Congratulations to Computational Science students Alexander DeLise and Jacob Scalabrin!
Four Florida State University students have been awarded the 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a national honor recognizing outstanding sophomores and juniors pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering and mathematics.
The winners are Alexander DeLise, a junior from Tampa; Shiv Patel, a sophomore from Tallahassee; Sebastian Ruiz, a junior from West Palm Beach; and Jacob Scalabrin, a junior from Tampa.
It is the first time four FSU students have received the scholarship in the same year.
Alexander DeLise, a junior from Tampa, plans to pursue a doctoral degree in mathematical sciences with a concentration in artificial intelligence and machine learning. He aspires to develop interpretable model theory as a research scientist through open-source work at a frontier lab.
Jacob Scalabrin, a junior majoring in computational science, seeks to leverage computational techniques to deepen understanding of the relationship between Earth’s frozen water and global sea-level dynamics. After graduation, the Goldwater Scholar recipient will pursue a doctoral degree in geophysics with the goal of advancing both teaching and research in the field.
