Ahmed Yousef
Doctoral Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“Ahmed is a hard-working PhD student with a positive attitude. He has demonstrated a genuine commitment to his research and graduate studies. I appreciate his endurance during the pandemic and staying on top of his work!”

By Maryam Naghibolhosseini

Corinne Brown
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“A shout out to Corinne Brown for her amazing work with undergraduate students! She has a collaborative and kind personality and has been supporting undergraduate students in their research over the past year. Corinne will be truly missed when she graduates.”

By Maryam Naghibolhosseini

Pat Bollinger
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Civil & Environmental Engineering

“Pat followed his advisor to MSU from a different graduate program, and immediately took on leadership roles within the College of Engineering. His experience and perspective helped him recognize opportunities for growth and ways to better support graduate students at MSU, and he took on leadership roles in building a culture of support within his unit and our College. The challenges of the pandemic forced Pat to adjust his academic goals, move, and accept a full time job in order to care for his family. Throughout this year of changes, he maintained a positive attitude and strong work ethic and will be defending his MS thesis this month!”

By Katy Colbry

Ankita Bhattacharya
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Talk about a person that goes well beyond what she needs to do. Ankita is wonderful to work with as she is professional and extremely thorough. I appreciate the fact that she is always on top of things. She works hard and makes it a point that anything I need to do for her is communicated to the tee. She is extremely dedicated to everything she does whether she is shipping out samples, working in the lab or placing order through me. ”

By Shelli Pfeifer

Krishnaa Venkatesan
Doctoral Student Packaging

“Despite joining our research team during the pandemic, Krishnaa has jumped in with both feet. He not only has a tremendous breadth of technical skills combined with a great attention to detail but also a fabulous work ethic. I am grateful that he is will to support our work and continue to move it forward and looking forward to a time when he can do so on a face to face basis. ”

By Laura Bix

Madhumitha Natarajan
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student School of Packaging

“Thank you for the great job you did, writing your thesis and defending successfully. All the best in your future endeavors.”

By Laurent Matuana

Tasha Williams
Doctoral Student Mechanical Engineering

“Tasha has been a leader within her department and our College since the beginning of her graduate program. She has a strong commitment to increasing access and diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and puts those values into action through dedicated recruiting efforts. For example, Tasha developed an outreach program for MSU undergraduates to encourage students from populations historically underrepresented in STEM to consider a graduate degree in Engineering.”

By Katy Colbry

Chia-Lun Yang
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Chia-Lun is planning on graduating summer semester. Her career goal is to become a nutrition scientist, delivering knowledge to the general public. We have no doubt that she will meet and exceed her expectations. Chia was/is a great addition to FSHN, always kind, always smiling and always helpful.”

By Marcia Hardaker

Kathleen Rhoades
Doctoral Student Horticulture

“I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate and admire your tenacity to power through the analyses to make sense of the tart cherry genome. Clearly “you’re going where no one has gone before”, and I’m glad I’m along for the ride. Thank you so much for all your efforts. ”

By Amy Iezzoni

Corey Gamache
Doctoral Student Mechanical Engineering

“This guy is the toughest person I know in ME. He survived teaching a lab class by himself in a pandemic which also taking classes and doing research. I would like to nominate this man for a Purple Heart. ”

Kayla Makela
Doctoral Student Computational Mathematics, Science & Engineering

“Kayla assumed a leadership role from the beginning, and led efforts within the CMSE department to build a strong graduate student organization. Kayla has made a particular effort to raise awareness and increase advocacy for issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), including compiling a website of information and resources. Despite the challenges of working and learning remotely during a pandemic, Kayla has demonstrated the resiliency and determination necessary to succeed in graduate school.”

By Katy Colbry

Abigail Schmid
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student German Program/Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages

“Huge thanks to Abigail Schmid for serving as Graduate Student Representative in the German Program this year. Thanks to Abigail's initiative, we held a successful virtual Alumni Career Event, which showcased the exciting and varied professional paths of our MA and PhD graduates. Stay tuned for a series of mini-podcasts based on this event, which Abigail will help produce. These will be available on the German Program's Instagram, which Abigail runs with creativity and enthusiasm. Abigail is completing her MA this spring, but she has left a lasting mark on the program. Vielen Dank, Abigail, und alles Gute! ”

By Lynn Wolff

Sihan Bu
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Sihan is such a kind person and always has a smile. She received her MS at MSU and is continuing on with her PhD. She has contributed to several different studies within the department and with a previous FSHN student at Wayne State University. ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Lucas Krusinski
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Lucas is in his second year and has maintained a 4.0 GPA. He is overseeing projects and training other student in techniques and completed work on two funded grants. He also presented his research findings at the annual meeting of the American Association of Animal Science, his abstract was published in their journal. FSHN is lucky to have Lucas as a Grad student.”

By Marcia Hardaker

Amanda Moser
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Master of Public Health Program

“Amanda came into the program the very day we needed to have a backup assistant, without hesitation, she took the initiative to assist faculty, students and staff in the program. Thank you Amanda, for reminding us to keep calm and carry on!”

By Lydia Merritt

Srishti LNU
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“From the time Srishti entered the MS program she has had a smile on her face. Almost everyday she would stop by my desk to just say Hi and have a short conversation. This is her last semester as she will be graduating, while I am so excited for her and her future, it is sad to see her go. ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Bethany Meadows
Doctoral Student Writing and Rhetoric

“In this past year, Bethany has done phenomenal work in and beyond the writing center. She has served as an excellent mentor to new consultants, practiced trauma-informed approaches to her work, and demonstrated an enduring commitment to dismantling sexual violence. It has been a pleasure to learn from Bethany this year, especially her commitment to community engagement.”

By Nick Sanders

Allison Boss
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Allison is a joy to be around. She has helped several years with our departments biggest event, always asking if she could do more. She has an extremely heavy course load and research demands, but has kept up with an outstanding academic record (3.94 GPA). In 2020 Allison was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student Award for our department. She will be truly missed when she graduates. ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Sihan Bu
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Sihan is a fantastic teaching assistant. She was instrumental in the process of converting a course from in-class to synchronous online, even though she had never assisted with the course prior. The course has a lot of "moving parts", and I was very impressed with her ability to adapt and provide input. Sihan completed every task bestowed upon her, and readily took the initiative when needed. Additionally, she has been a reference for me in using R for a course I am teaching this spring. I had never used R before, and I would often reach out to her inquiring about specific codes. ”

By Tyler Brian Becker

Ruby Mendoza
Doctoral Student Writing Rhetoric

“Ruby has done extraordinary work in this precarious year of doctoral study. Both in and beyond the writing center, Ruby work has built community in the department and developed programming with the LGBT resource center to disrupt heteronormativity. I am also so glad to learn from Ruby and their commitment communities. ”

By Nick Sanders

Teresa Panurach
Doctoral Student Physics and Astronomy

“Thank you, Teresa, for improving the lives of MSU students. Teresa runs a program mentoring Drew scholars who are also astrophysics majors, regularly checking in on them, running workshops, and facilitating research experiences. For many students, she has been a splash of support and joy during a lonely and sad pandemic. Thank you for your generosity and energy!”

By Laura Chomiuk

Valerie Kilders
Doctoral Student AFRE

“Valerie is an absolute delight to work with. She serves as the Social Chair for AFRE's Graduate Student Organization and has worked to hold the graduate students together during the challenges of the pandemic. A trivia lover, Valerie dressed up as the late, great Alex Trebek and hosted a faculty, staff, and graduate student Trivia Night earlier this year. On top of being a fun colleague, her research is outstanding. She recently won the 2021 Graduate Research Symposium Best Paper and Presentation Award for her work entitled "Is Animal Welfare Promoting Hornless Cattle: Assessing Consumer's Valuation for Milk from Gene-Edited Cows Under Different Information Regimes". Valerie it no surprise that she is a trivia enthusiast: she's one smart woman!”

By April Athnos

Nikhil Awasty
Doctoral Student Department of Management

“Nikhil is a great senior student that one can reach out to about one's doctoral life discussions. One may find people in professional spaces who can guide you about academic things. But to have a person who understands one's concerns and brings empathy in conversations is unique. Cheers to his spirit and supporting nature!”

Maddy Dubelko
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Horticulture

“Maddy did an awesome job of stepping in and taking ownership of our huge field project with MDOT IN Detroit. ”

By Bert Cregg

David Ford
Doctoral Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“David has demonstrated outstanding work ethics, discipline and endurance through the doctoral program. He has made lasting impact on several research projects, demonstrated excellence developing and solo-teaching 3 courses, while remaining scholarly productive and executing a successful dissertation project through the limitations imposed by the pandemic. He is the most wonderful human being, always ready to step out of his way to help others. Kudos!”

By Dimitar Deliyski

Diana Pacyga
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Diana, is a joy to have as a Graduate Student. She is always one of the first to offer to help in anyway. She is a student representative for the departments GAC. She helped in going through the Graduate Handbook page by page making corrections and updates. She continues to excel in her coursework and research, she is dependable and caring, I will personally miss her when she graduates.”

By Marcia Hardaker

Kate Shabet
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“Kate has served as an excellent role model and mentor to the undergraduate students in my lab. Specifically, she helped guide the students in completing the project and disseminating the work through poster presentations at the state level and MSU UURAF, and more recently helped the research team submit an abstract to a national professional conference. As a graduate student, the undergraduates on the project looked up to Kate, learned from her experience, and remained calm as deadlines approached.”

By Jeff Searl

Rick Jorgensen
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Rick, is one of the most delightful, enjoyable students to be around. He has continued to keep a 4.0 GPA, His first project was to establish a IgE-Western blot method for studying wheat allergenicity. He has presented at the AAI meeting. Is a co-author on an abstract, a co-author on 2 peer-reviewed papers, the list continues on. He is also the student representative for FSHN GAC, all this while being a TA for the fall and spring semesters. ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Camilla Monsalve
Doctoral Student Physics and Astronomy

“Life has been difficult for EVERYONE! Cami makes it a point to come to my zoom office hours every week to see how I am doing. While I make sure all 190+ Physics and Astronomy graduates are okay mentally, she makes sure I am okay too! Warms my heart in so many ways.”

By Kim Crosslan

Natasha Sloniker
Doctoral Student

“Natasha, Is the kind of student you are fortunate to have in your program. She is more than willing to help when needed. She has sat in on new student orientations to help with letting them know what to expect. Her research is in Food Safety which will benefit all of us. ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Michael Benson
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Department of Political Science

“For well over a year, Michael has contributed to my office’s work supporting an international scholarly and professional association that promotes the practice of community-engaged scholarship. His assignment has focused on reviewing current literature, discourse, and professional development activities across a growing and evolving interdisciplinary field and disseminating his findings over multiple communication channels. Michael has been instrumental in maintaining the association's role as a hub for current information throughout the pandemic, when face-to-face gatherings were not possible. On a personal note, he has been a thoughtful, reflective, and supportive collaborator throughout his tenure. I deeply appreciate his work and look forward to the many successes I know await him.”

By Burton Bargerstock

Danielle Zukowski
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“Danielle has shown her dedication to her education and clinical training in speech-language pathology by persevering through the challenges of gaining clinical experiences even in the midst of the pandemic AND by successfully pursuing completing her master's thesis project. Although this time has been stressful, Danielle has continued to encourage her fellow students toward their own successes. Danielle, the entire CSD department is proud of you and your many accomplishments. You're almost there -- congratulations on your excellent work!!”

By J Scott Yaruss

Jia Bin
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“Jia does not let adversity or challenge stand in her way. As an international student during an extremely troubling time, Jia has found a way to maintain her own smile and to bring a smile to everyone she meets. Her dedication is boundless: in addition to undertaking the rigors of a clinical master’s degree in speech-language pathology in her second language, Jia also has started numerous outreach initiatives to help people who stutter in China. Jia, the CSD department is proud of your accomplishments and grateful for the impact you have on the lives of people around the world!”

By J Scott Yaruss

Pavneet Banga
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Master of Public Health Program

“Pavneet knows what she wants, pursues her goals with vigor and grace, and inspires faculty, student and staff every day to do their best in any circumstance. Thank you Pavneet for putting everything first!”

By Lydia Merritt

Ankita Bhattacharya
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Ankita, is the true example of a graduate student. She started in the department as a Masters student and just recently transferred into the PhD program. Several semesters she has held the position as a TA for FSC 430, with the instructor giving her rave reviews. Ankita, is a kind student that always has a smile on her face. ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Rachael Weisbrod
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Master of Public Health Program

“Thank you Rachael for always going above and beyond with faculty, student, and staff requests! Faculty appreciate the initiative in guiding and teaching undergraduates, without having ever having to ask. In short, Rachael Rocks!”

By Lydia Merritt

Sara Grady
Doctoral Student Communication

“Sara has been an outstanding collaborator on an NIH R01 research proposal. She helped with budgeting, preparation of the many forms, and drafted and revised important and substantive text that contributed to the completion of the 100+ pages, all the while learning the NIH submission process and proposal writing style in real time. Most importantly were her contributions as a thought partner and researcher. Thanks Sara!”

By James W. Dearing

Adrián Castillo
Doctoral Student Communicative Sciences and Disorders

“Even though the circumstances of the past year have not allowed us to meet in person, Adrián has come to our program as an International Student, through a Fulbright from Chile, and persevered in making connections with other students & faculty and in sharing his optimism and ready smile with us all through zoom. He has also been instrumental in highlighting the many accomplishments of our current doctoral cohort and prior doctoral graduates by spearheading an effort to update doctoral representation on our website. We are grateful that you are here, Adrián - someday, I will get to meet you!!!”

By J Scott Yaruss

Aakanksha Melkani
Doctoral Student AFRE

“Aakanksha is an amazing peer: she is a skillful, thoughtful woman who is as much fun to work with as she is to eat a meal or chat with! Aakanksha helps address the concerns of graduate students in her role as AFRE Graduate Student Organization Vice President. Her research work focuses on understanding marketing decisions in Zambia and trade of agricultural inputs. Aakanksha really represents excellence in all its forms :)”

By April Athnos

Nicole Jess
Doctoral Student Counseling, Educational Psychology & Special Education

“Nicole has been an excellent research assistant at CSTAT for several years. She brings a wide range of statistical knowledge and skills to the job and her work has earned praise from more than one client. We give her a variety of projects involving measurement/psychometrics, survey data analysis, structural equation modeling, and more with full confidence that she will find good solutions to the statistical problems faced by our clients and research partners. We appreciate the valuable analytic support she has provided to a CSTAT sponsor by working on evaluations of the College of Osteopathic Medicine’s academic programs. ”

By Steven J. Pierce

Macy Pell
Doctoral Student Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

“Macy is an absolutely incredible person. She is an excellent scientist (who just passed her comprehensive exam -- woo hoo!) who selflessly shares her science and her time with others. Macy also holds leadership positions in MSU's local chapter of Graduate Women in Science and does fantastic work in advocating for women in STEM. I'm so lucky to call her one of my best friends here at MSU! ”

By Zoe Hansen

Amanda Koenig
Doctoral Student Genetics and Genome Sciences

“Amanda is a fifth year graduate student in my lab. Over this past, very difficult year, she has not only persevered in her rather challenging research but also managed to encourage, motivate and cheer up/on our undergraduates as well as her fellow graduate students in GGS.”

By Susanne Hoffmann-Benning

Jose Rodrigues
Dual-degree (DO/PhD) Student Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

“Jose is a force to be reckoned with. He is as ambitious as he is caring, and his incredible hard work has led to many successes throughout his time at MSU. Jose is pursuing a dual-degree (DO/PhD) and is nearing completion of his dissertation. On top of his commitment to the MSU community, Jose is also President of the American Physician Scientists Association, a national organization through which he has strongly advocated for physician-scientist trainees. He's an amazing scientist, soon-to-be doctor, and friend!”

By Zoe Hansen

Meagan Abel
Doctoral Student Criminal Justice

“Meagan Abel is a University Distinguished Fellow at MSU in the Department of Criminal Justice and focuses her research on public perceptions/reactions to extremist and mass-casualty violence in the US. Meagan is a fierce advocate for graduate student interests and rights, especially concerning sexual violence, mental health, and international students. She served the Council of Graduate Students as a representative, treasurer, and COGS President for two years (2019-21). She is a tireless advocate for graduate students and ensures concerns are heard by administration. She illuminates graduate issues and creates change, serving on Academic Governance and task force committees throughout MSU. She champions engagement opportunities and brings workshops, events, and connections to resources. ”

Karla Vasco
Doctoral Student Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

“Karla is the hardest worker I know. She is an magnificent scientist, and she shares her experience and expertise in the most gracious and supportive ways. I have learned an incredible amount while working with Karla, and I feel so fortunate to not only call her my lab-mate but also my friend. She is an amazing leader and will go on to do amazing things! ”

By Zoe Hansen

Gisele Souza Neuls
Doctoral Student Journalism

“On behalf of the Convergence team, I'd like to thank Gisele for her courage to start a Ph.D. program during such turbulent times. We acknowledge the many challenges she is facing as a student who started in the spring semester and is currently not living in the US. Despite these challenges, Gisele quickly became a critical member of our team, assisting with both research and project management. Gisele cares about journalism and has a deep connection with the communities impacted by the problem our research is trying to address. We look forward to meeting her in person very soon!”

By Rachel Mourao

Meagan Abel
Doctoral Student School of Criminal Justice

“Meagan is the epitome of a leader. As President of COGS, she has brought incredible grace, compassion, tenacity, and grit to her advocacy for graduate students. I so admire her ability to bring people together, to initiate meaningful and, at times, tough conversations, to share her voice in the face of disapproval, and to remain rooted in herself and her values. I feel so incredibly fortunate to have served under her leadership during my time at MSU, and I look forward to seeing what amazing things she will do as she continues on her path. ”

By Zoe Hansen

Cole McCutcheon
Doctoral Student Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

“Cole is an outstanding person. He exemplifies what it means to be a graduate student: incredibly hard working, determined, stubborn, unwilling to give up, and absolutely tenacious in tackling tough problems. Cole is also an excellent teacher and mentor; he approaches teaching situations with grace and care, ensuring that his students understand and synthesize the concepts at hand. I'm so glad that I get to work and laugh and teach with Cole.”

By Zoe Hansen

Deanne Kelleher
Doctoral Student Food Science and Human Nutrition

“Deanne is the example for any young person, she is a dedicated hard working student and Instructor. She passed her proposal defense in the Spring 2020. She was a senior author on education research that was accepted for presentation at the Food and Nutrition conference and Exhibition in Oct. 2017. She also completed an invited chapter for a book that will be used for teaching dietetic students in the near future. All this while also teaching courses three courses in the Dept. of FSHN ”

By Marcia Hardaker

Sarah Manski
Doctoral Student Statistics and Probability

“Sarah has helped us tremendously to successfully navigate the introductory classes in our department. She's extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and very encouraging. Her ability to work with students is amazing. During these unprecedented times, Sarah has been understanding, calm, and very helpful. She has provided valuable insight throughout the course, helped the ULAs, and supported me in successfully negotiating any challenges we faced during this phase. Apart from her role as a TA, she is involved in her own research, and actively works towards the betterment of our department. She is a role model for new graduate students and specially for the new TAs. Thank You, Sarah!!! ”

By Dola Pathak

Meiqi Liu
Doctoral Student Statistics and Probability

“Meiqi, a first year Ph.D. student, who has not yet even been able to come to the US and is working with us remotely, has done an outstanding job as a TA, particularly grading for STT 441 and STT 861. The students in those courses are fortunate that she is such a strong TA and so diligent in her work. And we as instructors are extremely grateful. In addition, for myself as a scholar, I am very grateful for Ms. LIU Meiqi's work in helping mentor the work of my team of undergraduate researchers, including helping them with their project, which she has been doing since the very start of her time as a Ph.D. student in STT last Fall. This is far above and beyond the call of duty. ”

By Frederi Viens

Elizabeth Sanchez
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Student Affairs Administration

“Elizabeth has been an active and insightful member of the Dean of Students, Assistant Vice President of Student Rights and Responsibilities search. This is in addition to her work with the current Dean of Students office at MSU adjudicating cases and her work with Career Services network. We appreciate her time, talent and input into this process!”

By Amy Martin

Zoe Hansen
Doctoral Student Microbiology & Molecular Genetics

“Zoe has been an active and thoughtful participant in the Dean of Students/Assistant Vice President for Student Rights and Responsibilities search. We appreciate her involvement in addition to her other work and engagements on campus! ”

By Amy Martin

Spencer Morgan
Master's (MS, MA, MFA, MPH, MSW) Student Student Affairs Administration

“Spencer served as the graduate coordinator for the MSU Community Engagement Scholars Program for the 2020-2021 academic year. He is a valuable member of the team in the Center for Community Engaged Learning. Spencer developed positive and sincere relationships with the undergraduate scholars, community partners, and colleagues in our center. His thoughtful planning and willingness to guide the program in a totally virtual format are impressive and appreciated. Spencer is creative, professional, kind, and an outstanding mentor. He facilitated and led professional development sessions for students and partners and has assisted in further developing our program assessment strategies. I am so thankful for his patience and perseverance through a challenging time in the lives of so many. He contributed greatly to our ability to offer this important program during a global pandemic. Thank you Spencer! Your contributions are appreciated and your impact on the lives of the scholars and partners will be lasting. I am confident that your future as a Student Affairs Professional is going to be amazing!”

By Renee C. Brown

Alyssa Harben
Doctoral Student Packaging

“Alyssa Harben has engaged opportunities across the mission (teaching, research and service) more deeply than any other student that I have had the privilege to mentor. She is critical player in our research, collecting and analyzing data as well as mentoring students and actively engaging community partners. She is an excellent teacher former FAST fellow, who has engaged in critical inquiry related to teaching and learning. All of this has led to the creation of new knowledge and new scientists. Her enthusiasm is as endless as her energy and it has been to my benefit to have known her.”

By Laura Bix

Sichao Wang
Doctoral Student Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT)

“Sichao is very engaged in helping MSU graduate students and scholars in their research at CSTAT. She is president of the student organization Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) that provides pro bono statistical consulting to local nonprofit, governmental, and community service organizations. Sichao has a wide range of interest in statistical topics and takes every opportunity to learn new skills through seminars and workshops. ”

By Marianne Huebner

Ian Hildebrandt
Doctoral Student Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

“Ian has gone above and beyond during this past year. As a senior doctoral student on our team, he took it upon himself to create tutorials, weekly research training sessions, and regular check-ins with our group of undergraduates last summer, in order to create positive remote research experiences and maintain professional connections for those undergraduates during the period when they could not be working in our laboratory. Additionally, he has very effectively assumed significant project management responsibilities in a multi-institutional project, which have been important in building collegial relationships in a new project partnership.”

By Bradley Marks

Sanket Jantre
Doctoral Student Center for Statistical Training and Consulting

“Sanket provides thorough and thoughtful advice on statistical methods for research projects at CSTAT. He is also a member for the student organization Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) that provides pro bono statistical consulting to local nonprofit, governmental, and community service organizations and was a team leader for a project in 2020 working on an interactive online tool designed for analyzing water pollution samples. Sanket was selected for a competitive internship position with the National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship program for summer 2021 to explore probabilistic deep learning methods at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Congratulations!”

By Marianne Huebner