60 NORTH CAROL NORTH CAROLINA InSeptember2017,INLannounceditsfirstgroupofgraduatefellows,twoofwhich,KonorFrick (pictured)andCaseyIcenhour,hailfromNorthCarolinaStateUniversity. AcollaborationbetweenINLanduniversities,INL’sGraduateFellowshipprogramisaimedat identifyingexceptionaltalentandofferingmentoringandfinancialsupporttostudentsbeginning orcurrentlyenrolledinPh.D.programs.Duringthefirstyearsoftheirdoctoralprograms,students spendtheirtimeattheiruniversitiescompletingcourseworkwhilecollaboratingwiththeirINL mentorandPh.D.advisertodeveloparesearchplan.Oncecourseworkiscompleted,graduate fellowsspendthelastyearsoftheirPh.D.programatINLconductingresearchasoutlinedintheir researchplan. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING USERS • • Core Physics, Inc. • • Duke University • • North Carolina State University (5) COMPETITIVE AWARDS Laboratory-DirectedResearchandDevelopment • • North Carolina State University (3) NuclearEnergyUniversityProgram • • R&D: North Carolina State University (4) • • IRP: North Carolina State University (2) NuclearScienceUserFacilities • • Electric Power Research Institute (3) • • North Carolina State University (3) • • GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy SUBCONTRACTS Subcontracts in North Carolina totaled $4.31M.