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Current Laidlaw Scholars

Meet our Laidlaw scholars, part of the two-year Laidlaw Scholars Program that supports their research, provides extensive leadership training, and gives them opportunities to apply their skills at home and abroad.

2023 Cohort

Catherine Amburgey

Catherine Amburgey

Human Development 

Eliana Amoh

Eliana Amoh

Global Development

Trisha Bhujle

Trisha Bhujle

Environment and Sustainability 

Olivia Cheung

Olivia Cheung

Biological Sciences 

Taryn Chung

Taryn Chung

Environment and Sustainability 

Jiayi Guo

Jiayi Guo

Design; Environmental Analysis 

Alice He

Alice He

Industrial and Labor Relations 

Feifei Hung

Feifei Hung

Government; History; China & Asia Pacific Studies

Piper Kohlenberger

Piper Kohlenberger

Agricultural Sciences 

Anannyabrata Mandal

Anannyabrata Mandal

Economics; Statistics 

Anna Rose Marion

Anna Rose Marion

Environment & Sustainability; Anthropology 

Fiona Neibart

Fiona Neibart

Policy Analysis and Management 

Lain Nelson

Lain Nelson

Natural Language Processing

Jensen Njagi

Jensen Njagi

International Agriculture & Rural Development 

Ruth Ogbemudia

Ruth Ogbemudia

Engineering

Raven Shemeles

Raven Shemeles

Government; Cognitive Science; Philosophy

Liza Wadell

Liza Wadell

Environment & Sustainability; Economics

Tommy Wang

Tommy Wang

Architecture, Art, & Planning

Mia Wangari Adriko

Mia Wangari Adriko

Global Development; Agricultural Sciences 

2022 Cohort

Laidlaw scholar McKenzie Carrier

McKenzie Carrier

Government; Spanish 

Laidlaw scholar Liv Cramer

Liv Cramer

International Agriculture & Rural Development 

Laidlaw scholar Gaveal FAn

Gaveal Fan

Information Science; Sociology; Government 

Laidlaw scholar Kiran Ganga

Kiran Ganga

Human Biology, Health, and Society 

Vipin Gunda

Vipin Gunda

Computer Science; Mathematics

Laidlaw scholar Armita Jamshidi

Armita Jamshidi

 Biology & Society

Laidlaw scholar Jeff Kangacha

Jeff Kangacha

International Agriculture & Rural Development 

Tenzin Kunsang - Laidlaw Scholar

Tenzin Kunsang

Biology & Society 

Laidlaw scholar Andrea Miramontes Serrano

Andrea Miramontes Serrano

Electrical and Computational Engineering 

Laidlaw scholar Eli Newell

Eli Newell

International Agriculture and Rural Development

Laidlaw scholar Sri Ravisanka

Shruthisri Ravisankar

Industrial and Labor Relations

Laidlaw scholar Krupa Sekhar

Krupa Sekhar

Global and Public Health Science 

Laidlaw scholar Summer Seward

Summer Seward

Policy Analysis and Management

Laidlaw Scholar Ashmitha Sivakumar

Ashmitha Sivakumar

Biomedical Engineering

Laidlaw scholar Magdalena Smith

Magdalena Smith

Government; Philosophy

Laidlaw scholar Milan Carter

Milan Taylor

Anthropology; Archeology

Laidlaw scholar Brenda Umwali

Brenda Umwali

Government 

Laidlaw scholar Skylar Xu

Skylar Xu

Comparative Literature 

Laidlaw scholar Cici Zhou

Cici Zhou

Sociology; Psychology