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Morales-MojicaComputer ScienceComputer Science Student Awarded Two Conference Scholarships Vidushi AdlakhaPhysicsAdlakha, Physics Ph.D. Student, Earns AAUW Fellowship Jason TarkingtonBiology & BiochemistryBiology Ph.D. Student Selected as Walter Fitch Award Finalist Xifeng GaoComputer ScienceCS Alum Receives Tenure-Track Position Andrei GasicPhysicsProtein Dynamics: How Crowding Affects Functionality Paolo ParottoPhysicsThe Early Universe: Understanding Quark-Gluon Plasma Breyinn LoftinChemistryChemistry Graduate Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Maria MarquezChemistryOrganic Thin Films: Teflon-like Properties Sujina MaliBiology & BiochemistryLatent Tuberculosis Infections: A Major Public Health Challenge Samaneh KaramiBiology & BiochemistrySumoylation: Protein Modifications in Cancer Progression Mohamed HashimChemistryRecycling Anesthetics: Applications for Porous Molecular Crystals Erin FinleyChemistryLuminescent Materials: Learning to Glow Rachel ClarkEarth & Atmospheric SciencesUncovering Secrets of the Ocean Floor Ebrahim EslamiEarth & Atmospheric SciencesCalculating Impact of Wildfires on Human Health Pengfei DouComputer ScienceFacial Recognition Systems Wellington CabreraComputer ScienceKnowledge Discovery: Making Sense of Big Data Casandra MorrisPhysicsPhysics Graduate Student Spends Month at CERN Pengzhi ZhangPhysicsCalcium Signaling in Learning and Memory Amir SouriEarth & Atmospheric SciencesDetecting Long-Term Changes in Air Pollution from Space Khanh NguyenMathematicsMath Grad Student Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Israel PortilloPhysicsPh.D Student in Physics Wins Quark Matter 2017 Poster Contest Kyle WilliamsMathematicsMathematics Graduate Student Earns DOE Research Award 2017 IBA TeamEarth & Atmospheric SciencesGeoscience Student Team Wins Imperial Barrel Award World Championship Laura MontierBiology & BiochemistryTesting Epilepsy Treatments in Lab Cameron LoveBiology & BiochemistryThe Blood-Brain Barrier: Controlling Behavior Zhongzheng ‘Amy’ CaiChemistryGraduate Student Wins Axalta Scholarship Hanah NaChemistryHanah Na: On Path to Becoming Independent Researcher Shenelle Gomez & Luis Carlos CarvajalEarth & Atmospheric SciencesAward-Winning Student Research Posters at AAPG Andy KerekgyartoEarth & Atmospheric SciencesStudying Early Solar System Materials Jacob EzerskiPhysicsCalcium Signaling in Neurons
