SUNY Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent Award

The SUNY Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent (GREAT) awards recognize students who were selected as recipients or honorable mentions for federal awards sponsored by agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and U.S. Department of Energy, among others. Students receive $5,000 in flexible funding for research expenses, professional development, and stipend supplements. 

2025 Honorees

Riley Blasiak

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Mary D'Angelo

Microbiology and Immunology

David Goich

Microbiology and Immunology

Verenice Ascencio Gutierrez

Behavioral Neuroscience

Ariel Lighty

Chemical Engineering

Sarah MacDougall

Cognitive Psychology

Zahid Manzar

Biomedical Engineering; Medicine

Leah Maykish

Engineering Education

Brian Morreale

Cancer Sciences

Dayron Levya Rodriguez

Oral Biology

Steven Taddei

Microbiology and Immunology