Benton Fellows

This named fellowship is made possible by the generous gift of Frances and Thomas Benton who are alumni of the University of California, Berkeley (UCB); earning their bachelor degrees in 1940 in History and Engineering, respectively. Mr. & Mrs. Benton met at UCB, too. The Benton's made this gift to the University of California because of their belief that academic and scientific progress are essential to our better health, to our economic well-being, to a higher standard of living for all, and to our cultural progress. It is because of their farsightedness that talented young scholars at the University of California, Irvine are supported and encouraged in their scholarly pursuits to the betterment of us all. Nominations for this fellowship are received by the Graduate Division directly from UCI's academic schools on a periodic basis. Students may not directly apply or nominate themselves.

AY 2007-2008 Scholars

Natalie Eppelsheimer

Degrees: Ph.D., German (Emphasis in Comparative Literature), UC Irvine, in progress M.A. German Studies (Minor in Pedagogy), University of Arizona, 2003 Staatsexamen I, English and Biology (Minor in Pedagogy), Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, 2000 Research: German-Jewish Exile in Kenya and the German Africa-Novel Current Position: Graduate Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

Christine Gardiner

Degrees: Criminology, Law and Society, UC Irvine, in progress (expected June, 2008) M.Phil., Criminology, Cambridge University, England, 1995 B.A., Criminology, Law and Society, UC Irvine, 1993 B.A., Economics, UC Irvine, 1993 Research: : Crime Policy, Sentencing and Corrections, Juvenile Delinquency Current Position: Graduate Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

Michael Johnson

Degrees: Ph.D., Environmental Health, Science, and Policy, UC Irvine, in progress M.S., Science Education, Oregon State University, 2002 B.A., Physics, The Colorado College, 1999 Research: Greenhouse gas emissions from cookstoves in developing regions Current Position: Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

Omid Khakshoor

Degrees: Ph.D., Chemistry, UC Irvine, in progress M.S., Organic Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 2000 B.S., Applied Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Iran, 1998 Research: Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology Current Position: Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

Saba Ozyurt

Degrees: Ph.D., School of Social Sciences, Political Science Department, UC Irvine, in progress M.A., University of South Florida, 2000 Research: Integration patterns of Muslim immigrant women in the US and the Netherlands Current Position: Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

Marilou Sison-Mangus

Degrees: Ph.D., School of Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine, in progress M.S., Marine Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2003 B.S., Marine Fisheries, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1994 Research: Functional genomics of insect color vision Current Position: Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

Kristin Young

Degrees: Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine, in progress B.A., Environmental Science, Wittenberg University, 2001 Research: Tropical Restoration Ecology Current Position: Graduate Student Researcher, UC Irvine Student Bio

 

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