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Six Virginia Tech Graduate Students Win National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded six Virginia Tech students prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships Tuesday to honor outstanding achievements in STEM fields. The fellowships include $32,000 per year for three years of graduate study, plus opportunities for international research and professional development and a cost of education allowance.

This year's winners include:

  • Marian G. Alicea of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, a master’s degree student in environmental engineering.

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  • Austin Cory Bart of Newark, Delaware, a doctoral degree student in computer science.

  • Tamara Fetters of Warrenton, Virginia, a doctoral student in biological sciences.

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  • Peter Fino of Auburn Hills, Michigan, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering.

  • Brantley Hall of Christianburg, Virginia, a doctoral student in the genetics, bioinformatics, and computational biology program.

  • Peter Nguyen of Ashburn, Virginia, a master’s student in the Bradley Department of Electoral and Computer Engineering.

    • The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, the oldest of NSF’s programs, anticipates fellows “to become knowledge experts who can contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in science and engineering.”

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