University of Texas at Arlington

UT Arlington student wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Mon, Mar 31, 2014 21:32 CET

A UT Arlington undergraduate who found her passion studying microorganisms and their role in ecology has been awarded the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship. Jessica Dawn Stevens, a junior majoring in microbiology and biology, is among just 11 students in Texas named as Goldwater Scholars for the 2014-2015 academic year. Another student in the UT Arlington College of Science, Emmanuel Fordjour, was recognized as an honorable mention in this year’s competition. Stevens is UT Arlington’s third Goldwater Scholar since 2012. “The Goldwater Scholars program is well known for

UT Arlington junior engineering student named Goldwater Scholar

Mon, Apr 02, 2012 21:47 CET

Erica Castillo, a junior in the College of Engineering, has been named The University of Texas at Arlington’s first Goldwater Scholar. Castillo is a first-generation college student from The Academy of Irving ISD is enrolled in the Honors College. She is earning a double major in aerospace engineering and physics, with a minor in mechanical engineering. Castillo said she plans to research biomechanics as part of being named a Goldwater Scholar. “That’s always interested me,” Castillo said. “The body is a complex system and I enjoy the biomechanics perspective of it because it

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UT Arlington student wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

UT Arlington junior engineering student named Goldwater Scholar

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