Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Don't take it from me!

Any of you who have been reading this blog for a while know that many topics encourage students to not only study about science, but to go further and do science

Internship participant Jose Araujo from Cerrritos Community College works in the lab with USC Dornsife mentor Priscilla Antunez, a graduate student in the chemistry Ph.D. program and the recipient of an NSF graduate fellowship. Araujo's positive experiences during the internship inspired him to transfer to USC Dornsife where he is now majoring in chemistry. Photo by Richard Brutchey.

Jose Araujo from Cerritos Community College did just that.  He applied for a paid, eight-week Summer Research Internship in Solar Energy--a program offered by USC Dornsife professors Richard Brutchey, Stephen Bradforth and Mark Thompson.  Mentored by Priscilla Antunez, a National Science Foundation Fellow, Jose had an experience that transformed his career. 

Read his story and, like I said, "Don't take it from me!"

                                                             (Picture:  Jose Araujo and Priscilla Antunez in the lab.  Photo credit Richard Brutchey)

No comments:

Post a Comment