Truong Nominated for Goldwater Scholarship
COLLEGE STATION —
Phuongmai “Mai” Truong, a senior double-major in mathematics and physics from Kingwood, is one of four Texas A&M University institutional nominees for the 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, to be awarded in April.
Truong, who maintains a 3.752 cumulative grade point average and is on track to graduate in May 2009, also was nominated for the prestigious scholarship in 2007 as a junior, earning honorable mention honors.
An accomplished student, Truong has received several academic scholarships during her Texas A&M career, including the Lechner, Regent and Dow Aggie. In 2006-07 she served as a member of the College of Science Dean’s Student Advisory Panel.
A current member of the Honors Undergraduate Research Fellows Program, Truong was first and second author, respectively, on two research projects presented at the 209th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Annual Meeting in 2007. In summer 2006 she worked at the Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Mass., on a National Science Foundation-funded project that used computers to reduce data in an effort to measure the period of starspot in three young stars.
Created in 1986, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program recognizes approximately 300 students each year for their achievement and potential for significant contributions to their respective fields of research in the sciences and mathematics. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books and room and board, up to $7,500 annually.
Since 1991, Texas A&M has produced 36 Goldwater Scholars, including Andrew Matteson ’08, a senior mathematics major and Rhodes Scholarship finalist, in 2007.
For more information, contact Texas A&M’s Office of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships at (979) 845-1957.
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Contact: Shana K. Hutchins, (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@science.tamu.edu
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