MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced
Heidi Opdyke
- Associate Dean of Marketing and Communications, MCS
- Email opdyke@andrew.cmu.edu
- Phone 412-268-9982
Six winners have received the Mellon College of Science Graduate Student Funding Award for late summer and early fall conferences.
Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs Dejan Slepčev and Director of MCS Graduate Affairs Gwen Stanczak announced the recipients. This round's winners include the following students and the meetings they plan to attend:
- Taylor Ayers, a Ph.D. candidate in Biological Sciences — the Ribosome Synthesis: from Mechanics to Therapy 13th Edition Conference
- Sandhya Kasivisweswaran, a Ph.D. candidate in Biological Sciences — the Gorden Research Conference on Microbial Adhesion and Signal Transduction
- Isabella Stranick, a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry — the ACS Fall 2025 Innovations in Chemistry Conference
- Savannah Talledo, a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry — the Gordon Photochemistry Research Conference + Seminar
- En Zheng, a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry — the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Oligonucleotides
- Aleesha Kallil Tharayil, a Ph.D. candidate in Physics — SUSY2025: 32nd International Conference on Supersymmetry and Unification of Fundamental Interactions
The award offers students up to $600 in supplemental funding for travel, prioritizing applicants who have secured other sources of funding.
Graduate students are encouraged to apply to future rounds of the Graduate Student Conference Funding Award. Applications for conferences taking place any time from October 2025 through March 2026. Completed applications will be accepted through Sept. 1, 2025.
For more information and to apply for the award, students can visit the award website.
