A Swanson School pair received a Gilliam Fellowship

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has selected Swanson School of Engineering PhD student Emily Ackerman and her thesis advisor Jason Shoemaker as one of 45 doctoral student-advisor pairs to receive a 2018 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study.

The Gilliam Fellowships encourage a more diverse and inclusive environment in science and academia. Each pair will receive an annual award totaling $50,000, which includes a stipend, a training allowance and an institutional allowance for up to three years. As part of their three-year grant, Ackerman and Shoemaker will organize a symposium at the University that will examine science, technology and diversity. Ackerman is pursuing her doctorate in chemical engineering, and Shoemaker is an assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering.