The public is invited to attend the annual event, in which 10 students present their research in just three minutes; the campus winner will compete in the March 2020 regionals.
Jeromy Rech, a doctoral student in chemistry, teaches at Durham Technical Community College, conducts research on solar panels, and leads outreach to help other graduate students: “I try to find every opportunity to continue to grow in my ability to teach and help others succeed.”
UNC-Chapel Hill doctoral student Susanna L. Harris has been selected to serve on the advisory committee of experts and graduate education leaders.
Atticus Jaramillo, a Ford Foundation Predoctoral fellow, works to help undergraduate students prepare for graduate school. He says this allows him to “pay forward the advantages I have been fortunate enough to receive.”
Annegret Fauser, the Harold J. Glass USAF Faculty Mentor/Graduate Fellow Distinguished Term Professor, selected Li for the fellowship.
Michele Kelley, who has both a Royster Fellowship and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, is pursuing innovative research and also seeking ways to encourage others to pursue science.
In this short video, The Graduate School highlights one such recent effort: “Popular Narratives and the Experience of War: A Veterans’ Public Forum and Writing Workshop.”
The third annual conference, from May 28 to 31, features the theme of borders.
Doctoral student in mathematics is commended for excellence in service, in research and in teaching. “She is excelling in all aspects of academic life,” her nominator said.
Graduate student Matthew Clayton works with College of Arts & Sciences professor Mitch Prinstein to uncover the factors that influence adolescent mental health.