ECE senior earns prestigious NSF fellowship

Eric Dubberstein, a senior studying computer engineering and computer science, has won a prestigious fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is a five-year fellowship that provides three years of significant financial support.

According to the NSF GRFP website, the purpose of the program is “to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.”

The NSF GRFP is the oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, dating back to 1952. Past winners have made considerable contributions to their fields, including 42 Nobel laureates and more than 450 members of the National Academy of Sciences.

Dubberstein will be graduating with a BS in Computer Engineering in May, 2024, and then will pursue a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.