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UTC chemistry alums Christine Rukeyser, left, and Bre-Anna Willis have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Photos by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two recent graduates of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Department of Chemistry and Physics have been awarded prestigious national fellowships.<\/p>\n

Christine Rukeyser, an Innovation in Honors student in the UTC Honors College who received a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry in December 2023, and Bre-Anna Willis, recipient of a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry in December 2022, have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)\u2014a highly competitive program that supports outstanding graduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.<\/p>\n

Rukeyser, mentored by UTC Assistant Professor of Chemistry Meredith Barbee, will begin a Ph.D. program at Northwestern University in the fall. She is currently a post-bachelor\u2019s research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.<\/p>\n

Willis was mentored by Associate Professor of Chemistry John Lee during her time as a UTC undergraduate. She is now a Ph.D. student and graduate teaching assistant at the University of Connecticut.<\/p>\n

According to its website, the purpose of the NSF GRFP is to help ensure the quality, vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NSF GRFP is supporting a new generation of engaged scientists who will make their mark on the world,\u201d said Dr. Trey Straussberger, director of the UTC Office of National Scholarships. \u201cFor UTC, which serves a wide range of students, to have two former students receiving the award in one year is an amazing accomplishment and reflects the strong and engaged mentorship that faculty\u2014in this case, the faculty in the chemistry department\u2014provide for our undergraduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you see the results pop up that you had two different students who won, it\u2019s just a moment of joy and elation. You know that this scholarship is going to change these students\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Christine Rukeyser<\/p><\/div>\n

During her time as a UTC undergraduate, Rukeyser was accepted into the Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink program, an international education experience under the Fulbright umbrella for U.S. students interested in traveling to Canada to undertake advanced research projects in their area of interest.<\/p>\n

When the Knoxville, Tennessee, native won the award in 2022, she was the first UTC student in recent years in the STEM field to receive a Fulbright internship.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristine consistently displayed a desire to take ownership of her work and showed persistence in solving research problems,\u201d Barbee said. \u201cHer self-motivation, organization and time management skills propelled her to success, and she aims to consistently improve her skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rukeyser completed her honors thesis in Barbee\u2019s lab on stress-sensing in epoxy adhesives.<\/p>\n

Following the honors thesis, Rukeyser completed an REU\u2014short for Research Experience for Undergraduates\u2014at Princeton University\u2019s Center for Complex Materials. Rukeyser worked in Professor Emily Davidson\u2019s lab, where her work focused on synthesizing degradable polymers.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon returning to UTC, she rejoined my research group and began working on her GRFP proposal,\u201d Barbee said. \u201cShe was motivated to build on her work at Princeton.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to continuing to be a mentor and eventual scientific colleague as she continues her career.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Bre-Anna

Bre-Anna Willis<\/p><\/div>\n

Willis, a native of Clarksville, Tennessee, is pursuing a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at the University of Connecticut\u2014where she is a member of the Ung Research Group.<\/p>\n

Lee called Willis an excellent experimental chemist and researcher with a highly inquisitive mind, outstanding laboratory technique and an \u201cappropriate personality for collaborative work.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe excelled in the laboratory component of the chemistry curriculum,\u201d Lee explained. \u201cLaboratory work comes to her naturally.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer laboratory work in a short amount of time at both UTC and at the University of Connecticut (summer 2022 REU) clearly demonstrated she can translate knowledge into action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lee said Willis shows a passion for learning and chemistry that \u201cis unquestionable,\u201d placing her in the \u201ctop 1%\u201d of the undergraduate researchers he has worked with since joining the UTC faculty in 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe potential, the drive to be great and the work ethic are all there,\u201d he said, \u201cand I have no doubt that she will continue to grow as a student and a professional during her graduate studies at UConn. Indeed, upon completion of the Advanced Inorganic Chemistry class and subsequently joining my research group, she said, \u2018I feel at home in this chemistry.\u2019 She took off from there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thrilled for Bre-Anna and this accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Recent graduates Christine Rukeyser, an Innovation in Honors student in the UTC Honors College who received a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry in December 2023, and Bre-Anna Willis, recipient of a bachelor\u2019s degree in chemistry in December 2022, have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program\u2014a highly competitive program that supports outstanding graduate students in STEM fields.<\/p>\n

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