2021-2022 Cohort – Page 6 – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante Completes Summer Research Internship

11/27/202410/26/2023 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante for completing his Summer Research Internship! Claudio worked with mentor Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem on his summer 2023 research,”Particle Separation: Harnessing Inertial Microfluids for Precise Particle Sorting”. His research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. In Summer 2023, Claudio attended Purdue University‘s Tier 1 … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Saul Bautista Completes Summer Research

11/27/202410/26/2023 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Saul Bautista for completing his Summer Research with Dr. Ann C. Le Bar! Saul was one of six students selected for a research position through Hanford National Park spanning from June-August 2023. Having supplied plutonium for the Manhattan project, the Tri-Cities, WA site investigated the community impacts. Saul focused on … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy Completes Summer Research Internship

11/27/202410/24/2023 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy for completing his McNair Summer Research Internship! He worked with mentor Professor Tom Hawley, PhD on his summer 2023 research, “Economics Over All: How Neoliberalism Creates Exclusivist Moralities in an Age of Responsibilization”. Richard’s research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Pulling from … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Honored with Soaring Eagles Scholarship

11/27/202407/18/2023 by Jaeger, Cori

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected for the Soaring Eagles Scholarship. The award is for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated grit towards attaining their degree. Devin is currently in the midst of his second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship, while working part time, and preparing for an upcoming conference. He … Read more

EWU McNair Scholars Receive Grants, Awards, Honors

06/20/2023 by Uliina Koivula

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholars Kelly Parke, tommyboiZ, and Richard Murphy! All three have been awarded grants, scholarships, and other honors. Kelly Parke received the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship for academic year 2023-2024 from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Kelly was nominated by Dr. Michael Zukosky in Anthropology. The Jeffers Chertok Memorial … Read more

McNair Scholars Present Research to EWU Board of Trustees

06/19/2023 by Uliina Koivula

Recently, McNair scholars Arcelia Madrigal and Sylvia Kennerly had the opportunity to present their research to the EWU Board of Trustees, to offer examples of the breadth and depth of undergraduate research being done at Eastern Washington University. Arcelia, a first-generation college student, will graduate from Eastern Washington University in Spring 2023 with a BA … Read more