Biosystems engineering Student Garners NSF Fellowship
Monday, May 18, 2009Clemson University student Mary Katherine Watson of Summerville, a graduate student in biosystems engineering, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is a $30,000-per-year stipend and $1,000 research travel allowance. Nominees for the award are chosen based on grade-point average, Graduate Records Examination scores, a personal statement, previous research experience, a proposed plan for future research and letters of recommendation from faculty. “I am excited to have received an NSF graduate fellowship and I am confident that undergraduate and graduate research in biosystems engineering at Clemson University has prepared me to continue my graduate education,” said Watson. Watson completed undergraduate and graduate-level research in biosystems engineering at Clemson with associate professor Caye M. Drapcho. She also participated in SC-LIFE undergraduate research and departmental honors research in biosystems engineering to prepare her for graduate research.
