2010 Fulbright Graduate Award recipient Lucy Stewart (above) has been awarded a Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to study microbial diversity at Kermadec Arc volcanic sites, working at GNS Science. These prestigious fellowships aim to develop New Zealand’s scientific capability by supporting early-career scientists for two years.
Dr. Stewart received her Fulbright award to attend the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she completed a PhD in microbiology studying hydrothermal vents in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.