Five Ph.D. students from across the United States will join the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA SSGF) in fall 2025.
The DOE NNSA established the program in 2006 to meet a demand for scientists with deep training in areas of interest to stewardship science. It supports the education of doctoral students researching materials under extreme conditions, nuclear science or high energy density physics. The new class will become part of a community of 117 fellows and alumni representing 45 academic institutions.
Students joining the DOE NNSA SSGF for its 20th (2025-26) academic year are:
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Henry Chance, University of Texas at Austin (atomic, molecular and optical physics)
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Bryan Foo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (high energy density physics)
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Brandon Lem, Michigan State University (physics)
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Jarett LeVan, University of Michigan (applied physics)
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Arman Ter-Petrosyan, University of California, Irvine (materials science and engineering)
Fellows receive support that includes a $45,000 yearly stipend, tuition and fees, and an annual academic allowance. Renewable for up to four years, the program affords recipients the opportunity to conduct a three-month research practicum at one of four DOE national defense sites: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory or Sandia National Laboratories (California or New Mexico). Fellows also collaborate with other specialists and present their research at an annual summer meeting attended by advisors, DOE NNSA and national laboratory staff, program alumni and others.
Additional details about each incoming fellow will be available in September via the program's online fellow directory. Meanwhile, please contact us for further information.