Since 2002, 54 students have earned doctoral degrees in the program and are using their skills as professionals:
• 15 are college or university faculty
• 5 are academic research scientists
• 9 are postdoctoral researchers
• 14 are industry scientists
• 4 are government scientists (UN, NSF, USDA, EPA)
• 4 work in scientific publishing and communications
• 2 work in education and outreach
• 1 is a scientific patent agent
Alumni to Contact
• Jeffrey Cameron (2011; Pakrasi Lab) Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Fellow, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado-Boulder - Jeffrey.C.Cameron@colorado.edu
• Erica Fishel (2013; Dixit Lab) Director of Technology Transfer, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO - efishel@danforthcenter.org
• Ashley Galant (2011; Jez Lab) Maltster, Busch Agricultural Resources, Moorhead, MN - ashley.galant@anheuser-busch.com
• Amelia Nguyen (2016; Pakrasi Lab) Presidential Management Fellow, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC - nguyen.amelia@epa.gov
• Sarah Tucker (2010; Pickard Lab) Scientist, Monsanto, St. Louis, MO - sarah.lynn.tucker@monsanto.com