Presidential and graduate fellowships announced for 2025-2026

by Lia Gold-Garfinkel

College of Engineering students have been awarded fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Thirty-nine College of Engineering students have been awarded presidential and graduate fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. These prestigious awards provide financial support for some of Carnegie Mellon’s top students in their studies and research.

Biomedical Engineering

  • Lara Abdelmohesen, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering
  • Yidan Ding, Liang Ji-Dian Graduate Fellowship
  • Sarah Kim, Phillips and Huang Family Fellowship in Energy
  • Emily Skog, Ronald F. and Janice A. Zollo Fellowship

Chemical Engineering

  • Kareem Abdelmaqsoud, Richard King Mellon Foundation Presidential Fellowship in Energy
  • Robert Burnley, Richard King Mellon Foundation Presidential Fellowship in Energy
  • Richard Cobos Franco, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering
  • Nicholas Hattrup, Neil and Jo Bushnell Fellowship in Engineering
  • Victor Sanchez, David H. Barakat and LaVerne Owen-Barakat College of Engineering Dean's Fellowship

Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Miaosi Dong, Liang Ji-Dian Graduate Fellowship
  • Jordan Joseph, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering

CyLab Security and Privacy Institute

  • Quang Dao, CyLab Presidential Fellowship
  • lan McCormack, CyLab Presidential Fellowship
  • Qi Pang, CyLab Presidential Fellowship
  • Prasoon Patidar, CyLab Presidential Fellowship
  • Sara Mahdizadeh Shahri, CyLab Presidential Fellowship

Electrical and Computer Engineering Center

  • Junting Deng, Liang Ji-Dian Graduate Fellowship
  • Alex Deweese, David H. Barakat and LaVerne Owen-Barakat College of Engineering Dean's Fellowship
  • Lee Haejoon, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Presidential Fellowship
  • Veronica Muriga, K&L Gates Presidential Fellowship
  • Yingsi Qin, James Sprague Presidential Fellowship
  • Tong Yang, Wei Shen and Xuehong Zhang Presidential Fellowship
  • Zeji Yi, Wei Shen and Xuehong Zhang Presidential Fellowship
  • Kuang Yuan, Bradford and Diane Smith Graduate Fellowship in Engineering

Engineering and Public Policy

  • Judy Park, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering
  • Nana Oye Djan, William S. Dietrich Il Presidential Ph.D. Fellowship

Information Networking Institute

  • Logan Shea O'Brien, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

  • Ece Gunay, Neil and Jo Bushnell Fellowship in Engineering
  • Grant Kenny, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering
  • Hantian Liu, ATK-Nick G. Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship
  • Matthew J. Melfi, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering
  • Haoran Ni, Richard King Mellon Foundation Presidential Fellowship in Energy
  • Daniel Ranke, Neil and Jo Bushnell Fellowship in Engineering
  • Vijay Vallurupalli, Richard King Mellon Foundation Presidential Fellowship in Energy

Mechanical Engineering

  • Vasvi Agarwal, ATK-Nick G. Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship
  • Michael Bennington, Presidential Fellowship in the College of Engineering
  • Sparsh Garg, ATK-Nick G. Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship
  • William Frieden Templeton, Bradford and Diane Smith Graduate Fellowship in Engineering
  • Zexiao Wang, Neil and Jo Bushnell Fellowship in Engineering
  • SirkHoo (Kai) Yun, ATK-Nick G. Vlahakis Graduate Fellowship
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