Caltech Students Awarded Prestigious Hertz Fellowships for 2026
Two Caltech-Affiliated Students Named 2026 Hertz Fellows
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Sam Foxman and Nikhil Seshadri, affiliated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), have been named Hertz Fellows for 2026. This prestigious fellowship supports doctoral students in applied science, engineering, and mathematics, providing funding and professional guidance for impactful research.
- 01Sam Foxman and Nikhil Seshadri are among 19 recipients of the Hertz Fellowship for 2026.
- 02The Hertz Fellowship is a highly competitive program that funds doctoral research in applied sciences.
- 03Foxman has contributed to NASA missions and will pursue graduate studies at Stanford University.
- 04Seshadri is currently at Los Alamos National Laboratory and will begin his doctoral studies at Caltech.
- 05Both students aim to make significant contributions to their respective fields of research.
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On May 6, the Hertz Foundation announced its 2026 cohort of Hertz Fellows, which includes Sam Foxman, a fourth-year undergraduate at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and Nikhil Seshadri, an incoming graduate student. The Hertz Fellowship is one of the most prestigious doctoral fellowships in the United States, offering up to five years of funding and lifelong professional support for innovative research in applied science, engineering, and mathematics. Foxman, who will graduate from Caltech this spring, has worked on four NASA missions, contributing to projects in spacecraft communications and artificial intelligence. He plans to pursue graduate studies in aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford University, focusing on spacecraft communication and autonomous technologies. Seshadri, currently a post-bachelor's student at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), will begin his doctoral studies in chemistry at Caltech this fall. His research at LANL involves theoretical chemistry and aims to explore quantum interactions in materials. Both fellows join a distinguished group of over 1,300 Hertz Fellows, many of whom have advanced to leadership positions in academia and industry.
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The recognition of Foxman and Seshadri as Hertz Fellows highlights Caltech's strong research environment and may inspire future students to pursue innovative research in science and engineering.
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