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Five CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ aerospace students earn major NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

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The National Science Foundation has awarded five prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Smeed AerospaceÌýgraduate students.

This topÌýawardÌýrecognize and supports outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.

Honorees Rachel Cueva, Jenny Horing, Ben Kraske, and John Tucker are current aerospace graduate students at CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. Recipient Caroline Austin is completing her senior year at the University of Alabama and will join CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ as an aerospace PhD student in the fall. Each awardee will receive a $34,000 annual stipend and cost of education allowance for the next three years as well as professional development opportunities.

With 39 awardees in 2022, CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ ranks 10th overall among universities in the United States for graduate research fellowship recipients. In addition, 28 graduate students received honorable mention recognition through this program.Ìý