Sixteen MIT graduate students are among the 2017 cohort of Siebel Foundation Scholarshailing from the world’s top graduate programs in business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science.

Honored for their academic achievements, leadership, and commitments to addressing crucial global challenges, the select MIT students are part of a class of 92 individuals receiving a $35,000 award for their final year of study.

Sixteen MIT graduate students are among the 2017 cohort of Siebel Foundation Scholarshailing from the world’s top graduate programs in business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science.

Honored for their academic achievements, leadership, and commitments to addressing crucial global challenges, the select MIT students are part of a class of 92 individuals receiving a $35,000 award for their final year of study.

In addition, they will join a community of more than 1,000 past Siebel Scholars, including 216 MIT affiliates.

This year’s MIT honorees, chosen by the deans of their respective schools, are:

Brian Axelrod, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Alex Burns, MIT Sloan School of Management
Sebastian Cubela, MIT Sloan School of Management
Brittany Goods, Department of Biological Engineering
Chen Gu, Department of Biological Engineering
Karan Kashyap, ’16, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Ryan Kelly, Department of Biological Engineering
Chengtao Li, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Ruizhi (Ray) Liao, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Brendan McCook, MIT Sloan School of Management
Kelly Moynihan, Department of Biological Engineering
Hung Nguyen, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Novalia Pishesha, Department of Biological Engineering
Srinivasan Raghuraman, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Sarah Vick, MIT Sloan School of Management
Weiyuan (Wendy) Yuwen, MIT Sloan School of Management

The Siebel Scholars program was established by the Siebel Foundation in 2000 through grants to 16 universities in the United States, China, France, Italy, and Japan.