Wellington to Head 2008 Student Research Week Committee

Tracey Wellington, a doctoral student in the Department of Physics at Texas A&M University, has been named director of the 2008 Student Research Week (SRW) Committee.

By virtue of this appointment, Wellington is responsible for the coordination of all logistics for the 2008 SRW Competition, including judges, volunteers, recruiting, awards and advertisement. The 2008 Student Research Week Competition is scheduled for March 24-28, 2008.

As a doctoral student, Wellington’s research focuses on the study of molecular magnets under the supervision of Winfried Teizer in the Department of Physics. She is a recipient of the 2007 Graduate Student Council Guseman Award for outstanding service to the organization, as well as a National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) for 2006-2008.

Wellington received her undergraduate degree in mathematical physics from Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. in 2005.

For more on Wellington and her research, visit http://www.physics.tamu.edu/people/showpeople.php?name=Tracey%20Wellington&userid=twellington.

To learn more about Student Research Week at Texas A&M University, go to http://srw.tamu.edu/.

-aTm-

Contact: Shana Hutchins, (979) 862-1237 or shutchins@science.tamu.edu