NORMAN, OKLA. – Five current students at the University of Oklahoma, four from the Gallogly College of Engineering and one from the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, as well as four OU alumni, have been named 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows. This five-year fellowship awards students with a three-year annual stipend, allowance for tuition and fees and access to opportunities for NSF professional development.
Brigid Bernier earned an undergraduate degree in geosciences from the University of Connecticut and is currently pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Oklahoma.
Isaiah Gilley earned undergraduate degrees in chemistry and mathematics from the University of Oklahoma and is currently pursuing a graduate degree at Northwestern University.
Derek Madden will earn an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Maria Muñoz earned an undergraduate degree in ecology from the University of Oklahoma and is pursuing a graduate degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Daniel Pfaff earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Oklahoma and is pursuing a graduate degree from the University of California-Santa Cruz.
Alexander Pham earned an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
Sayre Tillery will earn an undergraduate degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in May 2024.
Tristan Timog will earn an undergraduate degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in May 2024.
Hamilton Young will earn an undergraduate degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering from the University of Oklahoma in May 2024.
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is the country’s oldest fellowship program that directly supports graduate students in various STEM fields. Since 1952, NSF has funded over 70,000 Graduate Research Fellowships out of more than 500,000 applicants. Currently, 42 Fellows have gone on to become Nobel laureates, and more than 450 have become members of the National Academy of Sciences.
About the University of Oklahoma
Founded in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. As the state’s flagship university, OU serves the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation. OU was named the state’s highest-ranking university in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent Best Colleges list. For more information about the university, visit ou.edu.
The University of Oklahoma’s petroleum engineering programs are among the top six programs nationwide, according to U.S. News and World Report. The university’s undergraduate petroleum engineering program is ranked No. 4 nationally and No. 3 among all public schools.
Obesity may change how early-stage breast cancer becomes invasive, according to a study by University of Oklahoma researchers published in The American Journal of Pathology.
The TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) within the National Cancer Institute-Designated OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Campus (OUHC) has awarded four FY27 seed grants to support innovative research aimed at improving the health of Oklahomans.
