Chemistry Research Fellowships
The Kubota and Myhre Research Fellowships in Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at Harvey Mudd College has two research fellowships in Chemistry in honor of Mitsuru Kubota and Philip C. Myhre, emeriti professors of chemistry, in recognition of their dedicated service and significant contributions to Harvey Mudd College.
These Fellowships provide research support for chemistry, joint chemistry/biology, and chemistry/climate majors to conduct research on campus with a chemistry faculty member in the summer following their sophomore year, continuing through the junior academic year, and in the summer following their junior year. Summer stipends, academic-year wages, research expenses, and conference travel funds will be available. This year’s 2025-2026 Kubota Research Fellowship was awarded to Matthew Simpson ’27 in the lab of Professor Kavassalis.
To be eligible to apply for the next Myhre Research Fellowship in Chemistry, HMC chemistry majors, joint chemistry/biology majors, and joint chemistry/climate majors in the Class of 2028 should apply to the chemistry summer 2026 research program and express their interest in being considered for the Myhre Research Fellowship. Upon acceptance to the summer program, interested students will be asked to complete an application form and prepare a short research proposal in conjunction with their faculty research mentor. Finalists will participate in a brief interview, and the Myhre Research Fellow will be announced in the spring of 2026.
Questions should be directed to Professor Johnson (johnson@g.hmc.edu).
Kubota Fellow – Matthew Simpson ’27
Matthew Simpson is the recipient of the 2025-26 Kubota Fellowship in the lab of Professor Kavassalis.
| Award Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Matthew Simpson ’27/Kubota Fellow/Kavassalis Lab |
| 2024 | Jimmy Boyle ’26/Myhre Fellow/Van Ryswyk Lab |
| 2023 | Britney Baez ’25/Kubota Fellow/Brucks Lab |