Amazon “Invent and Simplify” Scholarship

One of Amazon’s leadership principles is “Invent and Simplify”. In awarding the Amazon “Invent and Simplify” Scholarship, undergraduate and graduate students meeting the AIHF general scholarship criteria are eligible to apply.

A number of scholarships will be reserved for graduate students conducting or planning to conduct research or a capstone project that (1) is innovative in the field of industrial hygiene, occupational health, or a related field and (2) has the potential to provide direct impact (efficient, easy, or scalable) on the profession or the health of workers.


Current and Past Recipients

2025 - 2026

  • Ashley Castaneda Alvarez, Utah State University
  • Kiana Bonamin, University of British Columbia
  • Matthew Jeronimo, University of British Columbia
  • Matthew Klein, Purdue University
  • Emma Messenger, Brigham Young University
  • Elizabeth Stanley, Utah State University

2024 - 2025

  • Precious Diaz, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Molly Murphy, Colorado State University
  • Seunghyeon Yang, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Jisoo Yu, University of Minnesota

2023 - 2024

  • Laura Calvimontes Barrientos, Colorado State University
  • David Bolade, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Rucheng Fang, University of Utah
  • Pedro Flores Gallardo, University of Arizona
  • Ryan Hines, Johns Hopkins University
  • Subin Han, Purdue University
  • Emma Landskroner, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Chang Geun Lee, Purdue University
  • Jung Hyun Lee, Purdue University
  • Alexander Mendell, University of Toronto
  • Brie Megan McMahan, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Rachel Thompson, City University of New York
  • Seunghyeon Yang, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Mingze Zhu, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

2022 - 2023

  • David Bolade, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Travis Cribbs, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Runcheng Fang, University of Utah
  • Alexander Mendell, University of Toronto
  • Toluwanimi Oni, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Raquel Rickard, Tulane University
  • David Schutt, Colorado State University
  • Allison Wasley, Montana Technological University
  • Seunghyeon Yang, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Mingze Zhu, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

2021 - 2022

  • Rachel Daines, Utah State University
  • Cristina Gomez, University of Michigan
  • Alexander Mendell, The City University of New York (CUNY)
  • Cara O'Donnell, Montana Technological University
  • Toluwanimi Oni, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

2020 - 2021

  • Kelsey Strandberg, University of Iowa

2019 - 2020

  • Emilio Ronquillo, University of Michigan