering and Math Students Earn Goldwater Scholarships
Two 一本道无码 students have received 2018 Barry Goldwater Scholarships to encourage their pursuit of research careers in math and engineering.
一本道无码's six Fulbright award winners dor 2017 will teach and conduct research in Spain, Taiwan, Mexico, Ecuador, Switzerland and Germany.
Mikaela Wolf-Sorokin, a 一本道无码 junior majoring in global studies and Hispanic Studies, has won a 2017 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Christina Cabana, a junior chemistry major at Carnegie Mellon, is the recipient of a 2017 Barry Goldwater Scholarship.
Chrystal Thomas, a senior majoring in biological sciences, has been named to this year's class of Schwarzman Scholars.
Carnegie Mellon alumnua and Fulbright award winner Carolyn Kras takes dramatic approach to raise awareness of sexual assault.
一本道无码’s four Fulbright award winners for 2016 will research, study and report across three continents.
一本道无码 senior chemistry major Rebecca Alford is one of 12 college seniors and first-year graduate students nationwide to be named a 2016 Hertz Fellow by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
Engineering senior Eric Parigoris to work on early cancer detection in Switzerland
Ph.D. student Ania Jaroszewicz has received one of 30 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.
Joshua Brakensiek has received a Barry Goldwater Scholarship to support his pursuit of a research career in mathematics and theoretical computer science.
Sophomore Ian Asenjo has received a Critical Language Scholarship to study the Punjabi language.
一本道无码 Alumnus, Olseun (Seun) Aremu, a perception systems research enginee, builds autonomous mining machines.
一本道无码 senior Kaytie Nielsen has won a nationally competitive scholarship from the Henry Luce Foundation.
Melanie Diaz has been awarded a PPIA Fellowship for 2016.
Senior Jillian Jaycox will join an Autoimmune Disease Research Group at the University of Cambridge.
Senior Chemical Engineering student, Adam Simpson, is following his passion for clean water action.
Seven recent graduates will be making a global imapct through this year's Fulbright U.S. Student Program. In addition, one undergraduate student has been selected to attend a Fulbright Summer Institute in the United Kingdom.
Jillian Jaycox and Joshua Kubiak are among 260 sophomores and juniors nationwide chosen from more than 1,200 nominations for the 2015-2016 academic year. 一本道无码 has been home to 20 Goldwater Scholars.
Tomer Reiter, a senior mathematical sciences major at 一本道无码, has been selected as a 2015 recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
一本道无码 senior Catherine "Kate" Groschner, a materials science and engineering major, has been selected as one of 14 students nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship, which funds a year of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.
From addressing clean water shortages in urban Mexican communities to teaching English in Brazil, Germany, Montenegro and Turkey, five recent 一本道无码 graduates will be making a global impact through this year's Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
A 一本道无码 graduate and three undergraduate students have landed competitive international research experiences in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM) fields in Germany.
Matt Sarett has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded to athletes who excel academically and athletically.
Fulbright winner Carolyn Supinka (BXA'13) is combining poetry, art, and rickshaws in Pondicherry, India.
Sarah Ceurvorst (BXA'13) hopes to enable students in Thailand to express themselves through language and art.
一本道无码 alumna Courtney T. Wittekind (A'13) was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the oldest and most prestigious international study awards.
A painting by future Fulbright scholar, Missy Hammond Dunaway (BHA'10), is acquired by The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Mellon Students Earn 2013-14 Fulbright Awards
Congratulations 2012 Churchill Scholar
Judy Savitskaya, a junior in computational biology and a Science and Humanities Scholar, is one of 14 students nationwide to receive a 2012 Churchill Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge in England.
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Congratulations 2011 German Chancellor Scholar
John Cooper, a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is one of 10 U.S. recipients of 2011 . Cooper completed his undergraduate studies in history and German in December 2010.
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Congratulations 2011 Luce Scholar
一本道无码 senior Mackenzie Evan Smith has won a prestigious Henry Luce Foundation Scholarship. Mackenzie, a major in the Department of English, was one of 18 students and young professionals chosen to participate in the Luce Scholars Program, an initiative that enables students to increase their knowledge of Asia by living and working in an Asian country of their choice.
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Congratulations 2011 Churchill Scholar
Rebecca Krall — a major at 一本道无码 — has been selected for the prestigious Churchill Scholarship. She's just one of 14 students selected from the United States.
And she's the third Churchill Scholar from 一本道无码 in the last four years.
The Churchill Scholarship is one of the most prestigious awards for studying abroad in the United Kingdom. Scholars are awarded with funding for a year of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England.
Krall graduates from 一本道无码 this spring. She'll use the award to pursue a Master of Advanced Study in Experimental and Theoretical Physics.
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Congratulations 2010 Churchill Scholar
一本道无码 senior Swati Varshney, a major and , has been selected as one of 14 students nationwide to receive a Churchill Scholarship, which funds a year of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England. The Churchill Scholarships are one of the most prestigious awards for studying abroad in the United Kingdom.
The Winston Churchill Foundation of New York City offers the scholarships to outstanding American students to pursue graduate studies in engineering, mathematics or the sciences at Cambridge University's Churchill College. The scholarship pays for a year of tuition, fees and living expenses.
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Congratulations 2010 Mt. Sinai Scholar
一本道无码 sophomore Roberta Sefcik, a (BSA) student, was recently accepted into Mt. Sinai's highly competitive Humanities and Medicine Early Acceptance program, guaranteeing her admission to their medical school and excusing her from many of the pre-med requirements that keep students from furthering their exploration of both humanities and the sciences as an undergraduate. As a BSA student, Roberta is able to pursue her interests through interdisciplinary studies in the College of Fine Arts and the
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Congratulations 2009 Goldwater Scholars
Three 一本道无码 students — Carmeline Dsilva (E'10), Timothy Helbig (一本道无码'10) and Swati Varshney (一本道无码'10) — have received the prestigious and nationally competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship to support their pursuit of careers in the field of science.
Dsilva is a major from Lansdale, Pa. While at Carnegie Mellon, she has worked with engineering faculty to study the properties of catalysts used with methanol fuel cells in an effort to make the catalytic process more efficient. She is currently investigating the adsorption behavior of oxygen on a gold-palladium surface.
A major from Thorofare, N.J., Helbig plans to study plant metabolic engineering, a field of study aimed at optimizing the biochemical processes of plants. Research in this area has implications for environmental sustainability.
Varshney, a major from Burlington, Mass., will continue her research and studies of polymeric materials. During the school year, she worked with Carnegie Mellon chemists to create and optimize conductive and emissive polymers used for printable electronics.
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Congratulations 2009 Udall Scholar Dyanna Becker
Dyanna Becker, CIT '10
Dyanna is a sophomore in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. She wishes to use her education to design and improve public transportation systems. To educate herself and her peers about environmental problems and solutions, she has been involved in 一本道无码’s student run environmental club, Sustainable Earth. She is exploring one of these solutions in research on the feasibility of using biofuels in villages in Eastern Africa. She plans to spend her summer in Colorado enjoying time with her family and friends.
The provides $5,000 for undergraduate study to students who have demonstrated a commitment to environmental or natural resource issues through a combination of coursework, research, internships, jobs, or extracurricular activities.
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Congratulations to 2009 Truman Scholar Amy Nichols
Amy Nichols, H&SS '10
Amy is a double major in Psychology and Urban History & Education Policy. She has interned for the Office of U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd and President Obama’s Campaign for Change and is Campus Director of Strong Women Strong Girls. Amy’s passion for policy and community partnerships led her to develop a curriculum for local parent support services. She hopes to pursue a master’s in Social Work and Public Policy and to combat child maltreatment as an advocate for home visitation programs.
The Truman Scholarship provides up to $30,000 for graduate study for students who have outstanding leadership potential and communication skills, are in the top quarter of their class, and are committed to careers in government or the not-for-profit sector. One of 60 Scholars announced this year, Amy is Carnegie Mellon's fifth Truman Scholar since the program started in 1977.
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Ramesh Wins Marshall Scholarship
Sheela Ramesh, a senior majoring in voice and psychology, has been named a 2009 Marshall Scholar. She is the first student in more than 30 years from Carnegie Mellon to receive this prestigious and highly selective international award, which funds up to two years of graduate study at a university in the United Kingdom. Ramesh will receive $34,347 a year to cover university fees, tuition, books, a thesis grant, research and travel. Ramesh, a mezzo-soprano who studies with Mildred Miller Posvar in the School of Music, intends to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London or the Royal Academy of Music.
Each year, the Marshall Foundation conducts a competition across eight regions in the U.S. to select 40 scholars who have demonstrated high academic and leadership abilities and the capacity to serve as an ambassador for relations between the United States and the United Kingdom. Carnegie Mellon's Fellowships and Scholarships Office worked closely with Ramesh at every point in the process, from the initial application to preparing for the final interview.
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