Congratulations to Benjamin Helfrecht! Ben has just been named a Goldwater Fellow for 2015. A junior in MSE at Purdue, Ben is one of only 260 students across the country, and one of only 68 engineering students, be receive this award (the 2015 class has 2 Purdue students!). The one and two year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

Information about the program is at https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/yyschrel.php, and the list of awardees is at https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/sch-2015.php