Petry Awarded NSF Research Fellowship
Will Petry, a senior biology major from Wildwood, Mo., has received a competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). After graduation, Petry will study at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and will conduct most of his research at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colo.
The NSF Fellowship program began in 1952 and is designed to support research-based graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The fellowship provides three years of support, including $10,500 tuition assistance, a $30,000 stipend and a one-time $1,000 travel budget.
Petry learned about the fellowship last summer after participating in another NSF-funded program called the Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. While working on his Ph.D., Petry will be studying the community consequences of ant-aphid mutualisms.
Along with Petry, 2009 Truman alumnus Josh Hirner received a fellowship. Hirner currently is a Ph.D. student studying organic chemistry at the University of California, Irvine.
In addition to the 2,000 students across the country who were offered the fellowship, another 2,500 received Honorable Mentions, including Chelle King, an accelerated track masters student in the Truman biology department. After Truman, King plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biological science at the University Alabama.
The NSF Fellowship program began in 1952 and is designed to support research-based graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The fellowship provides three years of support, including $10,500 tuition assistance, a $30,000 stipend and a one-time $1,000 travel budget.
Petry learned about the fellowship last summer after participating in another NSF-funded program called the Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. While working on his Ph.D., Petry will be studying the community consequences of ant-aphid mutualisms.
Along with Petry, 2009 Truman alumnus Josh Hirner received a fellowship. Hirner currently is a Ph.D. student studying organic chemistry at the University of California, Irvine.
In addition to the 2,000 students across the country who were offered the fellowship, another 2,500 received Honorable Mentions, including Chelle King, an accelerated track masters student in the Truman biology department. After Truman, King plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biological science at the University Alabama.
