Archives: Spotlights
Student Spotlight: Leonardo Santamaria Montero
March 30, 2026 Leonardo Santamaria Montero is a doctoral candidate in the history of art, archaeology, and visual studies from San José, Costa Rica. He earned his bachelor’s degree at…
Student Spotlight: Elexis Trinity Williams
March 30, 2026 Elexis Trinity Williams is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in science and technology studies from southern California. They earned their A.B. in Africana studies from Brown University and…
Student Spotlight: Nia Whitmal
March 30, 2026 Nia Whitmal is a doctoral candidate in anthropology from Amherst, Massachusetts. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Yale University and now studies the wealth accumulation strategies of…
Student Spotlight: Deepak Varuvel Dennison
March 23, 2026 Deepak Varuvel Dennison is a doctoral student in information science from Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu, India. He earned his previous degrees at Stanford University and Anna University and now…
Student Spotlight: Florencia Corbo-Ferreira
March 16, 2026 Florencia Corbo-Ferreira is a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering from Boston, Massachusetts. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida and now studies…
Alum Spotlight: Jiameng Lai, Ph.D. ’25
March 12, 2026 Jiameng Lai, Ph.D. ’25, is an alum of the soil and crop sciences doctoral program. She is now an Environmental Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. What was…
Alum Spotlight: Diana Hernández, Ph.D. ’10
March 9, 2026 Diana Hernández, Ph.D. ’10, is an alum of the sociology doctoral program. She is now associate professor of sociomedical sciences and founding director of the Energy Equity,…
Student Spotlight: Amorette Lyngwa
March 2, 2026 Amorette Lyngwa is a doctoral student in history with a focus on modern South Asia from Shillong, India. She earned her B.A. in communication studies from Mount…
Student Spotlight: Filippos Tzortzoglou
February 23, 2026 Filippos Tzortzoglou is a doctoral candidate in civil and environmental engineering with a focus on transportation systems engineering from Irakleio, Crete, Greece. He earned a B.Sc. and…
Student Spotlight: Bayu Ahmad
February 16, 2026 Bayu Ahmad is a doctoral candidate in chemistry and chemical biology from outside Jakarta, Indonesia. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Middlebury College and now studies the…