Sharifa Garcia of St. Croix has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowships Program this fall.
Garcia, a student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, will spend 16 weeks at a Department of Energy National Laboratory to receive hands-on experience in conducting scientific research.
Virgin Islands Congressional Delegate Donna Christian Christensen notified Garcia of her selection and offered congratulations.
"Your diligence and academic excellence have placed you in a position to take advantage of many opportunities. I hope that this research experience will open many doors for your in your professional career and wish you all the best in your endeavors," she said.
Almost 700 students were selected from more than 2,700 applicants to participate at nine different DOE national laboratories for the summer and fall of this year. Students are assigned to member of the DOE’s senior scientific staff who mentor them in science, math and engineering fields.
The program is sponsored by the Department of Energy Office of Science. For further information about the fellowship program contact Sam Rodriguez, assistant director for communications and science education, Office of Science at 202-586-7141 or email: Samuel.Rodriguez@science.doe.gov.
