Kelsey Kitzmiller, graduate student in the Wm Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been awarded the Engineering Graduate Merit Doctoral Fellowship, a highly competitive fellowship given to a current student nominated by the student’s respective graduate department.
Offered by the Texas A&M College of Engineering, this prestigious fellowship is open to domestic doctoral applicants. Only one student can be awarded in a participating department.
“I greatly appreciate the recognition I have received by being selected for this fellowship, and I am thankful for the additional time and resources to dedicate to my studies,” Kitzmiller said. “This fellowship motivates me to continue working hard in my academic pursuits and it provides me the freedom to be as successful as I can be. I am very honored to be a recipient of such a prestigious fellowship.”
Kitzmiller received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 2020. Her past research projects have focused on applications of nonlinear optimization and graph theory. She hopes to stay in academia to continue researching and teaching after graduation.
“Her application and experience make Kelsey an excellent recipient for the merit scholarship,” said Dr. Erick Moreno-Centeno, associate professor in industrial and systems engineering. “She has vast knowledge in research and thus understands the associated high expectations. Moreover, Kelsey also has ample mentoring experience, which primes her to excel in teaching. Thus, I am really grateful that Kelsey is joining my research team, and I look forward to working with her.”