Five Students Receive Distinguished Student Fellowships
Galloway, N.J. _ Five students received Spring 2021 Board of Trustees Fellowships for Distinguished Students for research projects they will do with faculty advisors.
The recipients are:
Matthew Furry of Absecon, a junior majoring in Chemistry
Project Title: Measuring the Photophysics of Symmetrical Dipyrins as Near Infrared Emitting Dyes
Project Advisor: Barry Pemberton, Ph.D.
Destiny Hernandez Rodriguez of Pleasantville, a senior majoring in Liberal Arts/Elementary Education
Project Title: First-Gen: Faces of the Future
Project Advisor: Ana Rodriguez, Ed.D.
Mykola Hubchak of Cherry Hill, a senior majoring in Computer Science
Project Title: Automatic License Plate Reading and Tracking Optimization Scheme
Project Advisor: Li Zheng, Ph.D.
Luke Ngo of Galloway, a sophomore majoring in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Project Title: Release of Proteins from Teeth with Whitening Products
Project Advisor: Kelly Keenan, Ph.D.
Joshua Smith of West Deptford, a senior majoring in Computer Science
Project Title: Determining Traffic Trends in the COVID-19 Era using Machine Learning Techniques
Project Advisor: Li Zheng, Ph.D.
The "Stockton Board of Trustees Fellowships for Distinguished Students" program was established by the Board of Trustees in April of 1986. It supports student-initiated projects of undergraduate research and/or creative work in keeping with the educational philosophy and mission of Stockton University. The fellowship awards, up to $1,000, are provided semi-annually contingent upon available funds.