The Krell Institute announced that Carmeline Dsilva of North Wales, has been awarded a Computational Science Graduate Fellowship from the Department of Energy. Dsilva, a 2006 graduate of North Penn High School, will pursue a doctoral degree in the field of chemical engineering at Princeton University beginning in the fall.

The Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) is a highly competitive program funded by the Office of Science and Office of Defense Programs. Initiated by the Office of Science and first awarded in 1991, this fellowship has supported more than 250 students at over 50 universities. Fellowships are granted annually and fund the education of doctoral students whose course of study focuses on the use of high-performance computers to solve complex problems in science and engineering.