Student Accomplishments, Summer 2008
Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering Graduate Receives 2008 University Medal
Peter DeMuth (’08, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering, high honors in biochemistry, summa cum laude) was chosen to receive the 2008 University Medal, the highest academic honor bestowed on a graduate. DeMuth (pictured at right with Assoc.Dean Robert Infantino) was mentored by Dr. Philip DeShong (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and worked in his senior year as part of an interdisciplinary team developing nanoparticles that can be used to image and deliver drugs to certain kinds of cells, including cancer or bacterial cells. He is entering a PhD program in bioengineering at MIT this fall.
Read a profile of DeMuth on the Baltimore County Public Schools website >>
CLFS Students Recognized for Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Service
Undergraduate Awards |
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Fisch, Adam |
Spring 2008 Initiate to Omicron Delta Kappa |
Hubbard, Sarah |
Maryland Images Volunteer of the Year Award |
Izevbigie, Adesuwa |
Order of Omega Greek Leader of the Year |
Jacques, Jessica |
Resident Assistant of the Year Award, |
Khan, Sidrah |
Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award |
Kim, Sang |
Vera Cruz-Kochiyama Award |
Kohli, Anita |
Spring 2008 Initiate to Omicron Delta Kappa |
Shariff, Zain |
Camille K. Rajpat Memorial Award for Outstanding Member of the University Student Judiciary |
Graduate Student Awards |
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Anderson, William Ray |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
Coyle, Brian |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Craig, Laura |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
Edward O'Brien |
NSF postdoctoral fellowship for three years that he will use for study in Cambridge, England |
Fox, Rebecca |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Guo, Rong |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
He, Kaiwen |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
Hesed, Kyle |
Flagship Fellowship |
Heffer, Alison |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Ingaramo, Maria del Mar |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Lohnes, Karen |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Moore, Laura |
University of Maryland Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award |
Okunola, Oluyomi |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for 2008-2009 and the Mabel S. Spencer Award |
Pfeifer, Lisa |
Phi Delta Gamma Graduate Fellowship, Dr. Michael J. Pelczar Award for Excellence in Graduate Study |
Rockwell, Sarah |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Roy, Varnika |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Sharma, Shruti |
University of Maryland Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award |
Sianni, Jennifer |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
Smith, Jacqueline |
2008 Celebrating Excellence Outstanding Mentor Award for mentoring Chanel Outlee, a Charles H. Flowers high school student and participant in the STAND Internship Research Program (SIRP). |
Szczepaniec, Adrianna |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
Schneider, Katie |
Hockmeyer Fellowship |
Trunkely, Emily |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Wu, Jing |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Zattara, Eduardo |
Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship for summer 2008 |
Zhang, Wei |
Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship for one semester in 2008-2009 |
Millipede Named for BEES Student Who Discovered the Species
A newly described species of millipede was named after Katie Schneider, a PhD candidate in the Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics (BEES) program. Schneider discovered the Pseudotremia schneiderae millipede in Matts Black Cave, 3 miles north of Frankford, Greenbrier Co., West Virginia, on June 12, 2002. This newly discovered species is described in a recent paper Cave millipeds of the United States. VII. New species and records of the genus Pseudotremia Cope. I. Species from West Virginia, USA (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Cleidogonidae) by William Shear published in the journal Zootaxa.