The De Novo Fellowship encourages underrepresented STEM students to participate in a research project.
This prestigious fellowship is awarded to outstanding students from underrepresented groups in the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering to work on well-crafted research projects with faculty mentors who are committed to increasing diversity in STEM. These fellowships provide student stipends for up to 10 weeks of full-time research plus conference expenses to present posters on their research in the following academic year.
See what our 2019 cohort of students are working on this summer:
Shani Williams
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Bioengineering
Advisor: Dr. I. Emre Araci
Project: Microfluidic Strain Sensor for Tissue Deformation Analysis
Allen Shelton
Graduation Year: 2021
Major: Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Tokunbo Ogunfunmi
Project: Machine Learning Applications
Amritpal Singh
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minors: Computer Science and Engineering/Mathematics
Advisor: Kurt Schab
Project: Distortion as a Metric for Evaluating Time-Varying Antenna Systems
Lavelle Simmons
Graduation Year: 2020
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Hohyun Lee
Project: Verification of Occupancy Sensing Model for Residential Building Energy Saving
Mai Sinada
Graduation Year: 2021
Major: Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
Advisor: Chris Kitts
Project: Advanced Robotic Arm Control and End-Effector Design
Application and Eligibility
Requirements for the application:
(1) A description of the research project and the student’s role in it
(2) A student statement on how diversity benefits an engineering research environment
(3) A faculty letter of support that includes a statement on inclusivity in STEM.
Before applying for this fellowship, a student should discuss and develop a potential research project with her/his SoE faculty mentor. Selection will be based on the student’s application, the research project, and the faculty mentor’s statement on inclusivity in STEM.
Students must have good academic standing in their engineering major.
First-generation students, women, non-gender conforming students, students who identify as African-American, LatinX, Asian Pacific Islander, Native American, and/or Native Alaskan are especially encouraged to apply.