Six doctoral students whose research supports the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile will join the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Residency Graduate Fellowship (DOE NNSA LRGF) in fall 2025.
The DOE NNSA LRGF connects laboratory scientists with professors and students working in stewardship science fields, fostering collaboration and discovery via two 12-week residencies at DOE NNSA-approved sites. These extended research experiences afford fellows unique access to some of the country’s most powerful experimental and computing facilities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Nevada National Security Site, and Sandia National Laboratories (California and New Mexico).
The program supports hands-on experience in areas including engineering and applied sciences, physics, and materials. Students joining the DOE NNSA LRGF for its eighth (2025-2026) academic year are:
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Veena Chauhan, Texas Tech University (chemical engineering)
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Kaylee Cunningham, University of Florida (materials science and engineering)
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Audrey DeVault, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (fusion and plasma physics)
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Isaac Huegel, University of Michigan (high energy density physics)
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Rohith Karur, University of California, Berkeley (nuclear/particle physics)
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Landon Tafoya, University of Michigan (plasma physics)
Fellows receive a $45,000 yearly stipend, tuition and fees, and an annual academic allowance. In addition to the valuable connections made via the residency experience, DOE NNSA LRGF recipients highlight their research at an annual meeting attended by advisors, DOE headquarters and laboratory staff, program alumni and others.
Additional details for each incoming fellow will be available in September via the program’s online fellow directory. Meanwhile, please contact us for further information.