Nineteen UW Bioengineering undergraduate students received Mary Gates Leadership and Mary Gates Research Scholarships this academic year, and 17 will present their research at the 24th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium to be held virtually on May 21. Congratulations, scholars!
Mary Gates Leadership Scholarships encourage undergraduate students to develop their leadership abilities through practical experience, personal reflection and in community with mentors and peers.
Mary Gates Leadership Scholarship awardee:
Awardee Name Major Mentor
Ruby Lunde Bioengineering Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering
Mary Gates Research Scholarships are competitive scholarships intended to enhance the educational experiences of UW while they are engaged in research guided by faculty. The research scholarships give students the opportunity to deepen their inquiry into a discipline or project with a reduced financial burden. Students receive research scholarships to pursue research in a variety of disciplines, and they present their work at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Mary Gates Research Scholarships are awarded at the end of autumn and winter quarters. This year’s awardees are:
Mary Gates Research Scholarship awardees:
Winter 2021
Awardee Name Major Mentor
Anisa Ashraf Bioengineering Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
Jake Flynn (presenting in 2022) Bioengineering Nathan Sniadecki, Mechanical Engineering
Jonah Kern Bioengineering Cole DeForest, Chemical Eng & Bioengineering
Alexandra Koriath Bioen: Nanoscience & Molecular Engr Xiaohu Gao, Bioengineering
Lucy Liu Bioengineering Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering
Kat Motovilov Bioengineering Michael Bruchas, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology, Biochemistry
Jamison Siebart Bioen: Nanoscience & Molecular Engr Andre Berndt, Bioengineering
Karen Gaffney Bioengineering: Data Science David Mack, Rehabilitation Medicine & BioE
Autumn 2020
Awardee Name Major Mentor
Wing Au Bioengineering Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Bioengineering/ECE
Alice Burchett Bioengineering Cyrus Ghajar, Translational Research Program
Shivalika Chavan Bioengineering: Data Science Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, Bioengineering/ECE
Grace Kim Psychology, Bioengineering Miqin Zhang, Materials Science & Engineering
Karina Lavalley Bioengineering Ying Zheng, Bioengineering
Laura Lyu Bioengineering Mehmet Sarikaya, Materials Science & Engineering
Jai Raman Bioengineering Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
Aniruddh Saxena Bioengineering David Mack, Rehabilitation Medicine & Bioengineering
Justin Telm Bioengineering Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
Natalie Yap Dance, Bioengineering Rajiv Saigal, Neurological Surgery