Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships are awarded to proven, outstanding students who have shown research excellence in either applied or basic sciences.

The 2025 winners of the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship are:

• Siyuan Feng – Genetics, Genetics Ph.D.
• Rohith Rajasekaran – Biochemistry, Integrated Program in Biochemistry Ph.D.

The winner for the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship is:

• Emma Terris – Entomology, Entomology Ph.D.