Rachel Penczykowski, a Biology PhD student in Meghan Duffy’s lab, has been chosen as a winner of a PEO Scholar Award. This $15,000 award is given by the International Chapter of the PEO Sisterhood, which is a philanthropic group that promotes educational opportunities for women. The PEO Scholar Awards were established in 1991, and provide substantial merit-based support for women pursuing doctoral degrees.
This award will help support Rachel in her doctoral research, which focuses on interactions between infectious diseases and aquatic ecosystems. Rachel is particularly interested in feedbacks between nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus and infectious diseases in freshwater systems.
Congratulations, Rachel!
