Linus Hamilton, a first-year graduate student, and fourth-year undergraduate Ofer Grossman were among 12 to receive the Hertz Fellowship.
Hamilton, from College Park, Md., is pursuing his PhD in applied mathematics. His advisor is Ankur Moitra, who also had received a Hertz Fellowship.
Grossman, who will pursue his PhD in theoretical computer science, also co-won the 2015 SPUR (Summer Program in Undergraduate Research) Hartley Rogers Jr. Prize.