This year, two UCSB students were awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

The Goldwater Scholarship supports developing science, mathematics, and engineering students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and potential in research. For more information on the Goldwater Scholarship, please see the Goldwater website, where you can find the full list of recipients.

Campus endorsement information may be found on our Goldwater Scholarships page within the National Scholarships Database.

GOLDWATER 2021 - UCSB RECIPIENTS

Isaias Ghezae
Institution Name: University of California-Santa Barbara
Field of Study: Psychology
Career Goal: Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience. Conduct research in computational psychology and cognitive neuroscience and teach at the university level.
Mentor(s): Daniel Conroy-Beam, Hongbo Yu, Vanessa Woods

Patrick Tran
Institution Name: University of California-Santa Barbara
Field of Study: Physics and Astronomy
Career Goal: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics. Conduct research in soft-matter, mathematical, or high energy physics and teach at university level.
Mentor(s): Paul Atzberger, Sathya Guruswamy