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Six Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate students won research funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program is open to senior undergraduates and first- and second-year graduate students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics research. Winners receive a $37,000 stipend for three years along with a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance. The program received more than 12,000 applicants for the 2022 competition.

Here are this year’s winners:

• Julia Gajewski-Nemes, studying psychology in the Kenneth P. Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½ of Arts and Sciences
• Anne Gormaley, studying bioengineering in the Swanson Â鶹´«Ã½
• Crystal Lara, studying biology in the Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½
• Annabelle Lint, studying chemical engineering in the Swanson Â鶹´«Ã½ of Engineering
• Katherine Sharp, studying biology in the Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½
• Claire Stout, studying psychology in the Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½

These seven Pitt students received honorable mentions from the NSF:

• Lauren Chronister (A&S ’21), now studying biology in a Pitt post-baccalaureate program
• Ian Eder, studying bioengineering in the Swanson Â鶹´«Ã½
• Trapper Hobble, studying biology in the Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½
• Diana Kulawiec, studying bioengineering in the Swanson Â鶹´«Ã½
• Katarina Martinet, studying bioengineering in the Swanson Â鶹´«Ã½
• Sachi Paul, studying psychology in the Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½
• Hailey Sinon, studying geology and environmental science in the Dietrich Â鶹´«Ã½