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Student Profiles

We celebrate the accomplishments of all Drexel students who have won prestigious fellowships and scholarships. See below for profiles of some of our student recipients.

NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

To learn more about this award, visit the award page.

Maven Mercado

environmental science '26

NOAA Hollings Scholar, 2024-26
DAAD Research Internships for Science & Engineering (RISE), 2024
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) Summer Student Fellowship, 2024 (declined)
Nicholas Barber

BS Geoscience '18, Honors

Goldwater Scholar, 2016-18
NOAA Hollings Scholar, 2016-18
Drexel Fellowships Ambassador, 2016-20
Gates Cambridge Scholar, 2018
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Honorable Mention, 2018
Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Indonesia (declined), 2018
ConocoPhillips Scholarship, 2018
Sofi Courtney

BS Environmental Science ’20, Honors

NOAA Hollings Scholar, 2018-19
Udall Scholar, 2018-19
Drexel Fellowships Ambassador, 2018-20
Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention, 2019
Vincent O'Leary

BS Environmental Science '18, Honors

NOAA Hollings Scholar, 2016-18
Drexel Fellowships Ambassador, 2016-18
Udall Scholar, 2017-18
Truman Scholar, 2017-18
Advocate Grant Program, 2017

Student Profiles

NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

Maven Mercado

Nicholas Barber

Sofi Courtney

Vincent O'Leary