University of Pennsylvania senior Lucy Chai of Acton, Massachusetts, was awarded the Churchill Scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation. The scholarship is awarded annually to American students to fund a year of master’s study in science, mathematics and engineering at Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. Ms. Chai will graduate in May with a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Penn’s School of Engineering & Applied Science.

Ms. Chai has conducted research on network neuroscience approaches to studying cognitive functions, focused on dynamic brain networks during language processing and cognitive development in youth.

She is a member of the Rachleff Scholars Program in Engineering.