In late March, the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship to 454 third- and fourth-year university students, including four third-year scholars from Caltech: Avni Bansal, Aarya Riasati, Evan Zhang, and Rayhan Zirvi. The scholarship provides each student with up to $7,500 to put toward the cost of tuition and expenses across their remaining years in the degree program. Colleges and universities can nominate up to four sophomores or juniors for the award each year; this year, all four of Caltech's nominees were selected for the award. "I'm thrilled but not surprised that all four of our nominees were selected as scholars this year," says Kristin Weyman, associate dean for undergraduate students, dean of first and second year students, and Caltech's campus representative for the Goldwater Scholarship. "Our newest Goldwater Scholars display a tremendous aptitude for research in STEM and a passion for research careers in their fields.…