NSF Fellowships honor outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Courtney Grimes’ (Ph.D. ’21, chemistry) experience in the Amgen Scholars Summer Program set her on a path toward atmospheric chemistry and charted the course for her current career.

Bonnie Dixon Receives Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Professional Track Faculty. Dixon was recognized for her impact in curriculum development, medical school application support and student mentorship.

The Gemstone Honors students are researching whether common varieties of mushrooms can prevent infections linked to medical implants.

The awards will enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

Team led by Leah Dodson and Emily Hockey (Ph.D. ’24, chemistry) discovered a way to produce and observe carbene, a super-reactive molecule that triggers the creation of simple sugars necessary for life.

Lawrence Sita, Danyon Fischbach (Ph.D. ’23, chemistry) and Charlotte Wentz (Ph.D. ’22, chemistry) developed a new method using specialized tools to modify a type of plastic called Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP).