Two incoming students received $10,000 Graduate Dean’s Merit Scholarship

Incoming students Logan Moynagh (advisor: Vera Samburova) and Tianyu Zhu (advisor: Yeongkwon Son) received $10,000 Graduate Dean’s Merit Scholarship.

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Logan next to a sizable snowman in the woods & Tianyu on snowshoes in a sno-park above Lake Tahoe.

Two incoming students received $10,000 Graduate Dean’s Merit Scholarship

Incoming students Logan Moynagh (advisor: Vera Samburova) and Tianyu Zhu (advisor: Yeongkwon Son) received $10,000 Graduate Dean’s Merit Scholarship.

April 1, 2026
Logan next to a sizable snowman in the woods & Tianyu on snowshoes in a sno-park above Lake Tahoe.

Incoming ATMS students Logan Moynagh (advisor: Vera Samburova) and Tianyu Zhu (advisor: Yeongkwon Son) received the $10,000 Graduate Dean’s Merit Scholarship. Congratulations to both; welcome to our program!

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