Graduate Student Accomplishments
Lucien Nana Yobo
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geology Ph.D. Student Receives $20,000 GEM Fellowship
Fan Yang
Computer Science
UH Computer Science Skills Lead to Visa and Amazon Internships, Job
Lucas Karas
Chemistry
Ph.D. Student Makes Strides in Understanding Photostability of Molecules
Geethal Amila Gamage
Physics
Breakthroughs in Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity of Boron Arsenide Crystals
Claudia Bernier
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Student Awarded NASA STEM Fellowship
Shaymaa Bahnassy & Arvand Asghari
Biology & Biochemistry
Biology Grad Students Seek Answers to Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
Joanna Clark
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geology Ph.D. Student Awarded NASA Grant
2019 IBA Team
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
UH Geoscience Team Wins International Petroleum Exploration Competition
Kaoji Xu
Computer Science
Enabling Simulations: Hexahedral Mesh Generation
Xihong Xie
Chemistry
Visualizing Different Protein Forms in Cells
Noah Luecke
Biology & Biochemistry
Out on the Texas Plains: Understanding Grassland Ecology
Stephanie Suarez
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geology Graduate Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Jose Daniel Velazco-Garcia
Computer Science
Computer Science Graduate Student Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Ujwal Patil
Biology & Biochemistry
Grad Student Selected as MilliporeSigma Life Science Award Finalist
Ziping Ye
Physics
Physics Student Wins Best Graduate Student Presentation Award
Gustavo Aguilar
Computer Science
Computer Science Graduate Student Named Snap Research Fellow
Hannah Locke
Biology & Biochemistry
Above-Below Ground: Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Anthony Keyes
Chemistry
Peer Writing Group: Student-Led Success
Amirreza (Reza) Shirani
Computer Science
Computer Science Grad Student Wins Award at Major International Conference
Maya Reese
Biology & Biochemistry
Biology Student Awarded Tschinkel Ant Natural History Research Grant
Sudipta Kar
Computer Science
The Perfect Movie: Recommendations to Suit the Mood
Elizabeth Klovenski
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
UH Grad Student Earns NASA Fellowship for Climate Modeling
Shelby Johnston
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geology Graduate Student Awarded Mineralogical Society of America Grant
Miriam Gavriliuc
Biology & Biochemistry
Biochemistry Graduate Student Awarded Predoctoral Training Fellowship
Cristina M. Morales-Mojica
Computer Science
Computer Science Student Awarded Two Conference Scholarships
Vidushi Adlakha
Physics
Adlakha, Physics Ph.D. Student, Earns AAUW Fellowship
Jason Tarkington
Biology & Biochemistry
Biology Ph.D. Student Selected as Walter Fitch Award Finalist
Xifeng Gao
Computer Science
CS Alum Receives Tenure-Track Position
Andrei Gasic
Physics
Protein Dynamics: How Crowding Affects Functionality
Paolo Parotto
Physics
The Early Universe: Understanding Quark-Gluon Plasma
Breyinn Loftin
Chemistry
Chemistry Graduate Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Maria Marquez
Chemistry
Organic Thin Films: Teflon-like Properties
Sujina Mali
Biology & Biochemistry
Latent Tuberculosis Infections: A Major Public Health Challenge
Samaneh Karami
Biology & Biochemistry
Sumoylation: Protein Modifications in Cancer Progression
Mohamed Hashim
Chemistry
Recycling Anesthetics: Applications for Porous Molecular Crystals
Erin Finley
Chemistry
Luminescent Materials: Learning to Glow
Rachel Clark
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Uncovering Secrets of the Ocean Floor
Ebrahim Eslami
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Calculating Impact of Wildfires on Human Health
Pengfei Dou
Computer Science
Facial Recognition Systems
Wellington Cabrera
Computer Science
Knowledge Discovery: Making Sense of Big Data
Casandra Morris
Physics
Physics Graduate Student Spends Month at CERN
Pengzhi Zhang
Physics
Calcium Signaling in Learning and Memory
Amir Souri
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Detecting Long-Term Changes in Air Pollution from Space
Khanh Nguyen
Mathematics
Math Grad Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Israel Portillo
Physics
Ph.D Student in Physics Wins Quark Matter 2017 Poster Contest
Kyle Williams
Mathematics
Mathematics Graduate Student Earns DOE Research Award
2017 IBA Team
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geoscience Student Team Wins Imperial Barrel Award World Championship
Laura Montier
Biology & Biochemistry
Testing Epilepsy Treatments in Lab
Cameron Love
Biology & Biochemistry
The Blood-Brain Barrier: Controlling Behavior
Zhongzheng ‘Amy’ Cai
Chemistry
Graduate Student Wins Axalta Scholarship
Hanah Na
Chemistry
Hanah Na: On Path to Becoming Independent Researcher
Shenelle Gomez & Luis Carlos Carvajal
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Award-Winning Student Research Posters at AAPG
Andy Kerekgyarto
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Studying Early Solar System Materials
Jacob Ezerski
Physics
Calcium Signaling in Neurons