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FIRST YEAR PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: REALYN STRATTON
NEWSLETTER DATE
The Orbiter McNair Scho lars Pro gram, Uni versi ty of New Hamp shi re Vo lume 21 : I ssue 1 Summer/Fal l 201 3
Inside this Issue
2013 McNair Scholars 1
Grad School Visits 2
Presentations/Pre McNair 3
Spotlight 4
Upcoming Events 5
WELCOME 2013 MCNAIR SCHOLARS !
2013/14 McNair Scholars (from left): Erica Brasley. Tim Vorachak, Ann Steeves, Adrienne Hill, Allen Ma, Amber Craft,
Joel Ford, Cayla Compton, Joe Tumber-Davila, Stephanie Parisi, Mitchell Gates, Olivia Jobin, Herbie Smith
The McNair 2013 Summer Research Program took place in the months of June and July, where thirteen new scholars
spent an intensive 8 weeks conducting their research, taking classes on presenting research, preparing for graduate
school, and preparing for the Graduate Record Exam.
We would like to welcome our 2013/2014 Cohort, and thank their faculty mentors!
Student Major Mentor
Erica Brasley Neuroscience Robert Mair
Cayla Compton Wildlife Conservation Paul Tsang
Amber Craft Athletic Training Ron Croce
Joel Ford Chemical Engineering Jillian Goldfarb/Russell Carr
Mitchell Gates Philosophy/Linguistics Kevin Healey
Adrienne Hill Civil Engineering Majid Ghayoomi
Olivia Jobin Environmental Engineering Nancy Kinner
Allen Ma Mechanical Engineering Chris White
Stephanie Parisi Med/Vet Science David Townson
Herbie Smith Physics Per Berglund
Ann Steeves Public Health/Ecogastronomy Robert McGrath
Shersingh Tumber-Davila Environmental Conservation Andrew Ouimette
Tim Vorachak Philosophy Willem deVries
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SUMMER ‘13 GRADU ATE SCHOOL VISITS
From left: Allen Ma, Mitchell Gates, Grad Assitant Jennifer Logsdon, Tim Vorachak, Olivia Jobin
From left: Herbie Smith, Mitchell Gates, McNair Director Tammy Gewehr, Cayla Compton, Joel Ford, Olivia Jobin, Allen Ma,
McNair Alumn Stephen Morgan
TUFTS UNIVERSITY On June 20th and 21st UNH McNair Scholars visited Tufts University for Tufts Prospective Graduate Student Days. McNair students were able to meet with professors from their areas of inter-est, as well as current Tufts graduate students. McNair students also toured the Tufts campus and heard about some current research being conducted at the university.
MIT When Stephen Morgan, McNair Alum and current PhD Candi-date in Civil Engineering, invited us to visit the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ron McNair’s Alma Mater, we were more than happy to take him up on his offer. UNH McNair students toured the MIT campus, visited labs, and spoke with Stephen about his graduate school experience.
Tim Vorachak speaking with Yvette Dalton McCoy, Associate Director, Graduate
Diversity Program, Tufts University.
UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO UNH McNair Scholars visited the University of Buffalo’s campus for a visit as well as the 19th Annual McNair Research Conference on July 11-13. Students attended a gradu-ate school fair and networked with other McNair students from various other universities.
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Erica Brasley, current McNair Scholar, applied and was accepted to attend the University of Rochester’s Graduate School Visitation Days, September 18-20. Her room, board, travel expenses and conference fees were covered by the University of Rochester. Erica was able to meet graduate school representatives and network with faculty and students from around the country.
Erica Brasley, Olivia Jobin, Adrienne Hill and Stephanie Parisi at the University of Buffalo 19th annual research
conference.
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STUDENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Erica Brasley will be presenting her research on “Memory Coding Properties of
Central Thalamic Neurons: Relationship to Prefrontal Neuronal Coding” at the
2013 Center for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego, California on November 9-
13, 2013. Erica will be attending the conference with her mentor, Professor Robert
Mair, and the graduate students she has been working with throughout her re-
search.
Stephanie Parisi presented research on “Effects of Keratin Filaments on
Growth Characterist ics and Cytokine -Induced Death of Cervical Cancer
(HeLa) Cells” at the 2013 New England Endocrine Conference at UNH on
Saturday, September 14. The conference was hosted by the University of
New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and the Center
for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology. Stephanie’s research
mentor is Professor David Townson.
Olivia Jobin was invited to present her research on “Crit ical Bed Shear
Stresses of Heavy Oils” at the 2014 International Oil Spil l Conference, in
Savannah, Georgia on May 5 -8, 2014. She will be attending this confer-
ence with her mentor, Professor Nancy Kinner.
WELCOME PRE-MCNAIR STUDENTS Every year a select group of students look beyond their four or five years here at the Uni-
versity of New Hampshire and towards their future. They look towards the McNair Pro-
gram to help achieve their goal of gaining research experience and exploring opportuni-
ties in graduate education. The Pre-McNair Program is an introduction to the McNair
Scholars Program, giving students the opportunity to see if the program will work for
them.
Here at McNair, we would like to welcome those freshmen who have taken the initiative
to see what McNair can offer. This includes an introduction to world-class graduate pro-
grams, connections with incredible faculty doing compelling research, and the opportuni-
ty to engage in research that will pave a professional path for them. Whatever their reason
they look to a program that will allow them access to these opportunities and more.
So it is with great pride that I, as the Pre-McNair Graduate Advisor, and the rest of the
McNair staff, welcome these leaders and problem-solvers of tomorrow, into the Pre-
McNair Program.
I look forward to working with this group of students, to help define their academic and
professional goals!
Tobi E. Afolayan
2009 McNair Alum,
Pre-McNair Graduate
Advisor
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MCNAIR SPOTLIGHT
Dr. Barbara White
Associate Professor
Occupational Therapy
UNH McNair Advisory Committee
THANK YOU Dr. Barbara Prudhomme -White!
The UNH McNair Program would like to recognize
Professor Barbara Prudhomme -White, a strong advocate of
McNair students and the program. Professor White has
been involved with McNair for more than 4 years, teaching
students about how to conduct research, mentoring stu-
dents on research projects and on getting into graduate
school. She also works with other faculty mentors, helping
them better understand the McNair Scholars Program.
We sincerely appreciate all that you do!
A warm thank you to our Advisory Committee for their support and assistance with McNair!
Faculty
Ricardo Medina
Jennifer Borda
Cesar Rebellon
Lawrence C Reardon
Stephen Trzaskoma
Per Berglund
Staff
Dovev Levine
Keller Magenau
Sean McGhee
Student
Komot Gabriel
Jennifer Logsdon
“Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for
them and how badly you want them. You're eagles! Stretch your wings and fly to the sky.”
-Ronald McNair
Since the UNH McNair Scholars Program began in 1991, it
has served over 298 students. Of those 99 alumni have
gone on to receive master’s degrees and 32 have earned
professional degrees. 14 alumni have gone on to earn other
professional doctorates. There are currently 34 UNH
McNair scholars enrolled in the program and 23 first year
students are currently on their way to become McNair
scholars next year!
MCNAIR CURRENT STATS
Volume 21: Issue 1
Schedule of Events
9/4: Welcome Back (MUB 302, 5-7pm)
9/12: Pre-McNair Information Session
(NH Hall 208, 12:40-2pm)
10/15: Research Luncheon(MUB 340,
12:40-2 pm)
10/15: Social Event, Wildcat Pizza 5-
7pm
10/25: Cultural Event, The Odd Couple,
Seacoast Rep 8pm
11/1: Cultural Event, Anything Goes,
UNH Johnson Theater 7pm
11/8 New Student Orientation(MUB
340, 4:30-7:30pm)
11/14: Research Luncheon(MUB 340,
12:40-2 pm)
12/3: Research Luncheon(MUB 340,
McNair Scholar Joel Ford presenting his
research on “Investigation of Competi-
tive Adsorption Mechanisms of PCBs
Onto Biomass-Based Activated Carbon.”
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McNa i r Scho l a r s Program S ta f f
Address:
University of
New Hampshire
Stoke Hall, 14-E
11 Garrison Avenue
Durham NH 03824-3511
Phone: (603) 862-0088
Fax: (603) 862-1927
E-Mail:
TAMMY J. GEWEHR, TOBI E. AFOLAYAN
Acting Director Pre-McNair Advisor E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
HELEN LONEK MATTHEW CUTLER Program Assistant Senior Advisor E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
JENNIFER LOGSDON Peer Advisor Email: [email protected]
