Barry M. Goldwater Scholar
The department is very pleased to announce that Yakov Kronrod, class of 2002, a double major in Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences from Malvern, PA, has been named a 2001 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar.
Goldwater scholarships are awarded to sophomores or juniors who have records of outstanding academic performance, and demonstrated potential for and commitment to a career in research in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
Yakov Kronrod is one of 302 scholars selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,164 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by colleges and universities nationwide. The scholarship is awarded toward the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board. This is the second time that a WPI student has been named a Goldwater Scholar in the 12 year history of the program.