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Drew Blauth BA ’23 Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Blauth is one of 417 students selected from a pool of more than 5,000 nationwide for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent award for undergraduates in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Summer Research, Direct Experience
The summer gives students the chance to devote their full attention to research while learning from and collaborating with professors.
Liz LeJeune BA ’22 Receives AAUW Senior Woman Recognition Award
Liz LeJeune BA ’22 is this year’s recipient of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Senior Woman Recognition Award, which honors outstanding scholarship as well as significant contributions to campus and community life.
2022 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks
Student-faculty collaborative research
2022 Project Descriptions for Rogers Program
Summer science research
First-gen student-athlete is UCLA bound
Jordan Gonzalez BA ’21 is this year’s winner of the Rena J. Ratte Award, Lewis & Clark’s highest academic honor. This fall, Gonzalez will begin a five-year PhD program in chemistry at the University of California at Los Angeles.
2021 Rogers Science Research Tuesday Talks
Student-faculty collaborative research
National Science Foundation Honors Two Alumni
Two recent Lewis & Clark alumni have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Three other L&C alumni have been given honorable mentions.
Prof. Nikolaus Loening publishes article in Protein Science
Faculty research
Mathematics and Chemistry Double Major Named Rhodes Finalist
Jordan Gonzalez BA ’21 advanced to the final round of interviews for the Rhodes Scholarship, widely regarded as the most prestigious international scholarship program in the world. The scholarship allows exceptional, leadership-driven students from around the world to pursue higher degrees at the University of Oxford. Gonzalez is the fourth Lewis & Clark student to be named a Rhodes finalist in the last five years.
Chemistry Professor Awarded $297,000 NSF Grant
Professor of Chemistry Nikolaus Loening was recently awarded a $297,000 research grant by the National Science Foundation to support studies related to the “molecular underpinnings of life.” Loening’s combined grant efforts have aided the college in purchasing a new 600 MHz NMR Spectrometer, built to study a wide range of chemical and biological processes.
Loening Secures NSF Research Support
Professor of Chemistry Nikolaus Loening was awarded a three-year National Science Foundation research grant for his project, RUI: Exploring the Structural Basis of Dynein Regulation
Pamplin Fellows announce 2020 Teacher of the Year
Pamplin Society of Fellows announce the 2020 Teacher of the Year
Two Students Awarded 2020 Goldwater Scholarships
Two undergraduate students have received the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship for excellence in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Students are recognized based on a commitment to intellectual intensity and dedication to future research.
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