Hewage named 2022 Goldwater Scholar

Nethmi Hewage, a junior in chemistry at Iowa State University, was selected as a 2022 Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering in the United States. The scholarships are awarded by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in STEM research.

A total of 417 Goldwater Scholars were selected based on academic merit from a field of more than 5,000 applicants nationwide. Hewage plans to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry and continue her research at a Carnegie 1 research university.

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