Michelle Kwok, University of Notre Dame Physics & Astronomy Major, has named a 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship candidate. Three other department majors, Evan Bursch, Sydney Coil, and Anousha Greiveldinger have received Honorable Mentions in this year's program.
Kwok has done undergraduate research with Profs. Chris Howk and Chris Kolda. In 2023, she was named a Goldwater Scholar. Kwok plans to pursue her PhDin theoretical particle physics at Boston University.
Bursch has worked with Profs. Kevin Lannon and Yuhsin Tsai in physics and astronomy and Profs. Matthew Zahr and Ryan McClarren in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. He plans to pursue his PhD in Plasma Physics at Columbia University.
Coil works with Profs. Dan Bardayan and Patrick O'Malley on conversion of the TwinSol radioactive ion beam facility to TriSol and its subsequent use to study 18F production in novae. Coil plans to pursue her PhD in nuclear physics at Michigan State University.
Greiveldinger has worked with Prof. Peter Garnavich researching cataclysmic variable stars. She is in the Glynn Family Honors program. Greiveldinger plans to pursue her PhD at UC Berkeley.
Established in 1952, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) helps students in NSF-backed STEM disciplines pursue research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. Fellows receive more than $40,000 in annual financial support. They also benefit from professional development and research opportunities through the program.