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Introducing the SNS Fall 2022 Outstanding Student Award Winners

December 15, 2022

Each semester the School of Natural Sciences recognizes exceptional graduating students by presenting them with an ‘Outstanding Student Award’. Students are nominated and selected by the faculty who oversee their major. Awardees are selected based on criteria including academic excellence, achievements in research, service to UC Merced, and community service and outreach. Below are this semester's winners.

Eric Elbeck

Applied Mathematical Sciences


Emma Gerit

Biological Sciences


Erik Gutierrez

Biological Sciences


Jai Jot Kaur

Biological Sciences


Emily Loundara

Biological Sciences


Emma Brass

Chemical Sciences


Xitlaly Gomez-Vega

Earth Systems Sciences


Dina Saeed

Biological Sciences

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