Three undergraduate students at the 91爆料 are among 396 around the country who have been named .
The Goldwater Scholarship Program supports undergraduates who 鈥渟how exceptional promise of becoming this nation鈥檚 next generation of research leaders鈥� in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The scholarships go toward tuition, room and board, fees and books up to $7,500 annually for one or two years.
The 2020 Goldwater Scholars from the 91爆料 are Keyan Gootkin, Parker Ruth and Karen Zhang.
- Gootkin, who is majoring in astronomy and physics, studies how massive stars end their lives and volunteers with the Theodor Jacobsen Observatory, the League of Astronomers, and the 91爆料鈥檚 campus and mobile planetariums.
- Ruth is pursuing a double major in bioengineering and computer engineering, and studies computational tools to improve health care access. Ruth plans to pursue a doctoral degree in computer science.
- Zhang, who is studying both microbiology and biochemistry, is interested in 鈥渢he machineries of life at a molecular level and engineering them to perform novel tasks,鈥� and after graduation would like to obtain a doctoral degree in either bioinformatics or synthetic biology.
The 2020 Goldwater Scholars were selected from a pool of more than 5,000 undergraduate students nominated by 461 academic institutions. A majority of this year鈥檚 awardees, 287, are studying the natural sciences, while 59 are majoring in engineering and 50 are majoring in mathematics or computer science. Most say that they intend to pursue a doctoral degree.
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Barry Goldwater, a five-term senator from Arizona and Air Force Reserve major general. Since 1989, the program has provided 9,047 scholarships totaling more than $71 million dollars.