The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellows.
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) provides a unique opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during the fellowship year.
Congratulations to the 2022-23 fellowship recipients!
Elizabeth Calhoun
Graduate Program: Geography
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Arun Saldanha
Vinit Kumar Chugh
Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering
Host Center:Institute for Molecular Virology
Advisor(s): Jian-Ping Wang
Shankar CSR
Graduate Program: History
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Ajay Skaria
Yun Feng
Graduate Program: Anthropology
Host Center: Charles Babbage Institute for Computing, Information & Culture
Advisor(s): Karen Ho
Muhammad Osama Imran
Graduate Program: Anthropology
Host Center: Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
Advisor(s): Serra Hakyemez
Sana Khan
Graduate Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Host Center: Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Advisor(s): Lynn Eberly, Saonli Basu
Dewitt King
Graduate Program: American Studies
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Elliott Powell
Selçuk Köseoğlu
Graduate Program: Political Science
Host Center: Institute for Global Studies
Advisor(s): Kathleen Collins
Snigdha Kumar
Graduate Program: Sociology
Host Center: Charles Babbage Institute for Computing, Information & Culture
Advisor(s): Michael Goldman, Teresa Gowan
Dong Jun Lee
Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering
Host Center: Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach
Advisor(s): Sang-Hyun Oh
Valeria Lopez Torres
Graduate Program: Graphic Design
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Sauman Chu
Devon Moore
Graduate Program: Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society
Host Center: Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy
Advisor(s): Laurie Ouellette
Sai Ranjeet Narayanan
Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering
Host Center: Institute for Engineering in Medicine
Advisor(s): Sou Yang
Liu Peng
Graduate Program: Political Science
Host Center: Institute for Global Studies
Advisor(s): Kathleen Collins
Nina Peterson
Graduate Program: Art History
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Jane Blocker
Caroline Roberts
Graduate Program: Educational Psychology
Host Center: Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain
Advisor(s): Frank Symons
Beza Tuga
Graduate Program: Chemistry
Host Center: Institute on the Environment
Advisor(s): Christy Haynes
Dana Urbanski
Graduate Program: Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Host Center: Center for Healthy Aging & Innovation
Advisor(s): Peggy Nelson
Solvejg Wastvedt
Graduate Program: Biostatistics
Host Center: Minnesota Population Center
Advisor(s): Julian Wolfson, Jared Huling
Weijie Zhang
Graduate Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Host Center: Masonic Cancer Center
Advisor(s): R. Stephanie Huang