Ojas Pradhan, a third-year undergraduate student majoring in chemical engineering and computer science, has been has been named a Goldwater Scholar. He also is in the honors program, and is pursuing a chemistry minor and mathematics minor.

He is among three students from Iowa institutions and 211 selected nationwide to receive the prestigious Goldwater Foundation Scholarship, established in 1986 in honor of Sen. Barry Goldwater to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.

Pradhan plans to pursue a doctorate in chemical engineering and conduct research in drug delivery in industry or academia.