Alumni Christine Hart ’18 and biochemistry major Caroline Argenti were recognized by the prestigious National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program, receiving three years of financial support for graduate study.
The Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports outstanding students early in their graduate school careers based on their demonstrated potential for significant research achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or in STEM education. Recipients receive a $37,000 stipend and a full cost of education allowance, which covers their tuition and mandatory fees.
Caroline Argenti’s research focuses on expanding the field of nanotechnology with an emphasis on RNA (ribonucleic acid) therapeutics. Caroline has also been awarded the Goldwater Scholarship in 2024. After she graduates, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Christine Hart ‘18, researches the impact of global and anthropogenic changes on insect communities and how to address insect declines through research-based management solutions and equitable science education for K-12 students with language-based learning differences. She currently runs a small business providing educational support and consulting for students with learning disabilities and works part-time at Clemson’s Coastal Research and Education Center in a vegetable entomology lab run by Tom Bilbo, assistant professor of plant and environmental sciences.
Read more in the Clemson News article.
