Student Focus: Jeromy Rech
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.”
Student Focus: Atticus Jaramillo
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.”
Student Focus: Michele Kelley
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.
Student Focus: Matthew Clayton
Inspired by students, Royster fellow Matthew Clayton works to improve social and mental health among teenagers.
Student Focus: Larisa Svirsky
Larisa Svirsky, doctoral student and poet, is one of 21 students to receive prestigious Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in 2018.
Student Focus: Lisa Bauer
Doctoral student merges computer science, love of language with research goal of improving quality of life