Awards for Career Exploration Past Awardees

Nicholas Anderson

Ecology and Evolution

Preparation and registration for the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Remote Pilots Certification.

Kate Blackwell

Ecology and Evolution

Participation in Physalia’s “Assembly and Annotation of Genomes” that provided hands-on training in de novo genome assembly and annotation along with opportunities to network with leaders in the field who are using genetics for conservation policy.

Lyanne Delgado

Public Health

Completion of a communication leadership course.

Xueting Deng

Mechanical Engineering

Registration for Robotics Software Engineering online course in Udacity.

Justin Dollman

Political Science

Attendance at EAGxCDMX 2025, an Effective Altruism conference focused on artificial intelligence (AI) safety.

Hafza Girdap

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Attendance at the PJSA (Peace and Justice Studies Association) conference, forging critical alliances to advance gender and racial equity, justice, and lasting societal change.

Mayi Gnofam

Public Health

Registration for the US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights 2024 Gala, a professional event to network with other experts and activists dedicated to shaping the future of human rights.

Lichun He

Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Registration for Society of Actuaries (SOA) exam to expand career path in actuarial science.

Kamini Jain

Economics

Enrollment in a Coursera course on Python for Data Analytics.

Ming Suet (Isabelle) Kwan

Chemistry

Travel expenses to attend a pharmaceutical industry networking event.

Zhu Liang

Economics

Participation in the GitHub Certification Program, a comprehensive certification focused on coding proficiency and the application of general AI, tailored for Economics professionals and Data Science.

Kajol Patel

Sociology

Travel expenses to intern with the United Nations Operations and Crisis Centre’s Research & Liaison Unit at the Secretariat.

Brooke Peritore

Geosciences

Enrollment in the OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training course.

Mohammad Pourmatin

Technology, Policy, and Innovation

Tuition fees for the Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions program by MIT IDSS.

Mariella Quispe-Carbajal

Biochemistry

Participation in a hands-on Rosetta software workshop to expand computational skills.

Micaela Ribeiro

Chemistry

Participation in a continuing education program, "Formulating with Pigmented Emulsions," offered by Society Cosmetic Chemists to enhance knowledge of specialty ingredients in the cosmetic industry.