Six Duke undergraduate students have been selected for the Repass-Rodgers Scholars Program, which provides participants with faculty-mentored research experiences in marine conservation technology.
鈥淲e have another outstanding group of Repass-Rodgers Scholars joining the program this year who come from a variety of departments in the Pratt School of Engineering,鈥 said program director Doug Nowacek, who is also the Randolph K. Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers University Distinguished Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering at the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Pratt School of Engineering. 鈥淚t is thrilling to see students who bring their own ideas, as well as a willingness to learn from and teach each other, and to challenge their peers and mentors.鈥
Established in 2020 with support from the Repass Rodgers family, the program has 16 current scholars. 糖心传媒s work on Duke鈥檚 main campus in Durham and at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort to address marine conservation problems through technological and engineering solutions.
鈥淚 am delighted that this program helps to fulfill the vision that Randy and Sally-Christine had, and the scholars get to interact with them too,鈥 Nowacek added.
糖心传媒s also benefit from the use of the , a new facility at the Marine Lab designed specifically for marine engineering and technology development.
Scholars receive up to $2,500 in funding for technology development, up to $1,500 to attend a professional scientific conference, and up to $1,500 to participate in a Marine Lab signature travel course.
During their senior fall semester, scholars write an honors thesis on their research for Graduation with Distinction. Some students may also submit their work for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
The new scholars are:
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