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Spring graduate Anindya Bijoy Das receives Karas Award

May 18, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Shortly before defending his dissertation this past April, Dr. Anindya Bijoy Das learned he had been selected as a Karas Award winner for Outstanding Dissertation. Established by Dr. George Karas, who retired from his position as Associate Dean of the Graduate College in 1995, the Karas Award honors students with ...

Dr. Maria Alcívar-Zúñiga wins 2022 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation

May 11, 2022 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Maria Alcívar-Zúñiga, an alumna of Iowa State’s Human Development and Family Studies, is a winner of the 2022 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. Named for Dr. George Karas, retired former Associate Dean of the Graduate College, this accolade is given every year to honor students in rotating disciplines. Alcívar-Zúñiga Alcívar-Zúñiga, ...

History alum John Seitz wins Karas Award

June 09, 2021 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. John Seitz, a graduate of Iowa State’s Ph.D. program in Rural, Agricultural, Technological, and Environmental History, received a 2021 Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. Every year, the Graduate College gives this accolade to two students with superior dissertations in rotating disciplines. Seitz’s dissertation, “Science and the steppe: Agronomists, nomads, ...

Chemistry alum Amrit Venkatesh awarded with Zaffarano Prize

May 25, 2021 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Amrit Venkatesh, a graduate of Iowa State’s doctoral program in chemistry, has won the Zaffarano Prize for Graduate Student Research. Established by Dr. Daniel Zaffarano, who served as the vice president for research at Iowa State from 1973-1988, this award recognizes superior performance in publishable research by graduate students. ...

Kinesiology alum Mark Hartman receives Karas Award

May 21, 2021 - by Sarah Igram

Dr. Mark Hartman, an alumnus of Iowa State’s doctoral program in kinesiology, has been awarded with the Graduate College’s Karas Award for Outstanding Dissertation. Each spring, the Graduate College awards the Karas Award to two students with superior dissertations in rotating disciplinary fields. Hartman Hartman, now an assistant kinesiology professor ...

Exciting new career path for Iowa State alumna

September 10, 2020 - by Sarah Igram

Rochelle Dotas, who earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Iowa State in May, recently started her ideal job- and it’s one she previously hadn’t considered. Dotas In June, Dotas joined Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Life Science Specialist. She works with a sales team to provide life-science-related expertise. “I get ...

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