The UK-based Gates Cambridge Trust has announced the initial members of the 2023 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars.

This year’s cohort of 23 “academically outstanding and socially committed” Americans were selected to pursue graduate studies at the University of Cambridge. They represent 24 universities across the United States and beyond, including the first Gates Cambridge Scholars from four institutions (Hunter College in New York, Towson University in Maryland, Hochschule RheinMain in Germany, and St. Olaf College in Minnesota). The class comprises 16 women and seven men whose research subjects range from how to create technology for screening, diagnosing, and tracking neuromuscular disease progression to investigating a greener way to perform industrial chemical separations to solar-driven desalination.

“Like their predecessors, they are both intellectually outstanding and demonstrate the kind of leadership qualities needed to tackle the complex global challenges we face today,” Gates Cambridge Trust provost Eilis Ferran said. “We know that these scholars—and those we announce in early April from other parts of the world—will flourish in the rich, international community at Cambridge and will go on to make a significant impact in their fields and to the wider global community.” 

For a complete list of the 2023 U.S. Gates Cambridge Scholars, see the Gates Cambridge Trust website. 

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