France A. Córdova Graduate Student Fund Recipients
The France Córdova Graduate Student Fund provides resources for one to three graduate students annually to support research-related expenses. Preference shall be given to student(s) studying broadly in areas in which Professors Gerry Neugebauer, Gordon Garmire and Thomas Tombrello made contributions. Each awardee shall be recognized as either a Neugebauer, Garmire or Tombrello Scholar. The Fund was established by France Córdova who received her Ph.D in Physics from Caltech in 1979.
Named Professors are:
Gerry Neugebauer, infrared astronomy
Gordon Garmire, high-energy astronomy instrumentation and the diffuse X-ray background
Thomas Tombrello, experimental physics
Aniket Sanghi (2026 Neugebauer Scholar) with Astronomy Executive Officer Professor Andrew Howard
Natsuko Yamaguchi (2026 Neugebauer Scholar) with Astronomy Executive Officer Professor Andrew Howard
Nikita Kosogorov (2026 Garmire Scholar) with Astronomy Executive Officer Professor Andrew Howard
Daniel Grass, 2025 Tombrello Scholar
France A. Córdova Fund Recipients
Yuiki Takahashi, 2025 Tombrello Scholar
France A. Córdova Fund Recipients
Pranav Nagarajan, 2025 Neugebauer Scholar
France A. Córdova Fund Recipients
2026
- Aniket Sanghi, Neugebauer Scholar
- Natsuko Yamaguchi, Neugebauer Scholar
- Nikita Kosogorov, Garmire Scholar
2025
- Daniel Grass, Tombrello Scholar
- Yuiki Takahashi, Tombrello Scholar
- Pranav Nagarajan, Neugebauer Scholar
2024
- Adolfo Carvalho, Neugebauer Scholar
- Jean Somalwar, Garmire Scholar
- Phelan Yu, Tombrello Scholar
2023
- Chandler Conn, Tombrello Scholar
- Viraj Karambelkar, Neugebauer Scholar
- Emily Silich, Garmire Scholar
2022
- Nitika Yadlapalli, Garmire Scholar
- Tony Rodriguez, Neugebauer Scholar
- Guochao Sun, Tombrello Scholar
2021
- Honglie Ning, Tombrello Scholar
- Yuhan Yao, Garmire Scholar
2020
- Kevin Burdge, Garmire Scholar
- Yanjun Xu, Garmire Scholar
- Ivaylo Madjarov, Tombrello Scholar
2019
- Christopher Bochenek, Garmire Scholar
- Kishalay De, Neugebauer Scholar
- Ivanna Escala, Tombrello Scholar
2018
- Alexander Ridgway, Garmire Scholar
- Nicha Leethochawalit, Neugebauer Scholar
- Cora Went, Tombrello Scholar
2017
- Anna Ho, Garmire Scholar
- Brett Cornell, Neugebauer Scholar
2016
- Sarah Gossan, Garmire Scholar
- Michael Eastwood, Neugebauer Scholar
- Dave Aasen, Tombrello Scholar
2015
- Jonathan Blackman, Garmire Scholar
- Trevor David, Neugebauer Scholar
- Javier Duarte, Tombrello Scholar
2014
- Seth Siegel, Garmire Scholar
- Allison Strom, Neugebauer Scholar