Student Spotlight

  • Student Spotlight: Zechariah Hoeft

    Written by Luke O’Neil, UMaine Center for Undergraduate Research Student Administrative Aide Meet Zechariah Hoeft, a senior Mechanical Engineering student participating in a research project developing a scalable method for […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Evalynn Schlett

    Written by Luke O’Neil, UMaine Center for Undergraduate Research Student Administrative Aide Meet Evalynn Schlett, a senior Earth, Life, and Health Sciences student participating in a research project at the […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Marina McManus

    Marina McManus initially got involved with research simply to add a line to her resume, but after working in a lab, she soon realized it was the path she wanted […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Josh Adell

    Josh Adell’s appreciation of both philosophy and the sport of volleyball led him to the research he now focuses on today. “I took a Philosophy of Games course with my […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Joe Zeno

    While doing his own research into plant ecology, Joe Zeno discovered alpine plant work and was immediately enthralled with the subject. He then took a class with his now research […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Oyku Goktug

    Oyku Goktug’s exposure to molecular research was sparked at a young age, watching her parents work as medical doctors, and losing her grandmother to illness. Nowadays, she works in mentor […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Madison McCarthy

    Madison McCarthy arrived at UMaine knowing she wanted to get involved with research. “Whenever I heard on the news about the latest scientific breakthrough, I always thought to myself, ‘I […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Richard Viveiros

    Richard Viveiros discovered a love of research back in high school. “I enjoyed working in labs for class, and I wanted to contribute to knowledge in my field.” Shortly after […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Brenna Jones

    Brenna Jones discovered her path in research after volunteering with the Greater Bangor Houseless Collective (GBHC) in July 2021. “During this time, Dr. Pitman and I were actively reading literature […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Ellie Walker

    More than a year ago, Ellie Walker decided she wanted to pursue Speech-Language Pathology as a career path. While looking for a summer job, she looked for positions that were […]

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