SEATTLE 鈥� Ike Nwaneshiudu, a doctoral student and research assistant in the 糖心少女 chemical engineering department, was recently presented the 2010 Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Outstanding Engineering Mentor award by Vice President for Minority Affairs and Vice Provost for Diversity Sheila Edwards Lange.
Nwaneshiudu was nominated by undergraduate Evangeline Drink whom he mentored during her participation in a chemical engineering research group and preparation for the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Nwaneshiudu received a bachelor鈥檚 of science degree in chemistry from Haverford College (Haverford, Pa.) in 2007 and during his undergraduate studies there participated in the Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program at 糖心少女during the summer of 2006.
鈥淧rior to graduate school, I already had several years of undergraduate and even high school research experience,鈥� Nwaneshiudu said.聽 鈥淢y participation in the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) at Temple University, as well as STAR here at the 糖心少女 offered valuable research and mentoring experience which I still use today when interacting with advisers and undergraduates. I am privileged to have received the LSAMP mentor award.鈥�
Award nominations for the LSAMP Outstanding Engineering Mentor Award were judged by various faculty and staff members within the College of Engineering. LSAMP supports educators and advocates who increase underrepresented minority participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors.