Trevor Tumiel ’17 and Anthony Berardi ’19 are the recipients of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship in chemistry. NSF Graduate Fellowships provide three years of financial support to individuals early in their graduate training in STEM (Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics) fields. NSF Graduate Fellowships are among the most competitive and prestigious fellowships available to graduate students pursuing research in STEM fields.
Trevor Tumiel ’17
Trevor Tumiel earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry (American Chemical Society (ACS) certified track) in 2017. At Canisius, he conducted research for three summers with Steven Szczepankiewicz, PhD, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry. Tumiel is currently in his second year as a graduate student in the doctoral program in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rochester where he conducts research in the laboratory of Todd Krauss, PhD, professor of chemistry. Tumiel’s fellowship proposal was titled “Exploiting Defects in Carbon Nanotubes for Photo-generated Charge Transport.”
Anthony Berardi ’19
Anthony Berardi will earn his bachelor’s degree in chemistry (ACS certified track) in 2019. At Canisius, he conducted research for three summers with Jeremy Steinbacher, PhD, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry. This fall, Berardi will enter the doctoral program at the University of Michigan in the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Program. His fellowship proposal was titled “Amphiphilic, Bottlebrush Polymers for Simultaneous 19F MRI and Drug Delivery.”
Submitted by: Phil Sheridan, professor and chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry
