2023-24 PES Scholar Recipients

Eighty Two (82) PES Scholarship recipients were selected this year. These undergraduate students are majoring in electrical engineering, are high achievers with strong GPAs with distinctive extracurricular commitments and are committed to exploring the power and energy field. These scholarships are made possible due to the generous donations of individuals and corporations to the IEEE Power & Energy Society Scholarship Fund of the IEEE Foundation.

Recipients by IEEE region (names, schools and expected graduation year)

Region 1 (Northeastern USA) 

  • Leonardo Semedo – Franklin Cummings Tech – 2025
  • Megan Dion – Stevens Institute of Technology – 2025
  • Michael Fisher – Rochester Institute of Technology – 2025
  • Olivia Rockrohr – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – 2024

Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic USA)  

  • Benjamin Carnovale – University of Pittsburgh – 2024
  • Michael Cochran – University of Connecticut – 2024
  • Colton Jiorle – Bucknell University – 2025
  • Matthew Smeal – University of Cincinnati – 2024
  • Stephanie DeMattheis – Rowan University – 2024
  • Lauren Eckert – Rowan University – 2025
  • Abigail Miller – University of Pittsburgh – 2024
  • Tanner Patterson – Ohio Northern University – 2024
  • Austin Predmore – Temple University – 2024
  • David Waters – Widener University – 2024

Region 3 (Southeastern USA)

  • Jacob Bittinger – Clemson University – 2024
  • Carson Crooke – Clemson University – 2025
  • Denitsa Dimitrova – Georgia Institute of Technology – 2024
  • Anna Erpenbeck – University of Kentucky – 2024
  • Nathaniel Garcia – Florida International University – 2024
  • Ethan Hughes – Auburn University – 2024
  • Samuel Langenfeld – Clemson University – 2025
  • Maria Luiza Bonina Zimath – University of Central Florida – 2024
  • Matt Parker – North Carolina State University – 2024
  • Nicole Parker – University of Central Florida – 2024
  • Max Petlick – University of Florida  – 2025
  • Michael Walters – Clemson University – 2024
  • Lukas West – University of Tennessee Chattanooga – 2024

Region 4 (Mid-West USA)

  • Sarah Aman – South Dakota State University – 2025
  • Mohamed Elabshir Eltigani – Iowa State University – 2024
  • John Esser – University of Nebraska – 2024
  • Caleb Hardy – Iowa State University – 2025
  • Madison Hehir – Michigan Technological University – 2024
  • Brady Lease – University of Wisconsin Platteville – 2025
  • Kalen Meyer – South Dakota State University – 2025
  • Shelby Mueller – South Dakota State University – 2024
  • Luke Rasmussen – South Dakota State University – 2025
  • Andrew Barnard – Minnesota State University Mankato – 2024
  • Leif Bredeson – South Dakota State University – 2024
  • Derek Elkins – Iowa State University – 2024
  • Nicholas Erickson – South Dakota State University – 2026
  • Devon Glisar – South Dakota State University – 2024
  • Daniel Goldstein – University of Nebraska – 2024
  • Jacob Goodhew – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – 2024
  • Jace Haas – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – 2023
  • Cristian Hernandez – South Dakota State University – 2024
  • Nathan Kelly – University of Saint Thomas – 2025
  • Drake LaForge – Kettering University – 2025
  • Casandra Mangiulli – University of Wisconsin Madison – 2024
  • Kavin Muhil Ramesh – University of Minnesota -Twin Cities – 2024
  • Anders Peterson – Iowa State University – 2024
  • Drake Rogers – South Dakota State University – 2025

Region 5 (Southwestern USA)

  • Ezekiel Adjokatse – University of Missouri – Columbia – 2024
  • Rachel Clark – Colorado School of Mines – 2023
  • Olivia Egbert – University of Colorado at Boulder – 2024
  • Juan Gomez Vargas – Texas A&M University – 2024
  • Thomas Kidd – Oklahoma State University – 2024
  • Anastasia Pace –  John Brown University – 2024
  • Mary Peterson – Wichita State University – 2024
  • Allison Pham – University of Texas at Dallas – 2025
  • Samantha Toups – Texas A&M University – 2024
  • Michelle Atkinson – University of Missouri – Columbia – 2023
  • Griffin Buschjost – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2024
  • Juan Fernando Harmjanz – University of Texas at Dallas – 2024
  • Nolan Froese – University of Missouri – Kansas City – 2025
  • Luis Garza – University of Texas at El Paso – 2024
  • Patrick Landry – Texas A&M University – 2024
  • Li Lau – Texas A&M University – 2025
  • Natalia Lopez – University of Texas at San Antonio – 2025
  • Philip Reeves – University of Arkansas – 2024
  • Christian Winingar – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2023

Region 6 (Western USA)

  • Sofia Brumbaugh – Santa Clara University – 2024
  • Noah Calvert – University of Nevada Reno – 2023
  • Karla Amaya  – California Polytechnic State University Pomona – 2025
  • Spencer Arnold – Oregon State University – 2025
  • Madeline Bach – Montana State University – 2024
  • William Bualapha – Boise State University – 2024
  • Jackie Kelly – Washington State University – 2024
  • Randall King – University of Colorado – Colorado Springs – 2025

Region 7 (Canada)

  • Jessica Ayers – University of Western Ontario – 2024
  • Evan Gabbey – University of Alberta – 2025
  • Byron Stone  – University of Saskatchewan – 2025

Region 9 (Latin America)

  • Javier Moscosco Cabrera – University of Puerto Rico – 2024