March 28, 2025 – We are thrilled to announce that one of our lab members, Grace Gratton, has been named a Goldwater Scholar! Grace is a sophomore studying space physics and is one of two Goldwater Scholars selected from Embry-Riddle this year. The Goldwater Scholarship is one of the most prestigious undergraduate scholarships, recognizing excellence in STEM research. It is awarded to students who intend to pursue research careers and demonstrate exceptional dedication and passion for their work.
Grace joined the BID4R Lab during her freshman year and has been diligently researching consensus algorithms used in multi-agent systems. Her research focuses on how the synchronous hatching behavior of the South American River Turtle can be applied to consensus algorithms to increase their robustness against faulty agents. She recently presented her findings at the 2025 CSER Conference in Long Beach, California.
This summer, Grace will participate in an internship at the Air Force Research Laboratory. She looks forward to developing her research skills in an industrial setting and hopes this experience will help her achieve her goal of becoming a professor.
We are incredibly proud to see Grace’s hard work and research recognized at such a prestigious level, and we can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next!
Congratulations, Grace!
Two Embry-Riddle Undergraduates Named Goldwater Scholars
Two Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students have been awarded Goldwater scholarships, marking the first time the university has had multiple scholars in one year. Aerospace Physiology junior Natalie Brattain and Space Physics sophomore Grace Gratton were selected by the scholarship program, which aims to support college sophomores and juniors poised to become the next research leaders …
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