Twenty-one students have been announced as awardees of the Naughton Fellowships for 2019. The research fellowships were awarded to undergraduate and master's students from the University of 91吃瓜 and from five universities in Ireland. This year鈥檚 winners from 91吃瓜 represent three colleges and schools.
Speaking about this year鈥檚 awardees, , the Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Structural Biology and director of the Naughton Fellowships, said, 鈥淭he Naughton Fellowships鈥� candidate pool gets stronger every year and I am thrilled to note that this year was no different. Our diverse students represent the best and brightest from across Ireland and the University of 91吃瓜. I look forward to witnessing their ongoing and forthcoming research achievements.鈥澛�
The 2019 Naughton Fellowship awardees are as follows:
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Evan Cannon, who has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in biomedical engineering from the National University of Ireland, Galway, will complete the Engineering, Science聽and Technology Entrepreneurship Excellence Masters (ESTEEM) program at the University of 91吃瓜.
Niamh Collins, who has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University College Cork, will complete the ESTEEM program at 91吃瓜.
Mark Etzelmueller, an electrical engineering graduate from 91吃瓜, will study in the bioengineering program at Trinity College Dublin.
Sam Gray, who has a doctoral degree in medicine and a master鈥檚 degree of neuroscience from Trinity College Dublin, will complete the ESTEEM program at 91吃瓜.
Ellen Joyce, who has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in management and information system studies from Trinity College Dublin, will complete the ESTEEM program at 91吃瓜.
Henry Perillo, a recent graduate of biological sciences at 91吃瓜, will undertake a master's聽in聽environmental sciences at Trinity College Dublin.
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Joseph Carthy, an engineering student at University College Dublin, will complete research on energy recovery for low-level computation at the University of 91吃瓜.聽
Patrick Cremin, an electrical engineering major at 91吃瓜, will complete research on biomedical optics and optical engineering at University College Dublin.
Claudine Duggan, a biology student at University College Dublin, will undertake research in biology at 91吃瓜.
Jack Enright, a physics student at University College Cork, will complete experimental nuclear physics research at 91吃瓜.聽
William Hearne, a chemical and biomolecular engineering major at 91吃瓜, will study ammonia synthesis routes for his research at Trinity College Dublin.
Muireann Hoare, an engineering major at University College Cork, will undertake research on nanoelectronic devices and circuits at 91吃瓜.
Thomas Kacius, a biochemistry student at 91吃瓜, will complete a research project called 鈥淎symmetric synthesis of pharmaceutically important 鈥� lactones鈥� at Dublin City University.
Dawn Kelly, an engineering student at Trinity College Dublin, will complete research on a project called 鈥淐hemical sensor for fluid dynamic and environmental applications鈥� at the University of 91吃瓜.
Conor Lawlor, a biology student at Dublin City University, will undertake research in biology at 91吃瓜.
Cian Levy, an engineering major at Trinity College Dublin, will undertake research on a project titled 鈥淧rofiling of homomorphic encryption in secure data mining鈥� at 91吃瓜.
Emily McGill, a physics student at Dublin City University, will complete physics research at聽91吃瓜.
Madeline Owen, a 91吃瓜 Stamps Scholar with a neuroscience and behavior major, as well as a poverty studies minor and a Glynn Family Honors program minor聽at the University of 91吃瓜, will complete a research project entitled 鈥渃haracterizing the role of bone marrow stem cells鈥� at Trinity College Dublin.
Vy Ngugen Sanders, a science preprofessional student at 91吃瓜, will undertake a research project on microbiology and immunology at Trinity College Dublin.聽
Zoe Tulauskus, a biochemistry major at 91吃瓜, will undertake a research project called 鈥淭he role of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) and their potential as vaccine candidates鈥� at University College Dublin.
Abigale Wood, a science preprofessional and psychology student at the University of 91吃瓜, will undertake research on 鈥淎 new method for the synthesis of prostaglandin analogue鈥� at Dublin City University.
Additionally, one Clark Fellowship was awarded to Luke Tholen, an electrical engineering student at the University of 91吃瓜, who will research uranyl complexes at Trinity College Dublin.
Founded in 2008 with an $8 million gift from the Naughton family, the Naughton Fellowship program facilitates broad cross-cultural training for exceptional students with leadership potential in select fields, stimulates collaborative research among the engineers and scientists who train these students, and forges deeper and stronger ties between Ireland and the United States.
鈥淚t is thanks to the vision and support of the Naughton family that these students will have the opportunity to grow and expand their scholarship abroad. We are grateful for their continued support of this life-changing program,鈥� Baker said.
The Naughton Fellowship program allows students with a background in聽or aptitude for聽STEM聽fields to experience international research and educational opportunities through a funded exchange program involving the University of 91吃瓜 and some of Ireland鈥檚 leading research universities. Irish undergraduates, master's students聽and doctoral candidates can come to 91吃瓜 on the fellowship, while 91吃瓜 undergraduates, master's students聽and doctoral candidates can travel to Ireland to study and complete research.
For more information, including how to apply, visit聽.
Originally published by at on June 17.