The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellows.
Congratulations to the recipients of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) for this academic year! The IDF provides a unique opportunity for outstanding mid-career 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.
Greyson Arnold
Graduate Program: Family Social Science
Advisor: Dr. Kay Simon
Host Center: Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Calvin Aryaputra
Graduate Program: Applied Economics
Advisor: Dr. Paul Glewwe
Host Center: Life Course Center
Lauren Bilek
Graduate Program: Land & Atmospheric Science
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Gutknecht
Host Center: Forever Green Initiative
Jordan Callies
Graduate Program: Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Advisor: Dr. Meghan Driscoll
Host Center: Center for Immunology
Bryan Chantigian
Graduate Program: Electrical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Sang-Hyun Oh
Host Center: International Institute for Biosensing
Ethan Ellis
Graduate Program: Public Affairs
Advisor: Dr. Morris Kleiner
Host Center: Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
Mohammad Reza Farahani
Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Julianna Abel
Host Center: Institute for Engineering in Medicine
Sylvie Guezeon
Graduate Program: Public Affairs
Advisor: Dr. Nichola Lowe
Host Center: Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
Shirley Anugrah Hayati
Graduate Program: Computer Science
Advisor: Dr. Dongyeop Kang
Host Center: Data Science and AI Hub
Lilly Hinkley
Graduate Program: Land & Atmospheric Sci
Advisor: Dr. Peter Neff
Host Center: Polar Geospatial Center
Tara Hogenson
Graduate Program: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Advisor: Dr. Yuk Sham
Host Center: Masonic Cancer Center
Salma Ibrahim
Graduate Program: Developmental Psychology
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Carlson
Host Center: Immigration History Research Center
Azal Khan
Graduate Program: Computer Science
Advisor: Dr. Ali Anwar
Host Center: Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics
Maral Khanjani
Graduate Program: Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Advisor: Dr. Sehoon Kim
Host Center: Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy
Celia Tseyen Lee
Graduate Program: Family Social Science
Advisor: Dr. Xiaoran Sun
Host Center: Data Science and AI Hub
Abdullah Al Mehedi
Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. James Van de Ven
Host Center: Advanced Preclinical Imaging Center
Monica Nuñez Salas
Graduate Program: Geography
Advisor: Dr. Adam Bledsoe
Host Center: Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Ritu Shah
Graduate Program: Biomedical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. David Wood
Host Center: Masonic Cancer Center
Mary Van Liew
Graduate Program: Nursing
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Hoffman
Host Center: Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Yinguang Zhao
Graduate Program: Political Science
Advisor: Dr. Arash Davari
Host Center: Charles Babbage Institute