We are excited to welcome our 2019 graduate cohort to campus!
This group of early career scientists is distinguished by their broad research experience and training, including summer REUs and participation in programs such as:
- National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM)
- Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
- McNair Scholars
- NIH Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD)
- NIH Post-Baccelaureate Research Education Program (PrEP)
- NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program
- Robert A. Welch Foundation Research Fellowshipa monetary award provided to support a student’s education...
- Rotary Club Scholarship
Almost every student in the cohort has been a peer instructor for chemistry courses and many completed an honors thesisa written work (long essay or multi-chapter document) descri.... Outside of the classroom, these scholars have pursued techniques relevant to chemistry via industryin STEM, used to refer to the field of work that applies sci... internships, training as a certified pharmacy technician, and beyond. They have conducted outreachsee “broader impacts”. Outreach might also refer to volu... in K-12 education, their universities, and the broader community.
In recognition of their academic and research excellence, our new graduate scholars received generous support from highly competitive Laney Graduate Schoola school that offers advanced degrees. Important! Some schoo... fellowships. The cohort includes:
- 7 Centennial Scholars
- 1 IMSD Fellow
- 2 Laney Scholars
- 2 Quayle New Student Awardees
- 5 Women in Science Scholars
- 3 Woodruff Scholars
Each of these students has their own story to tell and incredible potential to draw on Emory resources to forge an amazing scientific career.
Entering Class of 2019
Anna Blood
New College of Florida
Patrick Gross
College of Charleston
Kendra Ireland
Sam Houston State University
Noah Jaffe
Emory University
Ayanna Jones
Clark Atlanta University
Stacey Jones
Georgia State University
Christina Lester
East Tennessee State University
Kimberly Marroquin
University of West Georgia
Zakiria Mays
Georgia State University
Kirklin McWhorter
Auburn University
Yasir Naeem
Hunter College
Christian Sanchez
Pepperdine University
Gavin Smith
University of California, Santa Cruz
Sa Suo
Southern University of Science and Technology
Rachel Washington
Willamette University