Get to Know Our Scholars

2022 Barry Goldwater Scholarship Winners, Paul Dewan Jr. (left), Meghan Sullivan and Krish Patel (right)

UB is the proud home of several prestigious award recipients like Madelaine Britt, UB's first Truman Scholar. Take a look though our scholars gallery, where we highlight some of UB's other award recipients and scholarship applicants.

Fulbright Goldwater NSF GRFP Presidential Schomburg Graduate School Other

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)

Sean Bearden

An applied mathematics and physics whiz whose innate gift to do mathematical formulas in his head confounded his teachers in his formative years, has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Ian DesJardin

Called a “rising star” by top engineering faculty and administrators, Ian DesJardin stands out among the university’s exemplary students. His mission: launching a satellite built at UB to gather data on space debris to provide a way to better track the debris and hopefully avoid collisions with active satellites.

Dante Iozzo

Dante Iozzo, a 2016 UB graduate and recipient of the NSF GRFP Award, studies theoretical astrophysics at Cornell University.

Claire Lochner

Claire Lochner, who graduated from the University at Buffalo with a degree in electrical engineering and mathematics, has been chosen to take part in the NSF GRFP.

NSF GRFP—2018

Attending graduate school just got a lot more affordable for six UB students and one recent graduate, the recipients of the NSF GRFP.

NSF GRFP—2019

Two UB students and two alumni have received the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship awards. Four other UB students received honorable mention.

NSF GRFP—2020

Inspired by life experiences that range from laboratory research to volunteering abroad, this year’s fellowship recipients plan to pursue research in areas that range from designing low-cost water desalination systems to developing technologies for plasma propulsion engines in space vehicles.

Andrew Stewart

Medicinal chemistry major, Andrew Stewart, landed a coveted NSF GRFP award.

NSF GRFP—2022

Five UB students and one alumnus have received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards, along with five honorable mentions recognizing current students and alumni.

NSF GRFP—2023

Five UB students and four alumni have received prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards, along with three honorable mentions recognizing current students and alumni.

Year	Name	Award	Field(s) of Study	Hometown	Graduate School
2024	Lauren Heinzinger	Recipient	Biological Sciences, English and Psychology	Scarsdale, New York	University of Michigan
2024	Luke Hess	Recipient	Biochemistry	Grand Island, New York	University of Michigan
2024	Ariel Lighty	Recipient	Chemical and Biological Engineering	Bremerton, Washington	University at Buffalo
2024	Sarah MacDougall	Recipient	Linguistics and Psychology	New York, New York	University at Buffalo
2024	Leah Maykish	Honorable Mention	Engineering Education		University at Buffalo
2023	Adam DeHollander	Recipient	Civil Engineering		University at Buffalo
2023	Paul Dewan	Recipient	Physics and Biology	Liverpool, NY	Harvard University
2023	Jordan Johnson	Recipient	Psychology and Neuroscience	Tuscarora Nation	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2023	Adam Krathaus	Recipient	Civil Engineering	Grand Island, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023	Meghan Sullivan	Recipient	Chemistry	Fairport, NY	Harvard University
2023	Polly Liang	Honorable Mention	Mechanical Engineering	Brooklyn, NY	University at Buffalo
2023	Tyler Rolland	Honorable Mention	Physiology		University at Buffalo
2022	Riley Bray Blasiak	Recipient	Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering	Rochester, NY	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2022	Grant Robert Hecht	Recipient	Aerospace Engineering		University at Buffalo
2022	Isys Johnson	Recipient	Computer Science and Engineering		University at Buffalo
2022	Anoop Joseph Kiran	Recipient	Aerospace Engineering	Nanuet, NY	Brown University
2022	Austin D. Marga	Recipient	Mathematics and Physics	Brockport, NY	Northwestern University
2022	Zacchariah Apolito	Honorable Mention	Anthropology		University at Buffalo
2022	Evan Chugh	Honorable Mention	Computer Science and Engineering	Clarence Center, NY	University at Buffalo
2022	Kimberly Louisor	Honorable Mention	Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior		University at Buffalo
2021	Kyle Hunt	Recipient	Industrial Engineering		University at Buffalo
2021	Makayla Roma	Recipient	Economics, Political Science, Industrial Engineering	Sanborn, NY	University of Michigan
2021	Hannah Seppala	Recipient	Mathematics and Physics	Penn Yan, NY	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2021	Liam Christie	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering	Elma, NY	University at Buffalo
2021	Dennis Fedorishin	Honorable Mention	Computer Science and Engineering		University at Buffalo
2021	Isabelle Linares	Honorable Mention	Biomedical Engineering	Penfield, NY	University of Rochester
2021	Christopher Osborne	Honorable Mention	Biological Sciences		University at Buffalo
2021	Austin Reese	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering and Mathematics		Cornell University
2020	Nicholas Bartelo	Recipient	Mathematical Physics	Williamsville, NY	Weill Cornell
2020	Jonathan Bessette	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering	Johnson City, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2020	Ian DesJardin	Recipient	Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering	Williamsville, NY	University of Maryland
2020	Chris Gnam	Recipient	Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering	Penfield, NY	University at Buffalo
2020	Joshua Hazelnis	Recipient	Chemistry and Chemical Engineering	Loch Sheldrake, NY	University of Michigan
2020	Grant Iraci	Recipient	Mathematics and Computer Science	Phelps, NY	University at Buffalo
2020	Zachary Kralles	Recipient	Environmental Engineering	Rochester, NY	University at Buffalo
2020	Payton Charlton	Honorable Mention	Cognitive Psychology		University at Buffalo
2020	Katherine Eaton	Honorable Mention	Biomedical Sciences	Williamsville, NY
2020	Caleb Walcott	Honorable Mention	Geological Sciences	Portland, OR	University at Buffalo
2019	Meghan Capeling	Recipient	Chemical and Biological Engineering		University of Michigan
2019	Destiny Diaz	Recipient	Cancer Sciences	Buffalo, NY	University at Buffalo
2019	Matthew Falcone	Recipient	Environmental and Civil Engineering	West Seneca, NY	University of Colorado Boulder
2019	Hailie Suk	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering	Amherst, NY	University at Buffalo
2019	Emily Bonacquisti	Honorable Mention	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Orchard Park, NY	University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
2019	Ty Santiago	Honorable Mention	Chemistry		University at Buffalo
2019	Izzy Starr	Honorable Mention	Biological Sciences		University at Buffalo
2019	Anthony Taboni	Honorable Mention	Mathematics and Political Science	Tonawanda, NY	Princeton University
2018	Tyler Barrett	Recipient	Physics	West Henrietta, New York	Cornell University
2018	Alex D'Arpino	Recipient	Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry	Rochester, NY	Cornell University
2018	Anne Fortman	Recipient	Physics	Lancaster, NY	Harvard University
2018	Walker Gosrich	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering	Plattsburgh, NY	University of Pennsylvania
2018	Daniel Matera	Recipient	Biomedical Engineering	Albany, New York	University of Michigan
2018	Andrew Stewart	Recipient	Medicinal Chemistry	Schenectady, NY	Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2018	Javier Yu	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering	Plattsburgh, NY	Stanford University
2018	Matthew Falcone	Honorable Mention	Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering	Cheektowaga, NY	University of Colorado
2018	Patrick Krohl	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Syracuse, New York	John Hopkins University
2018	Zachary Manzer	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Phoenix, New York	Cornell University
2018	Michael Randle	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering	Buffalo, NY	University at Buffalo
2018	Maria Camila Lopez Ruiz	Honorable Mention	Civil Engineering	Medellin, Columbia and New Rochelle, New York	University of California, Berkeley
2017	Allison Cluett	Recipient	Geological Sciences	Jericho, VT	University at Buffalo
2017	Emma Frieh	Recipient	Sociology		Indiana University
2017	Alexandra Hall	Recipient	Chemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes		Cornell University
2017	Dana Havas	Recipient	Materials Research - Materials Theory		Cornell University
2017	Lauren VanGelder	Recipient	Chemistry - Chemical Synthesis		University of Rochester
2017	Meghan Capeling	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Bridgeport, NY	University of Michigan
2017	Andrew Harris	Honorable Mention	Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering		University of Colorado at Boulder
2017	Patricia Johnson	Honorable Mention	Chemistry - Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry		Duke University
2017	Laura LaBarge	Honorable Mention	Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior	Syracuse, NY	University at Buffalo
2017	Christopher Reinhardt	Honorable Mention	Chemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes		University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2017	Anna Smith	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Tampa, FL	Carnegie Mellon University
2016	Thomas Effland	Recipient	Comp/IS/Eng - Data Mining and Information Retrieval		Columbia University
2016	Geoffrey Fatin	Recipient	Physics and Astronomy	Buffalo, NY	Cornell University
2016	Ethan Guthman	Recipient	Life Sciences - Neurosciences		University of Colorado at Denver
2016	Dante Iozzo	Recipient	Physics and Mathematics	Youngstown, NY	Cornell University
2016	Andrea Martinez	Recipient	Electrical Engineering		University at Buffalo
2016	Kristina Monakhova	Recipient	Electrical Engineering	Liverpool, NY	University of California, Berkeley
2016	Ryan O'Hara	Recipient	Biomedical Engineering	Buffalo, NY	Johns Hopkins University
2016	Luke Zakrajsek	Recipient	Electrical Engineering	Windsor, NY	University at Buffalo
2016	Alec Cheney	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering		University at Buffalo
2016	Andrew Harris	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering	Washingtonville, NY	University of Colorado Boulder
2016	Dana Havis	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering		Cornell University
2016	Patricia Johnson	Honorable Mention	Chemistry	Liverpool, NY	Duke University
2016	Michelle Karker	Honorable Mention	Mathematics	Cazenovia, NY	University of Michigan
2016	Stephanie Kong	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering and Spanish	East Amherst, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2016	Sharon Lin	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Schenectady, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2016	Kylie Molinaro	Honorable Mention	Industrial Engineering		University at Buffalo
2016	Alexandra Van Hall	Honorable Mention	Chemistry	Owego, NY	École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
2015	Sean Bearden	Recipient	Physics		University of California, San Diego
2015	Alec Cheney	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering	Amherst, NY	University at Buffalo
2015	Chris Dundas	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Red Bank, NJ	University of Texas at Austin
2014	Karl Barber	Recipient	Chemical Engineering		Yale University
2014	Boris Brimkov	Recipient	Mathematics		Rice University
2014	Ben Des Soye	Recipient	Mathematics		Northwestern University
2014	Phillip Maffetone (Tucciarone)	Recipient	Chemical Engineering	Washingtonville, NY	University of Oxford
2014	Alexander Foss	Honorable Mention	Biostatistics		University at Buffalo
2014	John McGreevy	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering		University at Buffalo
2013	Sourobh Ghosh	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering and Economics	Pittsford, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
2013	William Phillips	Recipient	Geological Sciences		University at Buffalo
2013	Daniel Salem	Recipient	Chemical Engineering	Liverpool, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013	Lauren Stutzman	Finalist	Chemical Engineering	Buffalo, NY	Cornell University
2013	Nikita Butakov	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering and Mathematics		University at Buffalo
2013	Dylan Conway	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering	Commack, NY	Texas A&M University
2013	John McGreevy	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering		University at Buffalo
2013	Michael Mercurio	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering		University at Buffalo
2013	Justin Storms	Honorable Mention	Mechanical Engineering		University of Michigan
2012	Colin Lea	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering		The Johns Hopkins University
2012	Michael D’Angleo	Honorable Mention	Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering		Stanford University
2011	Matthew Cannella	Recipient	Aerospace Engineering		University of Colorado at Boulder
2011	Bradley Darrall	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering	North Tonawanda, NY	University at Buffalo
2011	Claire Lochner	Recipient	Electrical Engineering	Williamsville, NY	University of California, Berkeley
2011	Erin Jacklin	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering	Williamsville, NY	Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University
2011	Daniel Muffoletto	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering	Alden, NY	University at Buffalo
2011	Eleni Petrou	Honorable Mention	Life Sciences		University of Washington
2010	John Amend	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering		Cornell University
2010	Bradley Cheetham	Recipient	Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering	Cortland, NY	University of Colorado at Boulder
2010	John Coles	Recipient	Industrial Engineering		Texas A&M University Main Campus
2010	Kevin Klubek	Recipient	Engineering - Materials		University of Rochester
2010	Raymond Ptucha	Recipient	Comp/IS/Eng - Human Computer Interaction		Rochester Institute of Tech
2010	Jesse Lovegren	Honorable Mention	Linguistics		University at Buffalo
2010	Jordan Matthews	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering	Ballston Spa, NY	University of Texas at Austin
2010	Daniel Muffoletto	Honorable Mention	Electrical Engineering	Alden, NY	University at Buffalo
2010	John Vinci	Honorable Mention	Chemistry		University at Buffalo
2010	Eleni Petrou	Honorable Mention	Life Sciences		University of Washington
2009	Jessica Ball	Recipient	Geological Sciences		University at Buffalo
2009	Michael DiNezza	Recipient	Engineering - Electrical and Electronic		Arizona State University
2009	John Amend	Honorable Mention	Mechanical Engineering		Cornell University
2009	Bradley Cheetham	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering	Cortland, NY	University of Colorado Boulder
2009	John Coles	Honorable Mention	Industrial Engineering		University at Buffalo
2009	Thomas Grant	Honorable Mention	Structural Biology	Clarence, NY	University at Buffalo
2009	Aaron Krolikowski	Honorable Mention	Political Science and Social Science Interdisciplinary	Glenwood, NY	University of Oxford
2009	Denise Szafran	Honorable Mention	Anthropology		University at Buffalo
2009	John Vinci	Honorable Mention	Chemistry		University at Buffalo
2008	Christine Balonek	Recipient	Chemical Engineering		University of Minnesota
2008	Kelly Miller	Recipient	Environmental Engineering	Pittsford, NY	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008	Nicholas Polato	Recipient	Life Sciences - Ecology		Pennsylvania State University Park
2008	Stacey Pustulka	Recipient	Chemical Engineering	West Seneca, NY	Carnegie Mellon University
2008	Michelle Kline	Honorable Mention	Physical Anthropology		University of California-Los Angeles
2008	Zachary Lochner	Honorable Mention	Engineering - Electrical and Electronic		Georgia Institute of Technology
2008	Stephanie Manka	Honorable Mention	Life Sciences - Ecology		University of Missouri-Columbia
2008	Stephen Pfetsch	Honorable Mention	Computer Engineering		Rice University
2008	Jonathan Missel	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering		University at Buffalo
2007	Michael S. Andrle	Honorable Mention	Aerospace Engineering	Lake View, NY	University at Buffalo
2007	Christine Balonek	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering	Bergen, NY	University of Minnesota
2007	Mark J. Cianchetti	Honorable Mention	Computer Engineering		Cornell University - Endowed
2007	Chris Wirth	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering		Carnegie Mellon University
2006	Erich Devendorf	Honorable Mention	Mechanical Engineering	Liverpool, NY	University at Buffalo
2006	John Dietl	Honorable Mention	Mechanical Engineering		Cornell University - Endowed
2006	Chris Dolen	Honorable Mention	Computer Engineering		Cornell University
2006	Jawaad Sheriff	Honorable Mention	Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering		SUNY at Stony Brook
2006	Robert Spengler	Honorable Mention	Anthropology	Lancaster, NY	Washington University in St. Louis
2005	Matthew Watkins	Recipient	Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering	Ballston, NY	Cornell University
2005	Lisa Jaremka	Recipient	Psychology		University of California, Santa Barbara
2005	Colleen Bronner	Honorable Mention	Civil Engineering		University at Buffalo
2005	Paula Chesley	Honorable Mention	Linguistics		University at Buffalo
2005	Van Cyr	Honorable Mention	Mathematics	Penfield, NY	Pennsylvania State University
2005	Evan Haas	Honorable Mention	Computer Engineering		Marist College and University of Michigan
2005	Carolyn O'Meara	Honorable Mention	Linguistics		University at Buffalo
2004	David Manns	Recipient	Biological Sciences and Chemistry		Cornell University
2004	Lesley Weitz	Recipient	Mechanical Engineering		University at Buffalo
2004	Melinda Davey	Honorable Mention	Industrial Engineering
2004	Daniel Fenz	Honorable Mention	Civil Engineering		University at Buffalo
2004	Christopher Iacovella	Honorable Mention	Chemical Engineering		University of Michigan
2004	Brendan Mort	Honorable Mention	Chemistry		University at Buffalo
2003	Brooks Bohall	Recipient	Chemistry	Bemus Point, NY
2003	Amy Turner	Recipient	Civil Engineering
2003	Samuela Franceschini	Recipient	Electrical Engineering	Churchville, NY	University at Buffalo
2003	Melinda Davey	Honorable Mention	Industrial Engineering		University of Michigan
2003	Kevin Green	Honorable Mention	Geography
2003	Melissa Grimm	Honorable Mention	Microbiology		University at Buffalo
2003	Derek Hoiem	Honorable Mention	Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering	Clinton Corners, NY	Carnegie Mellon University
2003	Garret Lau	Honorable Mention	Chemistry	Fairport, NY
2003	David Manns	Honorable Mention
2003	Bryan Patel	Honorable Mention
2002	Regina Campbell-Malone	Recipient	Biological Sciences		Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2002	Carla Ng	Recipient	Chemical Engineering		Northwestern University
2002	Brian Tse	Recipient	Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry	Long Island, NY	Harvard University
2002	Robert Haney	Honorable Mention
2002	Derek Hoiem	Honorable Mention
2002	Ellis King	Honorable Mention
2002	Kabir Tambar	Honorable Mention
2001	Xin Hu	Recipient
2001	Carrie Harder	Recipient
2001	Kabir Tambar	Honorable Mention
2001	Jeffrey Wescott	Honorable Mention
2000	Stan Bileschi	Recipient
2000	Alicia Briggs	Recipient
2000	William Kirkey	Honorable Mention
1999	Michael Buice	Recipient
1999	Adam Fass	Recipient
1999	Joshua Berne	Honorable Mention
1999	John Choi	Honorable Mention
1999	Whitney Powell	Honorable Mention
1999	Cynthia Rudin	Honorable Mention
1998	Bemina Antanacio	Recipient
1998	Leah Cole	Recipient
1998	Keith Dalbey	Recipient
1998	Matthew Blasczak	Honorable Mention
1998	Christian Brunelli	Honorable Mention
1998	Kevin Erreger	Honorable Mention
1998	Nathan Merkel	Honorable Mention
1997	Chris Striemer	Recipient
1997	Christian Brunelli	Honorable Mention
1997	Robert Drake	Honorable Mention
1996	Jason Lucas	Honorable Mention
1995	MaryJo Kirisits	Recipient
1995	Bennett Ortiz	Honorable Mention
1995	Jennifer Orton	Honorable Mention
1995	Joshua VanHouten	Honorable Mention
1994	Paul MacKun	Recipient
1994	Kenneth Bruner	Honorable Mention
1994	Jason Ensher	Honorable Mention
1994	Sandra Kinnear	Honorable Mention
1994	Eric Schmelz	Honorable Mention
1993	Andrew Beers	Recipient
1993	Matthew Bernhardt	Recipient
1993	Christopher Koushy	Recipient
1993	Sumita Mishia	Recipient
1992	Anthony Chou	Recipient
1992	James Feigenbaum	Recipient
1992	Jonathan Luntz	Recipient
1992	Robert Malouf	Recipient
1992	Paul Van Slooten	Recipient
1991	Geoffrey Burr	Recipient
1991	Amy Butler	Recipient
1991	Hanif Khalik	Recipient
1990	Christopher Hornung	Recipient
1990	James Krok	Recipient
1990	Ashok Patel	Recipient
1990	Daina Pupons	Recipient
1990	Rudolph Rico	Recipient
1990	Julie Roberts	Recipient
1988	James Bobbett	Recipient
1988	Joan Carletta	Recipient
1988	Eric Cockayne	Recipient
1988	Randi Weinstein	Recipient
1987	Elizabeth Beiring	Recipient
1985	John Assad	Recipient
1952	Armin Perry	Recipient