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The total of six awards ties the record for the largest number of º£½ÇÉçÇø NSF fellows in a single year, first set in 2015. This year’s fellows are:

• Candice Crilly '16, a biochemistry major from Camarillo, now at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• Natalie Dwulet '17, a chemistry major from Los Altos
•  Jeremy Kallick '13, a chemistry major from Boulder, Colo., now at the University of Michigan
• Sally Landefeld '13, a chemistry major from Seattle, now at Oregon Health & Science University
• Kylie McPherson '13, a biochemistry major from Hood River, Ore., now at Oregon Health & Science University
• Anton Molina '15, a chemistry and physics double major from Daly City, now at Stanford University

The provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based advanced degrees and is intended for students in the early stages of their graduate work. It provides a $34,000 living stipend and  $12,000 per year for tuition for three years.  

This year, the NSF offered 2,000 fellowships out of a field of 13,000 applications. Occidental also had seven honorable mentions:

• Heidi Aronson '16, a biology major from Los Altos
• Kayla Rae Currier '17, a physics and math double major from San Dimas
• Nicholas Foy '17, a chemistry major from Fullerton
• Megan Lang '13, a diplomacy & world affairs and economics double major from Longmont, Colo., now at UC Berkeley
• Alexander Rand '15, a chemistry major from Phoenix, now at the University of Michigan
•  Jessie Salter '14, a biology major from Evanston, Ill., now at Louisiana State University
• Sasha Skinner '11, an English and comparative literary studies major from Bainbridge Island, Wash.

"The impressive showing of NSF recipients speaks to the strong fundamental academic preparation students receive at º£½ÇÉçÇø," said Kim Babon, director of national and international fellowships at Occidental.

Since 1990, 45 Occidental students and alumni have been awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.