The UMBC LSAMP 2021-2022 Annual Report highlights involvement in the UMBC LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP) program. LSAMP participants have access to individualized advising, campus workshops, funded research experiences, and national and international conferences to strengthen their STEM identity and promote entry into top graduate programs.
"...sometimes you feel as if you're not making much progress but then you come to understand that your data can be helpful to others. My PI has taught me that my role in the research lab is valuable and that routine observations can lead to progress in an experiment. "
- Excerpt From A Chemical Engineering Major '23 Research Reflection -
FALL 2021 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (Pg 26 )
Name and Class | Major | Topic | Faculty Mentor | University
- Kaiya Meggett '25 | Pre-Chemical Engineering | Genetics | Dr. Jeff Leips | UMBC
SPRING 2022 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (pg 27)
Name and Class | Major | Topic | Faculty Mentor | University- Makayla Headley ‘22 | Chemical Engineering | Engineering Education | Dr. Jamie Gurganus | UMBC
- Ouriel Ndalamba ‘23 | Chemical Engineering | Toxicological Chemistry | Dr. Lee Blaney | UMBC
- Diego Iglesias Vega ‘23 | Chemical Engineering | Toxicological Chemistry | Dr. Lee Blaney | UMBC
"As I increase my involvement in my research project, I begin to appreciate the knowledge I have acquired over my academic career. Knowledge that I previously thought would be unnecessary began to gain purpose in my head as I used it everyday in the lab. Even topics that I knew would be important in my future career were very abstract. But to my surprise and relief, I was able to apply the concepts earlier than expected as an undergraduate researcher. This turned these abstract ideas and theoretical concepts into a useful tool that made my job possible and easier."
- Excerpt From A Chemical Engineering Major '23 Research Reflection -
SUMMER 2022 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (pg 34)
- Shashane Anderson ‘25 | Pre-Chemical Engineering | Atmospheric Chemistry | Dr. Christopher Hennigan | UMBC
- Makayla Headley '22 | Chemical Engineering | Analytical Chemistry | Dr. Jamie Gurganus | UMBC
- Madison McLaren ‘23 | Chemical Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Dr. Christopher Hennigan | UMBC
FALL 2022 RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
- Diego Iglesias Vega ‘23 | Chemical Engineering | Toxicological Chemistry | Dr. Lee Blaney | UMBC
LSAMP Faculty Research Mentors (pg 31)
- Dr. Lee Blaney | Professor | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Toxicological Chemistry | UMBC
- Dr. Christopher Hennigan | Associate Professor | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Atmospheric Chemistry | UMBC
Faculty Spotlight (pg 33)
CLASS OF 2022 GRADUATING FELLOWS AND POST-GRADUATION PLANS (pg 40)
- Justin Damon Chemical Engineering BS is pursuing his PhD at Georgia Institute of Technology\