The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has named Princeton senior James Wray one of 15 winners of this year's Hertz Fellowship.
The private fellowship is awarded annually to university seniors who
intend to pursue graduate studies in science or engineering at a U.S.
institution. Wray, who is set to graduate with a degree in
astrophysics, will attend Cornell University in the fall to continue
his education in astrophysical sciences.
Wray, who is from Princeton Junction, N.J., plans to pursue a career in
planetary science research, and hopes to obtain a leadership position
on a space mission in the future. A member of Sigma Xi, the scientific
research honor society, Wray has been active in Princeton's
Astrobiology Club and was a coxswain for crew during his freshman year.
In addition to his Hertz award, he has also won the National Science
Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship.
This year's winners were selected to receive the highly competitive
Hertz fellowships from among 677 applications. Each fellow receives up
to $240,000 of support over five years while earning a doctorate.
Included is a personal stipend of up to $33,000 per year, combined with
a cost-of-education allowance of up to $15,000 per year, which is
accepted by the students' schools in lieu of tuition.
