We would like to congratulate second year graduate student, Norman Frederick, for receiving an Honorable Mention for his 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship application. There were over 12,000 applications, and only 2,000 were selected for funding an additional 1,459 students were selected for Honorable Mention. The applications were reviewed by the NSF Merit Review Criteria of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. Congratulations again to Norm for receiving this nationally recognized academic achievement!