2009 UCUR Student Panel

Panel Moderator: Gary Daynes, Associate Provost, Westminster College

At this noon-time panel, some recent graduates will describe ways that their undergraduate research experiences have been vital to their later pursuits. Following remarks from each participant, there will be time for a Q & A session, moderated by Prof. Daynes. This year’s graduate student panel includes students from a variety of disciplines:

Dusty Moore graduated from Westminster College in 2008 with a B.S. degree in biology. He will be starting his PhD in biomedical engineering in the fall of 2009. He spent the summer in Lausanne, Switzerland on a ThinkSwiss Fellowship to perform stem cell research.

Jennifer Marie Suflita received her Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting from Utah State University. Her professional experience includes drawing instruction for Utah State students during a study abroad trip to Germany, as well as lecturing at both Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

Sarah Farnsworth is working on her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Utah. She received her B.S. in Psychology/ Zoology from Weber State University.

John Calder graduated from Utah Valley University in 2007 with a degree in Integrated Studies with emphases in earth science and philosophy. He is currently working toward a M.S. degree in wildlife and wildlands conservation in the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences at Brigham Young University.

James Tucker graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a B.A. degree in physics and a minor in mathematics. He completed his pre-med coursework at the University of Utah and is currently working on his PhD/MD at the University of Utah. He
works at the Moran Eye Center doing retinal research.