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MICRON SCHOOL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
TOP TEN SCHOLAR PARKER NAMED TAU BETA PI FELLOW
Materials science and engineering senior Audrey Parker was selected to a 2022 Tau Beta Pi graduate fellowship. Parker is one of 31 selected fellows out of 278 applicants. The Boise State University Top Ten Scholar graduated this month with a bachelor of science in materials science and engineering with an emphasis in chemistry and sustainability. This fall she started her graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in environmental engineering. Parker received the Donald A. Stark Fellowship. The fellowship is supported by a gift from a charitable trust named for the man who contributed much to progress in the fluid-power industry. Parker’s fellowship includes a cash stipend of $10,000 for her advanced study. The Boise-native began conducting research in the Boise State Surface Science Laboratory alongside honored faculty Paul Davis after her first year at Boise State. She supported more than 20 projects ranging from biofuel characterization for sustainable energy to nanomagnetic imaging for improved electronic data storage. Her research earned her a spot in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Summer Research Program in the summer of 2021. While at MIT, she joined a global network of researchers dedicated to environmental sustainability, primarily strategies for greenhouse gas removal.
“I feel deeply honored and humbled to have been selected as a Tau Beta Pi Fellow. The fellowship demonstrates a dedication and commitment to advancement in engineering, which I will strive to embody throughout my graduate school experience. I feel truly grateful to continue the legacy of the award. ”
