The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded fellowships to two graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Graham Giovanetti, who is studying nuclear physics, and Joseph Falkowski, who is studying inorganic chemistry, were among 150 students nationwide chosen to receive the fellowships, worth $50,500 per year for up to three years. Support for the new fellowships comes in part from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The goal of the new fellowship program is to strengthen the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to young science students during the formative years of their research.
Giovanetti, a native of Harrisonburg, Va., graduated from the College of William and Mary. His research focuses on increasing understanding of the fundamental properties of the neutrino. The neutrino is an elementary particle that plays a crucial role in everything from nuclear decays and the burning of stars to the evolution of the early universe.
Falkowski, a native of Spring Hill, Fla., graduated from the University of Florida. His research focuses on creating new materials containing extremely small pores. These materials can be used as catalysts, which can facilitate and regulate the speed and manner of chemical reactions.
For more information on the winners, visit http://scgf.orau.gov/fy2010-fellowship-awardees.html.
College of Arts and Sciences contact: Kim Spurr, (919) 962-4093
Graham Giovanetti, who is studying nuclear physics, and Joseph Falkowski, who is studying inorganic chemistry, were among 150 students nationwide chosen to receive the fellowships, worth $50,500 per year for up to three years. Support for the new fellowships comes in part from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The goal of the new fellowship program is to strengthen the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to young science students during the formative years of their research.
Giovanetti, a native of Harrisonburg, Va., graduated from the College of William and Mary. His research focuses on increasing understanding of the fundamental properties of the neutrino. The neutrino is an elementary particle that plays a crucial role in everything from nuclear decays and the burning of stars to the evolution of the early universe.
Falkowski, a native of Spring Hill, Fla., graduated from the University of Florida. His research focuses on creating new materials containing extremely small pores. These materials can be used as catalysts, which can facilitate and regulate the speed and manner of chemical reactions.
For more information on the winners, visit http://scgf.orau.gov/fy2010-fellowship-awardees.html.
College of Arts and Sciences contact: Kim Spurr, (919) 962-4093
