2025/26 PES Scholarship Plus Recipients

Two Hundred Forty Four (244) PES Scholars were selected this year. These undergraduate students are majoring in one of the IEEE designated fields, 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)

 

  • Caden Ashmore – University of Massachusetts Lowell – 2028
  • Thomas Bednarz – New Jersey Institute of Technology – 2026
  • Orion DeLisle – Clarkson University – 2026
  • Olga Diyamandoglu – Manhattan University – 2026
  • Dennis Garvey – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – 2026
  • Keya Gillenwater – Cornell University – 2027
  • Joshua Ginnett – University of Connecticut – 2026
  • Paul Harrison – Manhattan University – 2027
  • Adam Hdaib – New Jersey Institute of Technology – 2027
  • Hunter Hendry – Clarkson University – 2026
  • Logan Hobbs – Clarkson University – 2027
  • Cadence Hughes – University of Connecticut – 2026
  • Ryan Hulme – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – 2026
  • Danielle Knutson – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 2027
  • Patrick Kruse – SUNY Alfred State College of Technology – 2028
  • Kane Kyer – Worcester Polytechnic Institute – 2026
  • Brandon Liddick – Rochester Institute of Technology – 2026
  • Jonathan Litwak – Rochester Institute of Technology – 2028
  • Helen Ly – The University of Rhode Island – 2028
  • Brett Morrison – Clarkson University – 2026
  • Karolina Ratnikova – Manhattan University – 2026
  • Aidan Schneider – Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering – 2028
  • Nicholas Totten – University of Vermont – 2026

 

Region 2 (Mid-Atlantic USA)

 

  • Xavier Beasley – Lehigh University – 2028
  • Noah Budde – Miami University – 2027
  • Sarah Ely – Rowan University – 2026
  • Jocelyn Huber – Grove City College – 2026
  • Matthew Nawn – Villanova University – 2025
  • Kaitlin Niebauer – University of Dayton – 2027
  • Thomas Rasa – Rowan University – 2026
  • Paul Runge – The Ohio State University – 2026
  • Parker Sarge – Drexel University – 2026
  • Alexis Shafer – University of Pittsburgh – 2027
  • Sahil Singh – Temple University – 2027
  • Jack Smiley – Lehigh University – 2025
  • Anthony Spadafore – University of Pittsburgh – 2026
  • Damian Thomas – The Ohio State University – 2026
  • Joaquin Tristan – University of Pittsburgh – 2026
  • Bryan Wagner – Drexel University – 2026
  • Jack Wasco – University of Pittsburgh – 2027
  • Jillian Zitcovich – University of Pittsburgh – 2025


Region 3 (Southeastern USA)

 

  • Carter Amaba – University of Florida – 2027
  • Michelle Amoah – North Carolina State University at Raleigh – 2027
  • Marcus Banks – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University – 2026
  • Simone Borin – University of Virginia – 2026
  • Joseph Castagna – Florida International University – 2025
  • Grant Clark – Mercer University – 2026
  • Anthony Concessi – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – 2026
  • Taylor Davis – University of Kentucky – 2027
  • Iain Dimech – University of Florida – 2026
  • Isabella Figoni – University of Central Florida – 2027
  • Grant Fischer – University of Kentucky – 2026
  • Ya’Narris Fletcher – Florida A&M University – Florida State University – 2026
  • Spencer Goode-Kulchar – University of Kentucky – 2026
  • Sophia Hahn – University of Kentucky – 2026
  • Sean Harvey – Virginia Military Institute – 2027
  • Karen Ji – Georgia Institute of Technology – 2026
  • D’Arrian Joiner – Mississippi State University – 2028
  • Preston Keith – University of Kentucky – 2026
  • Graham Lewis – Mississippi State University – 2027
  • Logan Liu – Miami University – 2026
  • Andre Llanos – University of Central Florida – 2025
  • Sam Lowe – University of Kentucky – 2026
  • Erastus Lum – Mississippi State University – 2026
  • Karly Mims – Mississippi State University – 2026
  • Carter Moody – Clemson University – 2026
  • Zakkary Moseley – University of Kentucky – 2027
  • Abdullah Naveed – Florida International University – 2026
  • Samuel Neall – Georgia Institute of Technology – 2025
  • Keaton Nguyen – Mississippi State University – 2028
  • Aiden Paterson – North Carolina State University at Raleigh – 2028
  • Hannah Petersen – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – 2027
  • Douglas Plummer – University of Florida – 2026
  • Shay Ramsay – Mississippi State University – 2027
  • Elvis Rodriguez – University of Central Florida – 2027
  • Ephraim Rolingson – The University of Alabama in Huntsville – 2026
  • Elias Rooker – Christopher Newport University – 2027
  • Luke Sanderson – Mississippi State University – 2026
  • Tyler Senkowicz – University of Florida – 2026
  • Radhika Sharma – Georgia Institute of Technology – 2026
  • Andrew Short – Old Dominion University – 2026
  • Elizabeth Sills – Georgia Southern University – 2025
  • Eric Sisson – Mississippi State University – 2026
  • Alyson Smyth – Florida Polytechnic University – 2027
  • Isaiah Stokes – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University – 2026
  • Joshua Taylor – University of North Carolina at Charlotte – 2026
  • Connor Zahn – Clemson University – 2027
  • Stanley Zheng – University of Florida – 2025


Region 4 (Mid-West USA)

 

  • Nicholas Ankrum – South Dakota State University – 2026
  • Luke Auderer – Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 2027
  • Deondre Blair – Kettering University – 2025
  • Cole Brown – South Dakota State University – 2027
  • Riley Carrier – University of Wisconsin – Platteville – 2027
  • Mason Cooper – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology – 2026
  • Clayton Coughlin – University of Wisconsin – Madison – 2026
  • Chancen Dahmer – Michigan State University – 2026
  • Evan Dauenbaugh – University of North Dakota – 2027
  • Connor Delehant – South Dakota State University – 2027
  • Nicholas Erickson – South Dakota State University – 2026
  • Ryan Flaskamp – Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 2026
  • Julian Gamboa – University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign – 2028
  • Tyson Garner – The University of Toledo – 2026
  • Sandra Georgy – University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign – 2026
  • Ian Gibson – Kettering University – 2026
  • Michael Haite – Illinois Institute of Technology – 2027
  • Ella Hartman – Michigan Technological University – 2027
  • Thomas Holliday – University of St. Thomas – 2028
  • Nathan Kallal – Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 2025
  • Megan Kennedy – Michigan Technological University – 2026
  • Miles Larson – Wayne State University – 2027
  • Victoria Lee – University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign – 2026
  • Christian Leonard – University of Missouri – Kansas City – 2026
  • Alec Loessy – University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign – 2026
  • Jaxon Lohnes – South Dakota State University – 2027
  • Adolfo Lopez Jr – Bradley University – 2026
  • Amber Lu – Purdue University at West Lafayette – 2027
  • Maxwell Mamishev – University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign – 2027
  • Lance Martin – Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 2027
  • Tyler Masino – University of Wisconsin – Platteville – 2027
  • Andrew McEniry – University of Minnesota – Twin Cities – 2026
  • Anthony Nelson – Michigan Technological University – 2027
  • Cyrus Nelson – South Dakota State University – 2027
  • Drew Ostmo – University of North Dakota – 2027
  • Farhan Rahman – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2028
  • Ethan Rice – Michigan Technological University – 2026
  • Adam Sauer – University of Nebraska – Lincoln – 2026
  • Thaddeus Shetler – University of Wisconsin – Platteville – 2027
  • Josephine Simental – University of North Dakota – 2029
  • Angela Spargo – University of Nebraska – Lincoln – 2028
  • Dora Stavenger – University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign – 2026
  • Matiyos Theilman – Michigan Technological University – 2027
  • Van Tran – University of Missouri – Kansas City – 2026
  • Garrett Waite – Michigan Technological University – 2026
  • Alyssa Williams – Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 2027


Region 5 (Southwestern USA)

 

  • Cullen Aasmundstad-Williams – Colorado State University – 2027
  • Phil Alcorn – Tarleton State University – 2027
  • Jace Allen – Wichita State University – 2027
  • Kate Boosman – University of Missouri – Kansas City – 2026
  • Ryan Bourbina – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2028
  • Michael Boydo – Wichita State University – 2026
  • Lily Bray – The University of Kansas – 2026
  • Kyle Butler – University of Missouri – Kansas City – 2026
  • Wyatt Carlson – University of Missouri – Columbia – 2026
  • Andrew Chen – University of Houston – 2025
  • Sam Cusick – University of Kansas – 2027
  • Mohammed Daghmoush – University of Missouri – Kansas City – 2026
  • Van Hoa Duong – Colorado School of Mines – 2026
  • Dylan Dush – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2027
  • Taiye Ero-Phillips – University of Texas at Dallas – 2026
  • Nathan Etheridge – University of Texas at Austin – 2027
  • Myles Feingold-Black – Washington University – 2026
  • Ryan Fletcher – University of Arkansas – 2028
  • Dyanada Gavande – University of Texas at Dallas – 2027
  • Sophia Giglio – Colorado School of Mines – 2026
  • Fabiola Gonzalez – University of Houston – 2027
  • Sean Holland – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2027
  • Ryan Holland – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2027
  • Toby Latino – Louisiana Tech University – 2026
  • Haorui Li – Texas A&M University – 2027
  • Michael Lowes – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2027
  • Ameya Matele – University of Texas at Austin – 2027
  • Samantha Merton – Texas A&M University – 2027
  • Jennifer Miranda – Wichita State University – 2027
  • Aniruddh Mishra – University of Texas at Austin – 2027
  • Vishnu Nair – Texas A&M University – 2027
  • Jaylen Nevins – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2026
  • Evan Newcorn – Missouri University of Science and Technology – 2026
  • Olivia O’Reilly – Wichita State University – 2026
  • Annalisa Ochner – Kansas State University – 2026
  • Todd Osborn – Colorado School of Mines – 2026
  • Caleb Parker – Texas A&M University – 2026
  • Nathan Pennybaker – The University of Tulsa – 2028
  • Benjamin Peter – University of Missouri – Columbia – 2026
  • Viet Hoang Pham – Texas A&M University – 2029
  • David Rodriguez-Borruel – University of Texas at El Paso – 2028
  • Jonathan Ruiz – Texas A&M University – 2026
  • Bradley Schrock – University of Kansas – 2026
  • Jacob Smith – Oklahoma State University – 2026
  • Shawn Sproles – University of Arkansas – 2026
  • Erqiang Sun – University of Texas at Dallas – 2026
  • Lizandro Torres – New Mexico State University – 2025
  • Celine-Diems’nhi Tran – University of Texas at Dallas – 2027
  • Jacqueline Villanueva – Texas A&M University – 2025
  • Matthew Ware – Colorado School of Mines – 2026
  • Braden White – Oklahoma State University – 2026
  • Aaron You – University of Texas at Austin – 2028

Region 6 (Western USA)

 

  • Laith Adnan – Arizona State University – 2026
  • Katelyn Albertin – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2026
  • Jack Armstrong – University of California, Berkeley – 2026
  • Gianni Avilan Losee – Washington State University-Vancouver – 2027
  • Noah Beckford – University of Washington – 2026
  • Kearnan Bishop – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2026
  • Gerrit Bruland – Washington State University – 2026
  • Molly Coonfield – Montana State University – Bozeman – 2027
  • Hugo Contreras – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2027
  • Jacob Culligan – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2027
  • Kolton Cunningham – Arizona State University – Tri-Cities – 2026
  • Julia Dang – University of Washington – 2026
  • Timothy Fryer – North Seattle College – 2028
  • Daniel Gapper – Washington State University – 2025
  • Christoph Heller – University of Washington – 2026
  • Jesse Hofer – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona – 2027
  • David Hysjulien – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2026
  • Edwina Leslie – New Mexico State University – 2026
  • Kristine Locquiao – University of Hawaii at Manoa – 2026
  • Quinn Maness – Arizona State University – 2027
  • Joseph Markwith – Oregon State University – 2027
  • Jesus Miranda – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2026
  • Hai Nguyen – California State University, Long Beach – 2026
  • Luke Oliver – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – 2027
  • Miguel Palomino – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2027
  • Jessica Pantoja-Garcia – Washington State University-Vancouver – 2025
  • Diego Puerta – Arizona State University – 2026
  • Katerina Tchertkov – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – 2027
  • Tarang Teredesai – Washington State University – 2028
  • Roman Todd – Oregon State University – 2028
  • Manuella Tossa – Washington State University – Tri-Cities – 2026
  • Daniel Trofimchik – University of Washington Tacoma – 2026
  • James Tracy – University of Nevada, Reno – 2026
  • Chidinma Umeh – University of Houston – 2025
  • Antonio Velasco – University of California, Irvine – 2026
  • Qaturi Vaughn – University of Washington Tacoma – 2026
  • Tucker Warden – Colorado School of Mines – 2027
  • Jude Ziliak – Western Washington University – 2026


Region 7 (Canada)

 

  • Abir Alasam – Dalhousie University – 2026
  • Cait Aitchison – University of Waterloo – 2026
  • Laughlan Roche – University of Prince Edward Island – 2029
  • Dorothy Ma – McGill University – 2026
  • Darren Paetz – University of Alberta – 2025
  • Louis-Philippe St-Arnaud – University of Ottawa – 2026
  • Sasha Williams – University of Western Ontario – 2026
  • Harrison Whitehouse-Strong – University of Alberta – 2027


Region 9 (Puerto Rico Only)

 

  • Jose Colon – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2026
  • Yamil Fuentes – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2027
  • Yahir Jeremias – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2026
  • Carlos Loperena – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2027
  • Denson Marrero – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2026
  • Emanuel Ocasio Rodriguez – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2026
  • Sebastian Ortiz Torres – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2027
  • Joncy Pastor – Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico – 2026
  • Lifer Rodriguez De La Cruz – Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico – 2026
  • Esteban Roman Santos – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2026
  • Angel Vargas Rivera – Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico – 2026
  • Angel Zayas – University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus – 2026