Graduate Student Awards
Annette Thompson, a chemical engineering PhD student, has received a 2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, for her research around the molecular 鈥渁ssembly lines鈥 cells used to build chemicals like fatty acids.
Two chemical engineering PhD students received prestigious NSF Fellowships. Annette Thompson's research could lead to more sustainable ways to make everyday products like medicines and fuels without relying on petroleum-based processes; Nolan Petrich's work could help develop regenerative therapies that help repair or replace damaged tissues or organs by using the body鈥檚 own healing abilities for intestinal diseases.