Student Spotlights | College of Science

2024 Convocation Student Speaker: Dua Azhar

Physics graduate Dua Azhar (BS'24) is selected as U Convocation's student speaker.

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May 1, 2024

Biologist Eron Powell: Student Commencement Speaker

Shaping students into people of excellence to make exceptional contributions to society.

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April 29, 2024

Humans of the U: Brenda Payan Medina

Discovering "what education looks like and what works for different people"

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April 26, 2024

Goldwater Scholars 2024

Two College of Science students receive the Goldwater Scholarship for 2024

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April 17, 2024

Biology Student Stories: Bailey Landis

The lab environment is “unequivocally amazing” say senior bio student Bailey Landis.

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April 3, 2024

Mining friends along the way

The real mining was the friends we made along the way.

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March 4, 2024

ACCESS: A Tale of Two Researchers

Full circle: A current ACCESS participant reconnects with an ACCESS alumna in the lab.

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February 15, 2024

ACCESS: Margaret Call

Finding your path in life is rarely as simple as a 90-minute coming-of-age movie.

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January 17, 2024

Humans of the U: Sadie Dunn

Humans of the U: Sadie Dunn, Atmospheric Sciences

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January 2, 2024

Humans of the U: Sam Hendry

Sam Hendry BS'23

May 19, 2023

Humans of the U: Katya Podkovyroff Lewis

Katya Podkovyroff Lewis BS'23

May 19, 2023

3 Numbers that Changed My Life

Math graduate Sahana Kargi shares her love of numbers at 2023 convocation ceremonies

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May 15, 2023

2023 Goldwater Scholars

4 College of Science Students receive the Goldwater Scholarship for 2023.

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April 7, 2023

Luke Reuschel

Nothing compares to when the pilot puts the jet into full throttle.

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February 24, 2023

Anna Tang

Mathematics is a key in our hands that is able to fit almost any lock in the world.

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February 14, 2023

Jessica Venegas

I’ve always wanted to go to the U because that’s where I was born.

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February 7, 2023

Ty Mellor

I think there is a ton of potential for research in aging and disease.

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November 15, 2022

Sage Blackburn

Meet the Department of Mathematics newest Academic Advisor.

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August 26, 2022

Tiffany Do: Undergrad Research Scholar

Tiffany Do named 2022 Undergraduate Research Scholar.

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July 17, 2022

Phi Beta Kappa

Muskan Walia Named Phi Beta Kappa Society Scholar.

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May 16, 2022

Fulbright Scholar

Rose Godfrey named 2022 Fulbright Scholar.

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May 10, 2022

Research Scholar

Tyler Ball has been named the 2022 College of Science Research Scholar.

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May 8, 2022

Outstanding Post-Doc

Amir Hosseini has received an Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow Award.

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May 2, 2022

NSF Fellowship

Kaitlin O'Dell awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF.

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April 20, 2022

NSF Fellowship

Samantha Linn awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF.

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April 19, 2022

Outstanding Undergraduate

Luis Rufino has received the College of Science Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.

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April 19, 2022

Student Researcher

Elijah Counterman wins a College of Science University Student Researchers Award.

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April 19, 2022

Goldwater Scholar

Alison Wang awarded a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2022-23.

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April 1, 2022

Savannah Romney

Savannah Romney is a double-major in biology and math at the University of Utah.

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March 30, 2022

Audrey Brown

One of the biggest things that helped me was connecting with my loved ones.

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March 25, 2022

Eliza Diggins

A sophomore working on a double major in applied mathematics and physics.

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March 16, 2022

Sarmishta Kannan

I learned to design investigations and lab protocols to test the hypothesis.

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February 23, 2022

Sahar Kanishka

Recipient of a 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award.

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April 30, 2021

2021 Churchill Scholar

Isaac Martin receives the U's sixth straight Churchill Scholarship.

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April 8, 2021

2021 Research Scholar

Karrin Tennant named 2021 College of Science Research Scholar.

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March 31, 2021

Josh Carroll

Veteran To Janitor To Physicist, Via YouTube.

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February 23, 2021

Vignesh Iyer

I always gravitated toward STEM subjects in elementary school.

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February 17, 2021

Kyle Kazemini

I chose mathematics because I had an exceptional math teacher in high school.

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February 10, 2021

Brennan Mahoney

A father's heart attack propels a biology major into pre-med.

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February 9, 2021

Sonia Sehgal

Sonia Sehgal awarded prestigious Beckman Scholarship.

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December 1, 2020

Women in Mathematics

Association for Women in Mathematics chapter receives scientific excellence award.

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November 10, 2020

Jordan Herman

Next time you’re stuck between a toucan and a pit viper.

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September 10, 2020

HIV Microscopy

Ipsita Saha is using electron microscopy to reveal the dynamic structure in HIV.

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July 20, 2020

2020 Research Scholar

Delaney Mosier receives top College of Science award.

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June 21, 2020

Dominique Pablito

Zuni, Navajo and Comanche, student majoring in chemistry and biology.

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May 18, 2020

2020 Churchill Scholar

Michael Xiao brings home the U's fifth straight Churchill Scholarship.

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April 22, 2020

Goldwater Winner

Isaac Martin awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

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April 13, 2020

Goldwater Winner

Lydia Fries awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

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April 4, 2020

Ana Rosas

Medicine is a family tradition for the Rosas.

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April 3, 2020

Alex Acuna

Bridging the knowledge gap with networks of people.

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March 20, 2020

Dalley Cutler

I want to see sensible climate policies and actions.

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March 20, 2020

Jessica Stanley

Jessica loves football and biology. In that order.

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March 19, 2020

Sahar Kanishka

A freshman perspective.

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March 18, 2020

Quaid Harding

From beekeeping to biology, Quaid Harding is looking for a buzz.

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August 25, 2019

Rachel Cantrell

Rachel Cantrell has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.

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August 8, 2019

2019 Churchill Scholar

Cameron Owen - Chemistry and physics major and student researcher.

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February 2, 2019

2018 Churchill Scholar

Scott Neville - Mathematics major and student researcher.

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June 3, 2018

2017 Churchill Scholar

Michael Zhao - Mathematics major and student researcher.

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February 28, 2017

2016 Churchill Scholar

Mackenzie Simper - Mathematics major and student researcher.

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June 3, 2016