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Maeder Graduate Fellowship in Energy and the Environment

Graduate Student Funding

The Paul A. Maeder ’75 Fund for Innovation in Energy and the Environment

The Paul A. Maeder ’75 Fund for Innovation in Energy and the Environment supports the Maeder Graduate Fellowship in Energy and the Environment. Faculty members are invited to nominate their best post-general graduate students who will be starting their third, fourth, or fifth years and who are performing research related to energy and or the environment as impacted by energy. The student may be enrolled in any Ph.D. program on campus and nominations from departments outside of engineering are encouraged.

Current Recipient(s)

AY 2024–2025

Jordana Composto (psychology)
Jinyue (Jerry) Jiang (civil and environmental engineering)

Previous Recipients

AY 2023–2024

Francisco Sáenz (mechanical and aerospace engineering)

AY 2022–2023

Shannon Hoffman (chemical and biological engineering)
Joanna Schneider (chemical and biological engineering)

AY 2021–2022

Karina Alventosa (civil and environmental engineering)
Tianran Liu (chemical and biological engineering)

AY 2020–2021

Suong (Su) Nguyen (chemistry)

AY 2019–2020

Weitao Shuai (civil and environmental engineering)

AY 2018–2019

Hongshan Guo (architecture)
Evan Zhao (chemical and biological engineering)

AY 2017–2018

Ching-Yao Lai (mechanical and aerospace engineering)

AY 2016–2017

Clark Chen (chemical and biological engineering)
Ryan Edwards (civil and environmental engineering)

AY 2015–2016

Wenkai Liang (mechanical and aerospace engineering)

AY 2014–2015

Janam Jhaveri (electrical engineering)
Jennifer Obligacion (chemistry)

AY 2013–2014

Warren Rieutort-Louis (electrical engineering)

AY 2012–2013

Josephine Elia (chemical and biological engineering)

The deadline for nominations for the Maeder Graduate Fellowship in Energy and the Environment for the academic year 2024-2025 is Monday, April 1, 2024. Contact Moira at mselinka@princeton.edu for any questions about the nomination and selection process.