Congratulations to Rishon Benjamin, CBE undergraduate student, for receiving the Goldwater Scholarship. Rishon worked as a STAR scholar during his first year at Drexel for his eventual Goldwater advisor, Dr. Yossef Elabd, and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in chemical engineering to work on developing cleaner and efficient alternate energy sources.
Only four students per university may apply for this prestigious scholarhip and this is the first year all four Drexel students were awarded the scholarship. The Drexel students first had to compete in an internal competition to secure one of the University's four top spots. After securing their nominations, the students had to complete a full application for the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
Richon is among the total 271 undergraduate students in math and science fields who won the scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
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