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Microbiology Undergraduate Achievements

May 2012: Two members of the Microbiology Class of 2012, Tara Mahendrarajah and Christopher Roy, have been named 21st Century Leaders for their far-ranging achievements, initiative and social awareness. In 2011 Ms. Mahendrarajah was also awarded the Goldwater Scholarship for Excellence in Education. Mr. Roy helped form Bacteriotix which led to him and a team of researchers winning $30,000 in the Isenberg School of Management's Innovation Challenge.

Three microbiology majors were honored this year at the Alumni Association Awards Reception. Kewei Zhang ’12, and John Park’12, were awarded Senior Leadership Awards

their outstanding academic accomplishments, significant community service and undergraduate research. Molly Stevens ’13, was awarded the Field Alumni Scholarship awarded to outstanding undergraduates in their junior year.

The following Microbiology students were elected to Phi Beta Kappa: Kristina Boguslawski '12, Michael Boucher '13, Xenia Chepa-Lotrea '12, John Park '12 and Kewei Zhang '12.

James Holden Receives Grant from the Moore Foundation

May 2012: Dr. James Holden, Associate Professor of Microbiology, has received a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This three-year research award will focus on "Functional Dynamics, Interactions and Biogeochemical Impact of Chemolithoautotrophic Subseafloor Microbial Ecosystems at Axial Seamount, a Mid-Ocean Ridge Cabled Observatory."

Benjamin Waldman Named Goldwater Scholar

April 2012: Congraulations to Benjamin Waldman, '12, who was recently named a Goldwater Scholar. The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established in 1986 and honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater. The program is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Read more...

Faculty Members Receive Mellon Mutual Mentoring Grants

April 2012: Microbiology faculty members, Dr. Kristen DeAngelis and Dr. Yasu Morita, have each been awarded one-year grants through the Mellon Mutual Mentoring Micro Grant Program. Dr. DeAngelis' project is entitled "Broadening International Connections among Soil Microbial Ecologists. Dr. Yasu Morita's research will focus on "Development of Inter-Campus Tuberculosis Network."

UMass Microbiology Welcomes New Faculty

January 2012: UMass Microbiology welcomes Dr. Yasu Morita to its faculty as an Assistant Professor
effective January 22. Dr. Morita received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Melbourne and Osaka University.

September 2011: Dr. Kristen DeAngelis joined the Department of Microbiology as an Assistant Professor on September 1, 2011. Dr. DeAngelis received her Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley and prior to coming to UMass was a Seaborg Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. DeAngelis' research interest is molecular microbial ecology.

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