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  <title><![CDATA[Academic Excellence On Display: Announcing Our Spring 2020 Student Scholarship Recipients]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>At the end of every school year, Georgia Tech&rsquo;s College of Sciences recognizes a handful of undergraduate scholars for their excellence in academic achievements. This spring, five students have been honored for their academic excellence. Please join us in congratulating and celebrating this year&#39;s undergraduate award recipients:<br />
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<h3><strong>Rachel Walter</strong></h3>

<p><em>Walter is the winner of the <a href="http://osfa.gatech.edu/robert-pierotti-memorial-scholarship"><strong>Robert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship</strong></a>.&nbsp;This award is presented to a top graduating senior in the College of Sciences. It is an endowment gift of the family and friends of former dean Robert Pierotti. </em></p>

<p>Walter, an Earth &amp; Atmospheric Sciences major, researches under the guidance of <a href="https://eas.gatech.edu/people/cobb-dr-kim">Professor Kim Cobb</a>. She is the summer 2019 winner of the Rutt Bridges Undergraduate Initiative Award. Her research on &ldquo;The influence of calibration method, interval, and resolution on Sr/Ca-SST slopes&rdquo; was presented at the <a href="http://pastglobalchanges.org/calendar/upcoming/127-pages/1722-13th-conf-paleocean-19">International Conference on Paleoceanography</a> in Sydney, Australia, in 2019.</p>

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<strong>Maxwell Conte</strong></h3>

<p><em>Conte is the winner of the </em><a href="http://osfa.gatech.edu/cynthia-bossart-and-james-efron-scholarship"><strong><em>Cynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship</em></strong></a><em>, presented to a top out-of-state junior in the College of Sciences. It is an endowment gift of Cynthia Bossart and James Efron.</em></p>

<p>Conte, from Bowling Green, KY, majors in chemistry and chemical &amp; biomolecular engineering. His research is under the guidance of <a href="https://chemistry.gatech.edu/faculty/Marder/">Professor Seth Marder</a>. Conte&rsquo;s nanoparticle research article with Professor Lee Yi appeared in the journal <a href="https://www.journals.elsevier.com/biosensors-and-bioelectronics"><em>Biosensors and Bioelectronics</em></a>, and in <em>S<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/sensors-and-actuators-b-chemical">ensors and Actuators B: Chemical,</a> </em>2019.&nbsp;In 2013, Conte appeared in an article in the Bowling Green&nbsp;Daily News as a local seventh-grader who was recognized for his ACT scores.</p>

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<strong>Berna Aliya</strong></h3>

<p><em>Aliya is the recipient of the <a href="http://osfa.gatech.edu/metha-phingbodhipakkiya-memorial-scholarship"><strong>Mehta Phingbodhipakkiya Undergraduate Memorial Scholarship</strong>,</a> presented to a top junior in the College of Sciences. It is an endowment gift of daughter Maranee Phing.</em></p>

<p>Aliya, a neuroscience major, studies with <a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/young-jang">Professor Young Jang</a> in the School of Biological Sciences. The research assesses the role of the muscle stem cell on mitochondrial biogenesis. She is a scholar in the <a href="https://centerforchemicalevolution.com">Center for Chemical Evolution.</a></p>

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<strong>Tsvetomira Peykova</strong></h3>

<p>Peykova is the winner of the <strong>Virginia C. and Herschel V. Clanton Jr. Scholarship</strong>, p<em>resented to a top pre-medical student in the College of Sciences. It is an endowment gift of Herschel V. Clanton</em></p>

<p>Peykova, a junior biology major, conducts research with <a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/young-jang">Professor Young Jang</a>. Her research examines SOD2 activity in muscle samples following critical limb ischemia. She does medical volunteer work at Grady Memorial and Emory University Hospitals.</p>

<h3><br />
<strong>Collin Spencer</strong></h3>

<p><em>Spencer is the recipient of the 2020</em><strong> <em>Roger M. Wartell and Stephen E. Brossette Award</em>, </strong><em>presented to a student who researches at the intersection of physics, mathematics, and biological sciences. </em><em>It is an endowment gift of Stephen Brossette.</em></p>

<p>Spencer, a major in the School of Biological Sciences, researches with <a href="https://biosciences.gatech.edu/people/gregory-gibson">Professor Greg Gibson.</a> His studies involve developing new machine learning methods for single cell RNA-seq data to characterize cell type heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorder.&nbsp;He served as director and research consortium chair for the February 2019 <a href="http://mentalhealthconference.gatech.edu">Intercollegiate Mental Health Conference</a> at Georgia Tech. He is also the founder of the <a href="https://sga.gatech.edu/jac/">Georgia Tech&nbsp;Mental Health Joint Allocations Committee</a>.</p>
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