The CSUN Biology Department is pleased to announce the winners of student awards and scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year, who will be recognized in a departmental awards ceremony today at noon in Chaparral Hall 5122.
Graduate students
From the University and the College of Science and Mathematics
- Graduate Fellowships for Outstanding Research Promise in Science and Mathematics: Rachel Gutner, Avetis Mishegyan, Hannah Merges, and Jack Dirk
From the Department of Biology
- Donald E. Bianchi Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Michelle Alcantara
- Donald E. Bianchi Outstanding Graduate Research Award: Amanda Di Maso
- Donald E. Bianchi Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award: Hannah Merges
- Hugo and Irma Oppenheimer Biology Department Award: Amanda Di Maso, Rachel Gutner and Hannah Merges
- Bob and Doris Tracy Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Award: Rachel Gutner
- Scholarship in Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History Honoring Jim Dole and Betty Rose: Shane Jordan
- Newhall Land and Farming Southern California Ecology Scholarship: Rainey Barton
- Richard Duenckel – Toluca Lake Garden Club Horticultural Scholarship: Lexi Alter
- Julie Gorchynski, MD, Research Graduate Student Scholarship: Sandra Illescas
- Outstanding Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Award: Ithan Cano and Mariano Loza-Coll
Undergraduate students
From the University and the College of Science and Mathematics
- Matching CSM Edison STEM scholarships: Diego Gomez, Jonathan Huang, Christy Rodriguez, Sandra Illescas, and Melita Mehzabin
- Robert Nolan Scholarship: Ryan Victory
- Robert R. Sprague Foundation Scholarship: Natalie Castillo
- Wujack Harrison Pre-Med Scholarship: Pionik Shahgholian
- Georgia L. Bianchi Heald Outstanding Graduating Senior Award: Carmen Hernandez-Perez
- CSM nominee and winner of the 2023 Wolfson Scholar Award: Natalie Castillo
From the Department of Biology
- Alumni Prize for Undergraduate Research in Biology –
- Cellular, molecular, physiological or developmental biology: Kit Fong Cheung
- Ecology, evolution, ethology, or systematics: Natalie Castillo
- Judge Julian Beck Outstanding Graduating Senior Biology Department Award
- Cell and Molecular Biology: Audrey Todd
- Ecology and Evolution: Natalie Castillo
- Bennett-Bickford Biology Scholarship: Diana Ibrahim
- Ian and Kathy Leslie Scholarship in Biology: Melissa Mailhot, Afifeh Tarighat, and Jigar Patel
- Prakriti Suri Memorial Award: Afifeh Tarighat
- Lieberman Family Foundation Biology Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduates: Erick Gonzalez
- Dr. Celina Barba-Simic Biology Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Steven Oppenheimer: Pablo Segundo
- Bob and Doris Tracy Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Award: Natalie Castillo
Image via Flickr: Brad K.