Eleven UWM students from the Materials Science & Engineering Department were recently awarded scholarships from the Foundry Educational Foundation (FEF).
One of the recipients, doctoral student Omid Ghaderi, was recognized with the organization’s competitive Thomas Begel Memorial Scholarship, given to one outstanding student each year.
The award was presented during the annual College Industry Conference which took place Nov. 17 in Chicago.
This event featured more than 100 students from 24 colleges and universities within FEF’s network, along with representatives from 40 companies.
A second scholarship winner, doctoral student Swaroop Kumar Behera, also has secured a one-year fellowship with backing from the organization. In addition to managing the College’s foundry lab, Behera has been actively involved in outreach to high school students.
Other scholarship recipients include: Graduate students Kaustubh Rane, Masum Bellah, Mehran Zare, David Palmer, and Seyedeh Omranian, and undergraduates Gavin Schmer, Carol Martinez, Sara Huerta, and Setayesh Shalmani.
The FEF program at UWM plays a crucial role in assisting students with scholarships and job opportunities in the foundry industry. More than 200 UWM students have received FEF scholarships since UWM became an FEF-affiliated school in 1996. Pradeep Rohatgi serves as the FEF key professor.
The livestream of the Thomas Begel Memorial Scholarship award ceremony can be found here.