November 17, 2017
UW nominates 5 graduate students for Schmidt Science Fellowship
Five UW graduate students have been nominated for the highly competitive Schmidt Science Fellows program. Read more about nominees, whose research interests range from child mortality to climate impact.
The Schmidt Science Fellows program aims to create a new generation of scientific leaders. Fellows enter a special postdoctoral study in a field different from the topic of study for which the applicant will receive his/her doctorate. For instance, a biochemist focused on immunology might pursue research in a laboratory focused on molecular biology. Alternatively, a Fellow with a Ph.D. in oceanography might join a computer science laboratory focused on modeling wave behavior using algorithms.
Fellows receive a stipend of $100,000 for conducting a full-time, 11-month or longer postdoctoral research study in a field-leading laboratory. Fellows are expected to have a substantial impact on their labs and participate in publishable research during the postdoctoral year.
Nominees were selected by an internal UW review committee, which found the selection process incredibly difficult, considering the caliber of graduate work at the UW.
The five UW nominees are:
- Hal Holmes, BioEngineering
- Mitchell Lee, Molecular Basis of Disease
- Susana Orozco, Immunology
- Roy Burstein, Global Health
- Xiaojuan Liu, Atmospheric Sciences
Final selections for the 2018-19 class of Schmidt Science Fellows will be made in March 2018.