Fulbright program names recipients and alternates

Since 1946, the US Department of State has funded the Fulbright US Student Program which supports recently graduated undergraduates and current graduate students to teach or undertake research in a foreign country. This year, 17 Tufts students and alumni were selected as candidates or alternates for the Fulbright Scholarship. Among those 17, one student from the School of Engineering was named a finalist and one student from the Department of Computer Science was named an alternate.

Mandy Wang, E22, was selected as a finalist English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan. Wang received her BS in chemical engineering and works as an associate scientist at global biopharmaceutical company GSK. During her time at Tufts, she completed chemistry research in several labs including Assistant Professor Luke Davis’ lab and Professor Christos Georgakis’ lab.  

Patrick Gavazzi, A23, was named an alternate English Teaching Assistant in Italy. Gavazzi is earning a degree in computer science and cognitive brain science. He works as a teaching assistant in the Derby Entrepreneurship Center for an entrepreneurial leadership course and has participated in the T-TRIPODS DIAMONDS program and Tisch Summer Scholars.

Alternates of the highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship will become finalists if additional funding becomes available. The Fulbright Scholarship allows students to act as cultural ambassadors and to embrace a global perspective as they enter their post-undergraduate years.