Erik Li was awarded the University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering's Outstanding Senior Award.  He is the signal processing lead on a Gemstone Honors team working toward improving analysis of electromyographic signals on post-stroke patients to provide rehabilitative feedback. He is a member of a Walmart's Better Business Plan Challenge team that has won on both the university and the regional levels. Erik is a research assistant in the department’s Tissue Engineering lab.

http://www.bioe.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=4843

Sarah Peitzmeier, a double major in cell biology and molecular genetics and music performance graduating this spring, was named the 2010 University Medalist, the highest academic honor bestowed on a graduate. Peitzmeier was also a finalist for the 2010 Rhodes and Marshall scholarship programs. Two of the nation’s most competitive scholarships, they both cover all expenses of graduate study in the United Kingdom. As a sophomore, Peitzmeier received an HHMI undergraduate research fellowship, which gave her the opportunity to conduct research in immunology in the lab of Ian Mather, a professor of animal and avian sciences. Her independent work in Mather’s lab earned Peitzmeier a $7,500 Barry M. Goldwater scholarship in 2009, a national award for undergraduates who excel in math, engineering, and the sciences. The Silver Spring native turned down Harvard University to enroll in Johns Hopkins University’s global disease epidemiology and control graduate program this fall.

http://www.commencement.umd.edu/information/information_studentmedalist.cfm

Jelena Goldoni was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi.  She will be graduating Cum Laude from the University of Maryland this spring, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French Language and Literature.  She completed her Scholars Life Sciences citation in 2008.

http://www.scholars.umd.edu/news/2010/pr050510.cfm

Varun Gulati is graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Operations Research.  In June, he will be joining Teach for America in New Orleans to teach high school mathematics.

Eric Esch will be graduating from Duke University in May with majors in Mechanical Engineering and Economics.  He will be coming back to the DC area to work as a mechanical engineer at MPR Associates in Alexandria VA.

Ekta Taneja is a senior finance major at UMCP. She is a student in the Gemstone program, and her Gemstone team is wrapping up a project simulating the emergency department of the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, with the intent of suggesting methods for improving their resource management. She also works in a biophysics lab on campus, investigating the mechanosensitive properties of bacterial membrane channels. While at Maryland, she has also fulfilled the pre-med requirements, and is currently in the process of applying to medical school.

Jeremy Goodman has been awarded a Marshall Scholarship to undertake post-graduate study in philosophy at Oxford.  He is currently a senior at Brown, where he is majoring in Philosophy, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Physics.  http://today.brown.edu/articles/2009/12/marshall

Mitchell Katz '06 represents the University of Maryland at the 2009 Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Competition in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sarah Peitzmeier '06, a junior at the University of Maryland, won a scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.  Sarah is a cell biology and molecular genetics major and music performance major. She is a member of the University Honors and GEMSTONE Honors programs and is a recipient of the Banneker-Key Scholarship. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, she plans to pursue a Ph.D. in immunology. http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/uniini/release.cfm?ArticleID=1853

John Silberholz '06, a junior at the University of Maryland, won a scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.  He is majoring in mathematics, computer science, and business. He is a member of the University Honors and GEMSTONE Honors programs, and past recipient of the John Gannon Portal and Higginbotham scholarships. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in applied mathematics or operations research. http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/uniini/release.cfm?ArticleID=1853