You are here
Jeremy Smallwood, Sara Black, Tyler Stalbaum, and Cheryl Anderson
Honors: Jeremy Smallwood, Sara Black, Tyler Stalbaum, and Cheryl Anderson
Jeremy Smallwood (Astronomy), Sara Black (History), Tyler Stalbaum (Mechanical Engineering), and Cheryl Anderson (Anthropology) are the recipients of this year's Graduate College Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Awards.
Each year the college gives four awards — within each category, one for STEM and one for non-STEM. This year’s winners are:
- Outstanding Thesis (STEM): Jeremy Smallwood, master of science, astronomy, for “Secular Resonances during Main-Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Planetary System Dynamics”
- Outstanding Thesis (Non-STEM): Sara Black, master of arts, history, for “Homeland, Homestead, and Haven: The Changing Perspectives of Zion National Park, 1700-1930”
- Outstanding Dissertation (STEM): Tyler Stalbaum, doctor of philosophy, mechanical engineering, for “Ionic Electroactive Polymer Devices: Physics-Based Modeling with Experimental Investigation and Verification”
- Outstanding Dissertation (Non-STEM): Cheryl Anderson, doctor of philosophy, anthropology, for “The Bioarchaeology of Inequality during the Middle Bronze Age in Central Anatolia.
People
Communication Studies Professor Jennifer Guthrie provides strategies on how to resolve problems in the workplace.
How the Mother of Dragons helps this mother of three teens.
UNLV’s 3D-printed hands have traveled the U.S. as Hailey has thrown out the first pitch at all Major League Baseball parks this season.
Entertainment engineering alumnus combines light technology with costume design for Cirque du Soliel and freelance clients.
Alumna parlayed her an internship at an interactive gaming company into a full-time job. Now she helps recruit the interns.
Entertainment engineering alumna works behind the scenes to help clients like Shania Twain and Drake