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Carl Shirley (left) and Paul Chung (right) are each recipients of the 2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences. Shirley is a molecular and cell biology major. Chung is a computer sciences and data science major. Photo: Taylor Wolfram

University of WisconsinMadison juniors Yi Won (Paul) Chung and Carl Shirley have been named winners of2023 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering in the United States.

Both students intend to pursue careers in research Shirley to help patients overcome resistance to immunotherapy, Chung to make the world more cybersecure.

Goldwater Scholarships encourage and promote the next generation of scientific talent and are among the most prestigious awards in the country for undergraduates.

We are so proud of Paul and Carl and congratulate them on this honor, says Julie Stubbs, director of UWsOffice of Undergraduate Academic Awards. They are already making significant contributions to their fields with the support of faculty mentors committed to undergraduate research.

Each Goldwater Scholarship provides as much as $7,500 each year for as many as two years of undergraduate study. A total of 413 Goldwater Scholars were selected this year based on academic merit from a field of more than 5,000 applicants nationwide.

More about UWMadisons winners:

Congress established theBarry Goldwater Scholarship & Excellence in Education Foundationin 1986. Goldwater served in the U.S. Senate for over 30 years and challenged Lyndon B. Johnson for the presidency in 1964. A list of past winners from UWMadison can be foundhere.

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