Honors Program Newsletter: February 2024
Message From the Director
Welcome to the February edition of the Clarkson University Honors Program Newsletter!
In this edition, you'll find out more about our Honors students' high-impact projects and their achievements in receiving external grants and scholarships, as well as recognition for one of our alumni. Our students are engineering bridges, working on sustainability projects and gaining support for their excellence in research and service.
These outstanding Honors students embody the breadth of talent we have at Clarkson; they are majoring in data science, chemistry, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering and biomolecular science. No matter what they study, we've designed our Honors Program for students fueled by intellectual curiosity and new, perspective-transforming experiences.
Our program encourages academic drive and personal growth through research, hands-on learning and a unique curriculum. I hope that you enjoy reading about our students as much as I enjoy working with them every day.
— Kate Krueger, Director, University Honors Program / Professor of Literature
Service Scholarship
Honors student Shreejit Poudyal ‘25, a data science major, received the New York State Organization of Bursars and Business Administrators John G. Karrer Scholarship. The award recognizes students who embody the ideals of the organization through meritorious service in an on-campus business-related activity.
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NIH Support for Biomedical Research
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded a $10,000 grant to Honors student Matthias Schmidt '25, a chemistry major. The funding supports Schmidt's undergraduate research in Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science Ka Ho Leung’s laboratory.
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World’s Smallest Engineered International Bridge
Honors Student Abby Jeffers ‘27 is a member of the Timber Bridge SPEED Team, which recently completed construction of the world’s smallest engineered international bridge at the site of a border marker between the United States and Canada.
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Going for Gold
Honors student Rochelle Daniels '26 is among eight students who have been deeply involved in the recertification of the New York State Olympic Region as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) community. The students are helping four organizations go for sustainability gold as they look to recertify, using the latest LEED rating system.
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