The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) recently announced its 2026 Spring Awardees, including several UW–Madison physics students. WSGC award winners are Wisconsin students, educators, faculty, and research teams conducting NASA-aligned research, STEM education, and aerospace outreach across the state. These awards strengthen Wisconsin’s STEM workforce pipeline through hands-on research, outreach programming, academic advancement, and national aerospace collaborations.
Physics graduate student winners, who all won the WSGC Graduate and Professional Research Fellowship Award, include:
- Robin Chisolm
- Zachary Curtis-Ginsberg
- Maggie Ju
- Alicia Mand
- Julia Sheffler
- Faizah Siddique
- Perri Zilberman
Physics undergraduate winners (and their department research group, if applicable), include:
- Natalie Broderick (Zweibel group), Undergraduate Research Award
- Henry DePew (McCammon group), Undergraduate Scholarship Award
Other undergraduates conducting research in physics department labs include:
- Annelise Alvin (Soares-Furtado group), Undergraduate Scholarship Award
- Anna Castello (Bechtol group), Undergraduate Scholarship Award
- Chris Pate (Timbie group), Undergraduate Research Award
Through the 2026 Spring Awards, WSGC:
- Funds 59 competitive awards at 12 institutions statewide
- Invests $341,951 in scholarships, internships, outreach, faculty initiatives, and research
- Expands aerospace outreach through educators, nonprofit partners, and community programming
- Supports undergraduate, graduate, and faculty research directly aligned with NASA priorities
- Enables students to participate in NASA internships and industry workforce development experiences
- Builds capacity for future aerospace and STEM professionals in Wisconsin