Fourteen from Penn Arts & Sciences Receive Fulbrights for 2025-26 Academic Year

Fourteen students and alums affiliated with Penn Arts & Sciences have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2025-26 academic year. They include the following:

Anjalee Bhuyan, C’22, who earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations, to conduct research in Nepal on the health impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure among brick kiln workers.
 
Leo Biehl, C’25, who earned a bachelor’s degree in urban studies and political science with a minor in German, to study housing policy and reducing homelessness in Austria, where he will also teach English.
 
Emmie Chacker, C’25, who submatriculated to earn a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in biology, to study biology at the Berlin Institute of Health in Germany.
 
Claire Elliot, a doctoral student in the Department of Religious Studies, to research contemporary dreaming practices in Thailand.
 

Zane Grenoble, C’23, who graduated from Penn’s dual-degree Huntsman Program in the College of Arts & Sciences and Wharton, to work in Mexico while taking international business courses at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
 
Arielle Hardy, a doctoral candidate Art and Archaeology of the Mediterranean World Graduate Group, to study Hellenistic altars in Greece and Turkey.
 
Timothy Lie, C’25, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, to conduct research in Indonesia to study the role of mitochondrial DNA variants in dengue severity and investigate how dengue virus infection alters mitochondrial function.
 
Paul Lin, C’21, who earned a bachelor’s degree in earth science from the College, a master’s degree in computer science from the Penn Engineering, and a postgraduate degree in GIS and Spatial Analysis from Penn Design, to study in Korea the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for optimizing evacuation routes under crises scenarios.
 
Henry McDaniel, C’25, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian and East European studies and diplomatic history, to teach English in Moldova.

Aleena Parenti, C’25, who earned a bachelor’s degree in linguistics with a minor in Chinese language and culture, to teach English in Taiwan.
 
Elan Roth, C’25, who earned bachelor’s degree in mathematical logic with a minor in religious studies, to pursue mathematics research at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
 
Rajat Ramesh, C’24, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and history, to study, in India, how electronic health record systems can improve tuberculosis reporting and care delivery among rural populations.
 
Rachel Swym, C’22, who earned a bachelor’s degree in English with minors in environmental humanities and consumer psychology, to pursue a master’s of science and health communications degree in the United Kingdom.
 
Teresa Xie, C’22, who earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in cinema studies, to conduct a year-long journalism project in Berlin, examining how the 24-hour culture shapes marginalized communities.