Get to Know Our Scholars

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.

Esther Buckwalter.

Esther Buckwalter, 2012 Morris K. Udall Scholarship recipient.

Fulbright NSFGRFP Presidential Schomburg Other

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Sean Bearden

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

Ian DesJardin sits for an interview.

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.

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

Claire Lochner

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 National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship.

NSF GRFP—2018

NSF fellowship recipients and honorable mentions (from left) Michael Randle, Walker Gosrich, Javier Yu, Alexander D’Arpino, Anne Fortman, Andrew Stewart, Maria Camila Lopez Ruiz, Tyler Barrett and Matthew Falcone.

Attending graduate school just got a lot more affordable for six UB students and one recent graduate. The scholars have been accepted into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

NSF GRFP—2019

Four students pose for a photo.

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

Chris Gnam stand in front of an aircraft.

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

Andrew Stewart.

Medicinal chemistry major, Andrew Stewart, landed a coveted National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program award.