Congratulations to STEM Graduate Research Assistant, Devarati Bhattacharya, for receiving the 2013-2014 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. The fellowship is intended to enable Ph.D. candidates of particular promise to devote full-time effort to the research and writing of their dissertation during the 2013-14 academic year. The fellowship includes a travel grant for Fellows invited to present work at a national or international conference. Fellows are also encouraged to attend monthly DDF seminars and the annual poster session.