The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named its 2026 class of Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) scholars, and 12 current and incoming Meinig School biomedical engineering students are among the awardees.
The NSF GRFP is a prestigious program that supports outstanding students pursuing research-based degrees in STEM fields. For more than 75 years, the program has played a critical role in developing the talent pipeline required for sustaining U.S. leadership in science. The fellowship offers three years of stipend and tuition support for doctoral research to awardees selected through a national competition. Fellows can be undergraduates who are about to pursue graduate degrees, or first-year Ph.D. students continuing their research.
The 2026 Meinig School awardees are either currently enrolled or incoming students.
2026 Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering NSF GRFP award recipients
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![Biomedical engineering 2026 NSF GRFP doctoral awardees stand together outside of Weill Hall. Justin Levine, Mary Mikos, Seo-Ho Lee and Alexandra Kot.]()
Current Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Students
- Justin Levine (Fischbach-Teschl lab)
- Mary Mikos (Wolf lab)
- Seo-Ho Lee (Chen lab)
- Alexandra Kot (Harimoto lab)
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![Biomedical engineering NSF GRFP undergraduate awardees stand together outside Weill Hall. Ryan Lyppens, Ella Sultan, and Alexandra Griffin.]()
Current Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Students (next program)
- Ryan Lyppens (headed to University of Pennsylvania)
- Ella Sultan (headed to Case Western University)
- Alexandra Griffin (headed to Harvard)
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![The sun shines behind the Pew Sundial on the Engineering Quad in summer.]()
Incoming Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Students (fall 2026)
- Lillian Hutchinson
- Veronica Ivanovskaya
- Sarah Sergi
- Tessa Stewart
- Cataldo Strangi
