Eight students received President’s Fellowship for Summer Research Awards for 2013. The fellowship is a mentorship program that allows students to participate in research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The awards are given to promising students whom faculty members believe possess the ability to handle challenging, real-world research workloads during the summer months. Awards were presented to the following students and their faculty mentors:
• Paul Pearson and his faculty mentor Argyrios Varonides, Ph.D., professor of physics and engineering
• Alex Barbolish and faculty mentor Kathryn Meier, Ph.D., former assistant professor of history
• Scott Holdren and faculty mentor David Rusak, Ph.D., professor of analytical chemistry
• Emily Harasym and faculty mentor George Gomez, Ph.D., associate professor of biology
• Dustin Frisbie and faculty mentor Declan Mulhall, Ph.D., associate professor of physics
• Martha Triano and faculty mentor Jessica Nolan, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology
• Michael Sayad and faculty mentor John Deak, Ph.D., associate professor of physical chemistry
• Stephen Gadomski and faculty mentor Paul Cutrufello, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science & Sport
