Three Students Earn Goldwater Scholarships Recognizing Rising Stars in the Sciences
Ron Downes Jr. and Luca Mostello
April 14, 2026
Three Rutgers students have been selected as Goldwater Scholars, a prestigious national honor for undergraduates who plan to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
This year’s honorees include Keshav Badri, a physics and mathematics major at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and two students at Rutgers-Camden: Amisha Rastogi, who is in an accelerated degree program to become a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Jacob Oblander, a biology major at forefront of cutting-edge biomedical research.
They are among 454 students nationwide named Goldwater Scholars this spring.
The announcement marks several milestones at Rutgers: It's the 21st consecutive year students from Rutgers-New Brunswick have been selected as Goldwater Scholars and the second year in a row two students were selected from Rutgers-Camden.
Reposted from Rutgers Today