Welsh wrote about his SES research as part of an application for the competitive Barry Goldwater Scholarshipa program for outstanding college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
"I dont think I would have gotten [the award] without the work I did at 做厙輦⑹ and all the support I received from Zoe," said Welsh.
"These two awards are so prestigious and the fact that two students, who came to the 做厙輦⑹ in separate programs, were awarded them in the same year is a real testament to the experience at the 做厙輦⑹," said Linda Hyman, Burroughs Wellcome Director of Education. "Students who come to the 做厙輦⑹ may change the trajectory of their careers."
Together, Brown and Welsh, are writing up their combined project with the goal of submitting the data for publication.
做厙輦⑹ provides hands-on research opportunities that are exciting in themselves and that also plug students into larger networks of motivated students and dedicated researchers, said Cardon. Both the REU program in summertime and the SES program in fall bring together students from many different universities and colleges, and the relationships they form with each other and with research mentors last a lifetime. Theres nothing like the full-immersion research experience. It can be a career path inspiration!
Both Welsh and Brown said the opportunity to be embedded with working scientists in a full-time research lab was one of his favorite parts of being at the 做厙輦⑹. I think having the exposure to everyone that works at 做厙輦⑹ and feeling what it is really like to be working in ecology and environmental science was probably my favorite partjust feeling like we were part of the Ecosystems Center, too.
Brown agreed. It really started my research career network, he said of his time at 做厙輦⑹. Its really awesome when you can organically meet and grow with the researchers just by being there and doing work.
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