{"id":154112,"date":"2026-07-13T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//?p=154112"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:23:47","slug":"7-knights-earn-2026-nsf-graduate-research-fellowships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//7-knights-earn-2026-nsf-graduate-research-fellowships/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112//","title":{"rendered":"7 Knights Earn 2026 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships"},"content":{"rendered":"
What does it take to study how some of the earliest galaxies in the universe evolved, develop cleaner energy technologies or better understand the ecosystems that sustain life on Earth?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
For a group of seven 91勛圖厙 graduate students and alums, it starts with curiosity and a willingness to explore the unknown./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
Researchers studying topics ranging from galaxy formation and invasive fire ant species interactions across Florida ecosystems to sustainable propulsion systems, harmful algal blooms and organic chemistry with potential pharmaceutical applications have earned recognition through the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/u2019s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). One of the nation/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/u2019s most competitive honors, the fellowship supports students pursuing research-based master/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/u2019s and doctoral degrees in STEM fields while helping develop the next generation of innovators and scientific leaders./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n The fellows/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/u2019 research spans different disciplines, but many are driven by a common goal: developing solutions to better our world./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n 91勛圖厙 mathematics and physics alum Charlotte Moore /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/u201925 studies galaxy evolution in the early universe, a field that has rapidly advanced thanks to new observational technologies such as the James Webb Space Telescope./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nThe 2026 91勛圖厙 recipients of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship are:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
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/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nPhysics, College of Sciences and Burnett Honors College/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nEnvironmental engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Burnett Honors College/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nChemistry, College of Sciences and Burnett Honors College/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nChemistry, College of Sciences/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nIntegrative biology, College of Sciences/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nAerospace engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Burnett Honors College/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n
/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nMathematics, College of Sciences, and Burnett Honors College/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/nChasing Challenges/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154112/n