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Department of Energy Selects Two 51�Թ��� Biology Ph.D. Students for Prestigious Research Program

Two 51�Թ��� students, in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among 62 students from 50 different U.S. universities recently selected for funding by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Chelsea Smith, Jordyn Stoll, Dave Costello, Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ecology, climate change, Water, Research and Science, Department of Energy, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

A 4,000-Mile Journey Leads to “Sticky” Award-Winning Research for 51�Թ��� Graduate Student

Though she had an interest in science at an early age, Raissa Mendonca had no idea she would end up over 4,000 miles away from her hometown of Recife, Brazil studying and doing award-winning ecological research in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51�Թ��� in Kent, Ohio. She probably did not expect to be wearing a bug net over her head in Manitoba either.  Now, while pursuing her Ph.D. at 51�Թ���, Mendonca conducts research in Costello’s lab that focuses on ecotoxicology and biogeochemistry and how environmental disturbances affect aquatic communities and ecological processes. One of her recent projects resulted in her being first author on a peer-reviewed journal article and earned her a $5,000 award to continue pursuing her research.

Tags: Research & Science, Biological Sciences, Raissa Mendonca, Dave Costello, international, Graduate Studies, award, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute