Graduate Student Accomplishments

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Emily Whisenant, Margaret Streeter & Si Chen
Biology & Biochemistry
NSM Biology & Biochemistry Graduate Students Awarded Fellowships for Research Excellence

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Lorissa Saiz, Gustavo Valdivia & Pablo Lopez-Duque
Biology & Biochemistry, Physics
Three NSM Doctoral Students Receive the Lydia Mendoza Fellowship

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Galina Aglyamova
Biology & Biochemistry
How Do Poison Frogs Get their Colorful Skins?


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Caleb Broodo
Physics
Seeking Answers about the State of Matter

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Xin Shi
Physics
Xin Shi Receives Goldsmid Award for Excellence in Research in Thermoelectrics by a Graduate Student

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2024 IBA Team
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
UH Team Wins Third Place at the Imperial Barrel Award Global Finals on May 31

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Larkin Spires
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geophysics Ph.D. Student’s Research is a Game Changer for Oil and Gas Exploration

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Kacie Waiters
Biology & Biochemistry
Kacie Waiters, Biochemistry Ph.D. Student, Receives Susan G. Komen ASPIRE Award

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Anthony Wood
Physics
Physics Ph.D. Student Earns Department of Energy Fellowship at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

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Ali Raza
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
International Summer School in Brazil Gives Ali Raza Rare Research Opportunity

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Otto Gadea
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Finding Critical Minerals Could Get Easier with UH Geological Research Team’s Discovery

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Uchenna Ubeh
Physics
Physics Graduate Student Uses Fellowship to Explore the Future of Technology Through Magnets

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Hadi Zanganeh Kia
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Team Studies Outdoor Air Movement and the Effects on Spread of Respiratory Diseases

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Alireza Ansaripour
Computer Science
Researchers Develop Safety Monitoring System for Construction Sites

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Brenda Zarazúa-Osorio
Biology & Biochemistry
Biology Graduate Student Explores Cell Differentiation Mechanisms that Could Lead to Improved Disease Treatments

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Ashfia Khan & Tianyi Zhou
Biology & Biochemistry
UH Graduate Students Push for New Answers into Cancer Causes and Treatments

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Masoud Ghahremanloo
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
UH Doctoral Student Helps Create Improved AI Method for Measuring Surface Nitrogen Dioxide Levels

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Pablo Lopez-Duque
Physics
Physics Student Earns Graduate Fellowship from UH Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies

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Dylan Domel-White
Mathematics
Converting Qubits to Bits: Quantum to Classical Information

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Chamini Pathiraja
Physics
Physics Ph.D. Student Awarded Fellowship at Berkeley Lab

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Ozzy Tirmizi
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Graduate Student Awarded Department of Defense Scholarship, Internship and Guaranteed Employment

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Cristina Morales-Mojica
Computer Science
Doctoral Student Lands Second Internship with NASA

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Ritwika Biswas
Biology & Biochemistry
Biology and Biochemistry Graduate Student Wins UH Three Minute Thesis Competition

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Shruti Hariyani
Chemistry
Hariyani: A Shining Star at UH’s Chemistry Department

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Meagan Carney
Mathematics
Predicting the Unpredictable: Chaotic Dynamical Systems

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Scott Clark
Biology & Biochemistry
Inside NSM: Rooftop Greenhouse

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Tabitha Lee
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric Science Doctoral Student Awarded NASA Future Investigators Grant


Fernando Flor
Physics
Fulbright, NSF Awards Physics Ph.D.

Nikolaos Mitsakos
Mathematics
Applications for Mathematics: Image Analysis

Muhammad Naeem Akram
Computer Science
Ph.D. Computer Science Student Awarded DAAD RISE Professional Scholarship

Jordan Johnson
Biology & Biochemistry
Ph.D. Student Receives Molecular Biophysics Predoctoral Training Fellowship

Madeline Statkewicz
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Student Wraps Up Internship with NOAA

Alejandro Ramirez
Physics
NSF Awards Physics Ph.D. Student Graduate Research Fellowship

Stephanie Araiza
Chemistry
Chemistry Student Awarded NSF Grant to Explore Large Crystal Growth

Mohammad Rajiur Rahman
Computer Science
A Desire to Teach and Help: Computer Science Student Undertakes Video Project

Kayla Bicol & Duong Nguyen
Mathematics
Two Math Graduate Students Organize the Texas Women in Mathematics Symposium

Jamie Stafford
Physics
Researching the Smallest Properties of Nuclear Particles

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