A record 16 Rice Engineering graduate students have been named 2022 Fellows of the National GEM (Graduate Education for Minorities) Consortium. The fellowship creates opportunities for graduate students to pursue career paths in industry or academia through connection with employers and universities.
In the four decades since the consortium’s founding, GEM has helped thousands of students in engineering and natural sciences identify opportunities for career pathways in industry and academia, and supported them in securing funding for graduate education.Â
GEM Employer Fellows
GEM Employer Fellows are awarded full tuition and fees from Rice University. Additionally, a GEM Employer Sponsor provides $16,000 toward stipend and an internship.
Brianna Barrow
Ph.D., Computer Science
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Kevin Beckford
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sponsor: The Aerospace Corporation
Morgan Brinson
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sponsor: 3M Company
Omoikhefe Eboreime
Master of Computer Science
Sponsor: Adobe
Raul Garcia
Ph.D., Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research
Sponsor: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Johaun Hatchett
Ph.D., Applied Physics
Sponsor: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Adan Mireles
Ph.D., Applied Physics
Sponsor: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Felix Quintana
Ph.D., Computer Science
Sponsor: Intel Corporation
Stephen Simko
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: NASA
Carlos Taveras
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sponsor: Adobe
Jason Uwaeze
Ph.D., Computer Science
Sponsor: IBM Corporation
Luis Victor
Ph.D., Applied Physics
Sponsor: NASA Headquarters
GEM Associate Fellows
GEM Associate Fellows are awarded full tuition and fees from Rice University and get stipend from their advisor.
Josue Casco-Rodriguez
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Maximilien DeLeon
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
GEM University Fellows
GEM University Fellows are awarded full tuition and fees from Rice University.
Reba Georgetown
Master of Chemical Engineering
Ashley McFarlane
Master of Bioengineering, Applied Bioengineering
This article originally written by Jennifer Hunter of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and published on Aug. 15, 2022 as a special to the Rice News.
