The award will allow him to attend a conference and see other students and professionals do research in chemistry. Drake was allowed to nominate four students for the Goldwater National Scholarship. Students are nominated by professors in pharmacy, physics, mathematics, natural sciences and physical sciences. Once they are nominated, they must fill out the necessary paperwork to be considered nationally for the scholarship. Fennell said about 300 students were nominated for it nationwide.
Students majoring in math or science are eligible to apply.
Fennell, who was the only Drake student to receive the Goldwater National Scholarship, competed against students from schools such as Harvard and Stanford University. This summer, because of an internship Fennell won, he will be researching at the University of Kansas. For 10 weeks, he will be working with an analytical chemist and helping with research projects. Out of 120 applicants for the internship, only 12 applicants were accepted. All 12 accepted applicants will be doing research at the University of Kansas, but they will each have different instructors to work with.