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Chemistry is newest addition to Ph.D. fellowship program

By Cheryl Reed, Graduate School PULLMAN, Wash. – The chemistry department recently joined 11 other Washington State University units that are participants in the Ph.D. fellowship program of ARCS Foundation Seattle. Achievement Rewards for College Scientists helps give WSU a competitive edge in recruiting top graduate students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

Student works to boost renewable energy in Philippines

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – In Elmar Villota’s home country of the Philippines, as much as 15 percent of households do not have electricity. Villota, a doctoral student in biological systems engineering at Washington State University Tri-Cities, is motivated to close that gap with renewable energy.

Ph.D. student earns international prize for heat research

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Graduate student Brennan Pecha is one of four researchers from about 330 presenting posters to receive the international Frontier-Labs Young Scientist Award for significant contributions to analytical and applied pyrolysis.

Ph.D. student earns international scholars honor

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Graduate student Andy Scheef is one of 10 students selected internationally by the Council for Exceptional Children to join the eighth cohort of the Division for Research Doctoral Student Scholars. He will meet with other scholars and participate in the council conference in April.

Psychology inspires grad student

Graduate student Nichole Olson, right, proudly shows the V-DAY hand sign. PULLMAN – Fascinated by human behavior, graduate student Nichole Olson started reading about psychology in high school. “I naturally fall into the listening role in many of my interpersonal relationships,” Olson said, adding that this made it easier for her to work at a sexual assault […]