"Alex is a creative researcher, who has shown dedication to developing both his research and teaching skills over his time at UI. He's focused not only on his own development, but also contributed to peer mentoring and infrastructure for the rest of the CLC. The Ballard and Seashore Fellowship will give Alex the freedom to focus on the last (and most significant) technical challenges of his dissertation, and the flexibility to find opportunities to continue his academic career."

- Prof. Garret Morris

PhD Advisor

About the Fall 2025 Graduate College Fellow

Fellow doctorate student Alex Hubers (CS - 5th year) received the Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship.

"I am very honored to receive the Ballard and Seashore fellowship, which will help me focus on the completion of my dissertation on mechanized row type theories. The fellowship grants me an opportunity to focus exclusively and without distraction on this important work."

- Alex Hubers
Advisor: Garret Morris

About the Fellowships

Ballard and Seashore Dissertation Fellowship
This fellowship program provides an opportunity for Ph.D. students to benefit from a final semester of protected and supported time to focus on completing their scholarly research activities and the writing of their dissertations.