<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/alum-earns-nsf-fellowship-underwater-volcano-research.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>07/06/2026</pubDate><title>Alum Earns NSF Fellowship for Underwater Volcano Research</title><excerpt>Westmont alumnus Michael Hemmett ’25 has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship to support his pioneering work in marine geology and geophysics.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image><img src="/_resources/images/ESS_Cohort.jpeg.webp" alt="Ess Cohort"/></image><caption/><description>Westmont alumnus Michael Hemmett ’25 has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship to support his pione...</description><tags><tag>westmont news</tag></tags></item>