{"id":60321,"date":"2012-08-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uris-first-science-engineering-fellows-spend-summer-tackling-research-on-challenging-global-issues\/"},"modified":"2012-08-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T00:00:00","slug":"uris-first-science-engineering-fellows-spend-summer-tackling-research-on-challenging-global-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/08\/uris-first-science-engineering-fellows-spend-summer-tackling-research-on-challenging-global-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s first Science & Engineering Fellows spend summer tackling research on challenging global issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tStudents from under-represented groups gain skills to enter job market<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 August 28, 2012 \u2013 A new fellowship program at the 溏心vlog免费B站 is helping undergraduate students from under-represented populations prepare to enter the job market by providing them with hands-on experience seeking solutions to challenging, real-world problems.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe first nine Science & Engineering Fellows conducted research in collaboration with 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty and graduate students on such diverse topics as explosives detection, oil spill remediation, renewable energy management, and the suppression of epileptic seizures.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThe goal of this new fellowship program is to provide these students with interdisciplinary, experiential learning opportunities that will give them the skills and experience they need to succeed in a difficult job market,\u201d said Vanessa Venturini, extension educator at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Mallon Outreach Center. \u201cWe provided them with mentors and placed them in the middle of interesting projects, and the students dived right in and seemed to love the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tFollowing their summer fellowship, the students will enroll together this fall in a class designed to help them communicate the results of their research at scientific conferences and to the general public.<\/p>\n


\n\tRaul Chacon, an electrical engineering major from Central Falls, used the fellowship to explore career opportunities in his chosen field. While working on renewable energy and energy conservation projects, he especially enjoyed working as part of a team.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe were a mix of people from different majors \u2013 I was the only engineer \u2013 working toward the same goal. Everyone had a different perspective on every topic we discussed, and it really opened my mind,\u201d Chacon said.<\/p>\n


\n\tStephanie Kimura organized environmental education programs for youth groups in Providence. A resident of North Kingstown, she said that the fellowship \u201cgave me a sense of independence, which I loved. I was able to implement the ideas that I came up with, and my mentors allowed me to take part in the problem-solving process and valued my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAmandine Gatali, a native of Pretoria, South Africa, studied ways of using nanoparticles to help degrade oil from seawater. She applied for the fellowship to learn more about the field of environmental engineering.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cMy favorite part of the fellowship was the hands-on experience \u2013 being able to put my knowledge and research into practice and get some real results,\u201d she said. \u201cI also learned just how broad my major is and what kinds of opportunities are presented to you. Most important, I\u2019m happy to have gained a lot of knowledge that I\u2019ll be able to apply to classes I\u2019ll be taking at 溏心vlog免费B站 in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe other science and engineering fellows are: Akinkoutu Adebolarinwa of Pawtucket, Marcus Allen of Plainsboro, N.J., Bruno Bisola of Pawtucket, Nilse DosSantos of Providence, Tracy Waweru of Worcester, Mass., and Abayomi Yussuf of Cumberland.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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