{"id":175,"date":"2021-03-23T13:35:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/urace\/?p=175"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:35:29","slug":"utc-alumnus-to-receive-a-2021-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/urace\/2021\/03\/23\/utc-alumnus-to-receive-a-2021-national-science-foundation-graduate-research-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC Alumnus to receive a 2021 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Congratulations to UTC Alumnus Thomas Wiegand!<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #073e6b\">Thomas has\u00a0<\/span> been selected to receive a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF).\u00a0As an undergraduate student, Thomas participated in undergraduate research under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Boyd. Thomas was one of two students to represent UTC (for the first time) at the World Conference on Undergraduate Research in 2019. Thomas also presented his research at numerous national and regional conferences during his time at UTC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Congratulations Thomas. Keep up the good work in graduate school!<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to UTC Alumnus Thomas Wiegand! Thomas has\u00a0 been selected to receive a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF).\u00a0As an undergraduate student, Thomas participated in undergraduate research under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Boyd. 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