Melissa Gomes Awarded 2025-2026 Professor for the Future Fellowship!

  • by Jordan (JC) Crowley

Melissa Gomes, 5th year PhD candidate in our department has been awarded the prestigious PFTF Fellowship! 

Established in 1992, Professors for the Future (PFTF) is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service. The program is designed to prepare UC Davis doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for an increasingly competitive marketplace and a rapidly changing university environment.

In addition to receiving a $3,000 stipend, the PFTF fellows will have the opportunity to work on projects of their own design to enhance the graduate or postdoctoral experience and professional development of their colleagues. The projects will be presented at an end-of-year event, open to all interested members of the university. 

Congratulations, Melissa! This is yet another wonderful showcase of the excellence of our department's graduate students.