Learn about FAST (Future Advancers of Science and Technology) an outreach program to local schools lead by Saha Wu (2018 cohort), a Psychology graduate student at Stanford University. https://fast.stanford.edu/about/
2018 Scholar, Arya Okten, has published a book with her father called “Mathematical Investigations of Dr. O and Arya”. Watch a video of them discussing their book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACS-axkPe30.
Congratulations to 2017 Scholar, Katherine Morillo, for winning the 2022 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship.
https://molbio.princeton.edu/news/katherine-morillo-awarded-2022-hhmi-gilliam-fellowship
Dr. Bryan Goldsmith, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan and UCLA 2009 cohort member, shares his experiences about belonging in science:
Dr. Goldsmith is also leading a new project to improve fertilizer production and reduce CO2 emissions. Read a new article about this exciting project here: https://news.engin.umich.edu/2023/06/1-3m-to-improve-urea-fertilizer-production-and-reduce-co2-emissions/
Dr. Heather Derry-Vick joined the Center for Discovery and Innovation as a Research Faculty at Hackensack Meridian Health. Dr. Derry-Vick’s laboratory examines how stress and depression interact with health conditions such as cancer. See her lab site here: https://hmh-cdi.org/en/Research/Faculty/Heather-Derry-Vick
Our newest faculty member from the 2007 cohort! As of January 2023, Dr. Ni Feng is a new Assistant Professor of Biology at Wesleyan University studying the neurobiology, behavior and physiology of hibernation. Visit her lab site at: https://fengni.weebly.com
Congratulations to Palak Jariwala for receiving the Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)!
A former member of the Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP), Palak received the award for research titled: “Designing a Thermally Switchable Dielectric with a Metal-Organic Framework”. Palak plans to attend Columbia University to pursue a PhD in Materials Chemistry.
Congratulations to Lauren Tan for receiving the Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)!
A former member of the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP), Lauren received the award for research titled: “Understanding the Growth Mechanisms of Mercury Chalcogenide Nanoplatelet-Quantum Dot Heterostructures”. Lauren plans to attend Caltech to pursue a PhD in Physical Chemistry.
