"I always wanted to 'save the world' from all of the environmental crises and the ESI summer program should me ways of doing just that. I participated in the ESI summer camp three times.  Each year I participated in the summer program, I learned of more ways that I could do more to improve the quality of the environment.   I was able to participate in hands on activates and field trips that stimulated my mind and increased my aspiration to pursue environmental science in college.  While attending FAMU I have continued my studies in environmental science and have had exposure and experience beyond most of my peers."  

Graduated Spring 2007 with honors in environmental science.

Research:
NOAA EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program Scholar 2005, 2006
2005: "Marine Toxins in Pharmaceuticals"
2006: "Purification and Identificaiton of a Bacterial Siderophore"

Special Trips:

Marine Research Cruise                                                     
SEEDS Field Trip, Alberta, Canada  
SEEDS Field Trip, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Awards:
FAMU’s Outstanding Student Award, 2005 Honors Day Convocation
NOAA EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program                       
Dean’s Special Undergraduate Research Initiative Award

Conferences Attended:
MANNRS Annual Conference Pittsburg, PA
ALSO Student Symposium, Ocean Science Meeting   Honolulu, HI
Bernard Hendricks Undergraduate Honors Conference  Tallahassee, FL
NOAA-EPP Fourth Annual Research Forum  Tallahassee, FL
FAMU Student Research Forum (3rd Place, Undergraduate Biochemistry Division)  Tallahassee, FL
ALSO Student Symposium, Ocean Science Meeting   Santa Fe, New Mexico
NOBCChE Annual National Conference  Orlando, FL
Florida Collegiate Honors Council Conference  Miami, FL