{"id":175,"date":"2021-03-23T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/urace\/?p=175"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:35:29","slug":"utc-alumnus-to-receive-a-2021-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/urace\/2021\/03\/23\/utc-alumnus-to-receive-a-2021-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC Alumnus to receive a 2021 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Congratulations to UTC Alumnus Thomas Wiegand!<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #073e6b\">Thomas has\u00a0<\/span> been selected to receive a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF).\u00a0As an undergraduate student, Thomas participated in undergraduate research under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Boyd. 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