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Workshop Day 1 Participants |
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 Introductions by Prof. Helen Kutima |
Opening Remarks by Prof Stephen Diang’a |
 Keynote by Prof. Caroline Thoruwa |
 Remarks by Prof. Mary Abukutsa |
 Workshop Session by Prof. Clare Muhoro |
 Interactive Session Day 1 |
 Panel on Day 1 |
 Contributions by Ms. Redempter Mutinda |
 Insights from Panelist Agnes Limo |
 Remarks by Dr. Rose Mutiso |
 Presentation by Ms. Phyllis Kalele |
 Presentation by Ms. Rosetta Ngugi |
 Workshop Day 2 Participants |
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 One-on-One/Speed Mentoring |
 Mini Grad School Fair |
 Workshop Recap by Dr. Teckla Muhoro |
 Closing Remarks by Prof. Margaret Gitau |
Category: News
Meet Our Mentees: Mercy Ngunjiri
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Mercy receives Graduate Teaching and Graduate Instructional Development certificates. (L-to-R): Prof. Bernie Tao; Mercy Ngunjiri; Provost Jay Akridge, Purdue University. Mercy Ngunjiri recently successfully defended her Ph.D. research work in the Agronomy department and Interdisciplinary Ecological Sciences and Engineering program at Purdue University. Her work was on “Mapping soils of the Uasin Gishu Plateau, Kenya with limited data using a knowledge-based inference mapping approach”. She was born and raised in Kenya and attained her B.S. degree in soil and land use management at Moi University and M.S. degree in soil science at the University of Eldoret. Her area of interest is soil and landscape processes as it pertains to multi-scale environmental and hydro-pedological processes. Mercy hopes to become an international research scientist in her area of study with the aim of enhancing global food security. She also hopes to be part of the practitioners and policy makers in areas of women empowerment especially in Africa. Mercy will graduate with a Ph.D. in soil science and agronomy this August. |
Dr. Clare Muhoro Receives Award for Public Service
Photo L-to-R (Chancellor Robert Caret, Dr. Clare Muhoro, Towson University President Kim Schatzel, Board of Regents Chair James Brady) Dr. Clare Muhoro (MTAWA Board member) was the recipient of the 2018 University System of Maryland’s Board of Regents’ Award for Public Service. The awards are the highest honor presented by the Board to exemplary faculty members. The awards honor excellence in the following four categories: teaching; research, scholarship and creative activity; public service; and mentoring. Institutional faculty nominating committees make recommendations to the institutional presidents, who review nominations and supporting material and forward recommendations to USM Chancellor Robert L. Caret. The Regents Faculty Review Committee makes the final recommendations. Dr. Muhoro received the award for her work on enhancing science and technology in developing countries. Dr. Muhoro works extensively with the United States Agency for International Development and has traveled to Africa and Asia in hands-on efforts to support U.S. programs and policies regarding scientific collaboration as a tool to promote development. She also served as an American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow in diplomacy, security, and development. She has organized and/or moderated numerous programs and symposia around the world. She balances these public service obligations with a full-time teaching, research and administrative load within the Department of Chemistry at Towson University. Website link:Â https://www.usmd.edu/newsroom/news/1806 |
Dr. Margaret Okomo-Adhiambo on Women in Bioinformatics Panel
MTAWA member Dr. Margaret Okomo-Adhiambo recently served on a “Women in Bioinformatics” expert panel at the 8th ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, and Health Informatics, held in Boston, MA. The panel discussions were aimed at encouraging women’s participation in bioinformatics, and science in general, especially minority women of color.
Mercy Ngunjiri Wins Purdue ESE 3 Minute Thesis Competition.
Mercy Ngunjiri wins Purdue ESE 3 Minute Thesis competition.
Mercy is a PhD Candidate in Ecological Sciences and Engineering at Purdue University.
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