Discover some of 91´«Ã½'s outstanding graduates
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Ethan Coleman graduates this winter with two degrees and three undergraduate awards: the Research Award, Academic Engagement Award, and Outstanding Undergraduate of the College. Those recognitions reflect his work as a teaching assistant for six classes, his strong academic performance—including three graduate-level classes—and his research, where he served as first author on two papers stemming from his undergraduate thesis.
ÌýÌýPhDBioEngr'25
After defending his dissertation in late July, Bruce Kirkpatrick graduates this winter with the College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Dissertation Award. His research focuses on developing jello-like polymeric materials called hydrogels. These advances will create more lifelike environments for studying biology and developing future medical therapies.
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Anika Mathur graduates this winter with the 2025 Community Impact Award from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Mathur has served as treasurer for the Society of Women Engineers and Engineers Without Borders during her time at 91´«Ã½. Anika's impact with other student organizations supported by the Campos Student Center has spread positive ripples for their leadership boards.
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Caroline Mumm graduates this winter with the CEAS Global Engagement Award. Mumm represented the department during a summer abroad program at Freie Universität Berlin International Summer University (FUBis). She returned with a deeper understanding of the diverse challenges and innovations in sustainable building worldwide.
ÌýÌýEngl, MCDBio'25
Olivia Nielly graduates this winter with two degrees and a 4.0 GPA after completing a groundbreaking honors thesis investigating how a small part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens helps animals form close social bonds. Beyond her thesis, Olivia has co-authored a manuscript in Nature Communications and contributed to another in progress, an uncommon achievement for an undergraduate.Ìý
ÌýÌýEngrPhys'25
Hero Trent graduates this winter after completing an undergraduate research project with Professor Scott Diddams which gave her hands on experience with lasers, fiber optics, electronics, control systems and measuring phase fluctuations. She was a member of the Quantum Scholars program for her last three semesters where she made valuable connections with leaders in the quantum field and industry.
ÌýÌýPhys'25
Ruijian Wang graduates this winter with the Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award from the Department of Physics, in recognition of his outstanding research project. He pursued quantum metrology research in Professor Scott Diddams' lab and earned a summa cum laude designation from the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
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