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Elvira Cruz-Cruz and Liam Dubay win 2025 Presidential Fellowships

November 30, 2025

Elvira Cruz-Cruz and Liam Dubay win 2025 Presidential Fellowships

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The Department of Astronomy congratulates Elvira Cruz-Cruz and Liam Dubay on being recipients of the 2025-26 distinguished Presidential Fellowship from The Ohio State University Graduate School. Elvira and Liam are 5th-year graduate students in the Department of Astronomy working with Chris Kochanek and Jennifer Johnson respectively.

The Presidential Fellowship

The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious award given by the Graduate School. Presidential Fellowships recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and the potential of graduate students entering the final phase of their dissertation research or terminal degree project. Recipients of this award embody the highest standards of scholarship in the full range of Ohio State's graduate programs. Full details can be found on the Graduate School website.

Awarded competitively, the Presidential Fellowship gives fellows one year of full-time financial support so they can complete their dissertations or terminal degree projects unimpeded by other duties.