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PDFSENEDIA Awards STEM Scholarships for 2010
This year, SENEDIA selected five deserving students who are currently matriculating in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) related field and expected to enter their 5th semester or later equivalent for the Fall 2010/Spring 2011 academic year. Each of the below have been awarded $500 scholarships to further their education.
Kevin T. Beck, University of Rhode Island
Kevin, a resident of Portsmouth, RI, and is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has been interested in computers and technology since he was a child, has a passion for video games and wants “hands-on” challenges. He likes physics and quantum mechanics and wave particle functions and wants to combine his knowledge of computers to further his work in these areas. He has been on the Dean’s List for three semesters and in the Honors Program. His extra-curricular activities include the URI HUZ Club, gaming and reading.
Bret R. Dion, University of Rhode Island
Bret is a resident of Tiverton, RI. He is pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. He has a strong interest in mathematics and technology and its application to ‘green’ programs and enjoys solving problems and designing new concepts. He particularly likes circuit design and computer programming and built his very own Mac. Bret is an Eagle Scout and volunteered with the Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans.
Erica L. Duncanson, University of Rhode Island
Erica is from Lunenburg, MA and is pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Mathematics. She has chosen a technology career path that has a strong potential to help others. She is interested in ‘everything biomedical’ and is using a research grant to look at the correlation of heart failure and its susceptibility to osteoporosis. She also has an interest in developing high tech prostheses to improve their quality and ease of use. She is a member of Tau Bets Pi, coaches an ASA softball team, is Co-Captain of the intramural softball team and participates in SMILE (Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement).
Megan A. Ferguson, University of Rhode Island
Megan is from Warwick, RI and is studying Marine Biology. She has loved science since elementary school and enjoys doing research and experiments. She is interested in further study in the area of invasive species and how they can be controlled. Growing up next to Narragansett Bay she wants to understand the impact humans have on the biology of the bay to help ensure it remains a viable resource for Rhode Island. She was on the Dean’s List for two semesters and participates in the URI Dance Company and the Ballroom Dance Club.
Ashley E. Whewell, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Ashley resides in New Bedford, MA and is studying Biology. She is amazed by the subject and finds the new discoveries with science and the idea of being able to research those discoveries exhilarating. She hopes to work in hospitals helping patients who may need nutritional help, such as individuals with diabetes. She has been on the Dean’s List twice, is working with a company that designs medical implants and enjoys reading books on ‘green’ issues.