Garrett McGrady

Garrett McGrady has earned a 2019 Goldwater Scholarship. The award goes to U.S. sophomores and juniors pursuing research careers in math, science and engineering. The $7,500 per year scholarship helps cover education-related costs. McGrady plans to earn a doctoral degree in electrical engineering. He has been conducting research on microfabrication techniques in UofL’s Micro/Nano Technology Center cleanroom. He also completed a cooperative education program at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in 2018.

Collegiate experience

• Areas of Study:

  • Expects to graduate in 2020 from the J. B. Speed School of Engineering with degrees in computer and electrical engineering.

• Additional Awards:

  • Grawemeyer Scholar

Hometown information

• Hometown:

  Louisville, Kentucky

• High school:

  duPont Manual High School