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Postdocs and faculty honored with awards and grants

June 30, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Fourteen postdoctoral scholars and two principal investigators have been awarded for their contributions to the Iowa State community. Postdocs are eligible for the Postdoctoral Seed Grant, Postdoctoral Scholar Excellence Award for Teaching and Mentoring Students, and the Postdoctoral Scholar Research Excellence Award. Principal investigators are eligible for the Postdoctoral Mentoring ...

Mechanical Engineering student Hamidreza Zobeiri wins Zaffarano Prize

May 23, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Hamidreza Zobeiri, Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering, is the winner of the 2022 Zaffarano Prize for Graduate Student Research. Each spring semester, the Graduate College gives this honor to a graduate student with superior publishable research. Dr. Daniel Zaffarano, former Dean of the Iowa State Graduate College, believed that publishing ...

Spring graduate Anindya Bijoy Das receives Karas Award

May 18, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Shortly before defending his dissertation this past April, Dr. Anindya Bijoy Das learned he had been selected as a Karas Award winner for Outstanding Dissertation. Established by Dr. George Karas, who retired from his position as Associate Dean of the Graduate College in 1995, the Karas Award honors students with ...

Dr. Maria Alcívar-Zúñiga wins 2022 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation

May 11, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Maria Alcívar-Zúñiga, an alumna of Iowa State’s Human Development and Family Studies, is a winner of the 2022 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. Named for Dr. George Karas, retired former Associate Dean of the Graduate College, this accolade is given every year to honor students in rotating disciplines. Alcívar-ZúñigaAlcívar-Zúñiga, who ...

Crystal Roach receives fellowship for research on environmental stressors

December 06, 2021 - by Sarah Igram

Crystal Roach, a doctoral student in Iowa State’s Department of Animal Science, recently received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) predoctoral fellowship through the National Institutes of Health. The award allows Ms. Roach to expand her research into the field of reproductive toxicology examining the impacts of ...

Meet our 2021-22 3MT Finalists: Rachel Sorensen

October 26, 2021 - by Sarah Igram

Rachel Sorensen, in her fourth year of Iowa State's Ph.D. program in toxicology, will compete in the final round of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Oct. 28. Learn more below about Rachel and her 3MT presentation, titled "Possible Problems with Puny Plastic Particles." Rachel Sorensen  Q: What brought ...

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