Congratulations to EE MS candidate Nicolo Zulaybar! He is a recipient of the David L. Boren Fellowship.

As a Boren Fellow, he will study Mandarin at the Inter-University Program for Chinese Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Through the fellowship, he intends to further improve his language skills by auditing Chinese lectures and getting involved with student organizations.

"It's an honor and privilege to receive this Boren Fellowship," Zulaybar said. "In this time of global challenges, it feels all the more urgent that people get involved with government to solve the problems facing their communities. I appreciate how Boren both supports my placement in federal service and prepares me for my role with cultural skills I can use to problem-solve with America's international partners. It complements my technical education in this way."

Zulaybar is from Los Angeles. He graduated from Stanford in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. As an undergraduate, he was a research associate in Assistant Professor of Chemistry Yan Xia's Polymer Chemistry Lab, as well as a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma professional fraternity.

Nicolo is one of five Stanford students who are the recipients of the 2020 Boren Awards. Two are graduate students, and will receive David L. Boren Fellowships and three are undergraduates who will receive David L. Boren Scholarships.

Congratulations to Nicolo and his Boren Awards colleagues!

Excerpted from "Five Stanford students receive 2020 Boren Awards," June 25, 2020