2022 John Mather Nobel Scholars


In July 2023, sixteen interns at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Maryland were awarded John Mather Nobel Scholarships by The National Space Grant Foundation, Inc. The funding for the scholarships originated in a generous contribution from the John and Jane Mather Foundation for Science and the Arts which in turn was funded from the award of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics to Dr. Mather.

The award consists in the designation "John Mather Nobel Scholar," plus a $3000 scientific travel grant over a two year period.

The 2023 John Mather Nobel Scholars are:

    • Mariana Blanco-Rojas - Case Western Reserve University
    • Kiara Burgos - Colorado School of Mines
    • Janna Chapman - University of Maryland, College Park
    • Mary Geer Dethero - Georgia State University
    • Carter Edmond - San Jose State University
    • David Gordon - John Hopkins University
    • Ji Hun Hwang - Purdue University
    • Sara Karimaghaei - University of Texas at Austin
    • Will Kirby - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    • Matilde Lopes Vieira Marques de Abreu - University of California, Los Angeles
    • Haya Maali - University of Rochester
    • Roodra Manogaran - Louisiana State University
    • Julie Moquin - Rice University
    • Joe Skeens - University of Texas at Austin
    • Titus Szobody - North Carolina State University
    • Havishk Tripathi - University of New South Wales