NIMBioS Undergrad Wins Research Award

Steve Fassino, who participated in the 2009 Research Experience for Undergraduates at NIMBioS, has won an undergraduate research award from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Fassino, a junior majoring in mathematics at UT, won a EURēCA award in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources division. The Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EURēCA) represents faculty-mentored undergraduate research in 12 divisions at UT. Fassino’s project, Modeling Monoterpene Synthesis in Monarda didyma, began while he was a student participating in NIMBioS' REU program. His faculty advisor was Kimberly Gwinn.  

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From 2008 until early 2021, NIMBioS was supported by the National Science Foundation through NSF Award #DBI-1300426, with additional support from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.