Scholar Names D-H
Mark D'Agostino
US University: University of Massachusetts
Mark D'Agostino of Newton, Massachusetts, was a
non-conformist who left high school prior to graduation, and overcame a range of
personal obstacles in his life. After receiving a GED he enrolled at the University
of Massachusetts, Boston. He conducted research in a physical chemistry lab, and
graduated magna cum laude with a BS in biology in June 2002, while working part-time.
At the university he participated in many volunteer programs, and co-founded
"Helping Hands", a program between the University and the state Department of Social
Services to work with children in state custody. He plans to read for a Master of
Science by Research at the University of Nottingham.
Keira Driansky
US University: Yale University
Keira Driansky, a native of Penn Valley,
Pennsylvania, is a senior at Yale. An applied math major with concentrations in
biochemistry and economics, Keira intends to pursue an MPhil in BioScience
Enterprise at Cambridge. At Yale Keira is active in student government and tutors
New Haven middle school students in science. A Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellow,
Keira has conducted research on potassium channels and has also derived three
original formulas for computing the matrix exponential in the two-dimensional
case. She has interned as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York and
is currently assisting one of her professors in writing a book on biomedical
signal processing. An avid dancer, Keira also enjoys tennis, softball, and
chocolate desserts.
Fulton "Chris" Eaglin
US University: Morehouse College
Christopher Eaglin is a senior at Morehouse College finishing his
double major in economics and mathematics. His passion for community
service has prompted his creation of the African Diaspora Project,
a program to take Atlanta high school seniors to West Africa through
Habitat for Humanity. He is also involved on campus as the Managing
Editor of the school newspaper, student director of the Executive
Lecture Series of Morehouse and interim-president of the Atlanta University
Center Council. In his free time, he enjoys reading novels, playing tennis,
swimming, and travelling. At the University of Oxford Chris will pursue an
MPhil in Development studies.
David Foxe
US University: MIT
David M Foxe of Sussex, WI is a 1999 graduate of Sussex-Hamilton High
School. In June he will earn two bachelor degrees, in Architecture and
Music, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Conservatory and
school musicians have premiered his orchestral and chamber music
compositions, and several journals have published his architectural writing
and photography work. His architecture designs and music compositions are
archived and exhibited in the MIT Museum. He also enjoys recent teaching
opportunities in architecture and music. As a Marshall Scholar at
Cambridge University, he will pursue an MPhil in the History and
Philosophy of Architecture, studying the use of music and other disciplines
in the perception, experience, and communication of architecture.
Nicholas Hartman
US University: Pennsylvania State University
Nicholas, a native of Lebanon, PA, will graduate from Penn State
University with a BS in chemistry, a minor in biochemistry and molecular
biology, and an honors thesis on protein mass spectrometry. He has been
extensively involved in scientific research since his freshman year with
publications and national level presentations in the areas of oceanography,
mass spectrometry, and chemical education. Nicholas also served as a member
of the scientific crew aboard the R/V Melville for a northern Pacific expedition
with scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. When not in the
lab or relaxing with his friends, Nicholas encourages young students to pursue
careers in the sciences and engineering through extensive outreach work both in
State College, PA and in his hometown. As a Marshall Scholar, he plans to
study biochemistry at the University of Cambridge.
Michael Hoffman
Us University: University of Texas
Currently finishing degrees in Biochemistry and Plan II Liberal Arts
at The University of Texas at Austin, Michael Hoffman looks forward to
continuing research in computational biology at the University of
Cambridge, and hopes to pursue a doctorate there. Michael's interests
range far from biology -- he serves as president of the Texas Student
Publications Board, which oversees a media group with a
multimillion-dollar budget. At his current university, Michael is also
a Liberal Arts Junior Fellow, a Natural Sciences Dean's Scholar, and
proudly leads the Barbecue Club. Eventually, Michael wants to work as
a professor and to help make science policy.
