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Gary Hoppenworth, a computer science<\/a> and mathematics<\/a> major, and Ashley Santana, a biomedical sciences<\/a> and biotechnology<\/a> major, have received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, the first time two UCF students have qualified for the scholarship in the same year.<\/p>\n

The Goldwater Scholarship, named after former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, was established by Congress in 1986, and recognizes college sophomores or juniors who show promise in becoming research leaders in fields such as science, technology, engineering or mathematics.<\/p>\n

The scholarship is highly competitive\u2014fewer than 400 students received funding nationally\u00a0 this year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The scholarship is highly competitive\u2014396 students received funding this year out of 1,343 nominated.<\/p>\n

As a Burnett Honors Scholar, Hoppenworth has conducted research on string algorithms and data structures, conducting research at UCF\u2019s string algorithms lab and the Air Force Research Laboratory Directorate, where he did work related to national security.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing recognized with the Goldwater Scholarship will help when I apply to graduate school and apply for graduate fellowships,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Hoppenworth ultimately hopes to conduct theoretical and applied computer science research at a national research lab. He said he\u2019s particularly interested in studying computational complexity theory, developing faster, more efficient algorithms that could speed up vital work in the fields of biology and computer science.<\/p>\n

\u201cGary has an extraordinary gift for mathematical reasoning over discrete structures and is likely to become a brilliant theoretical computer scientist over the next decade,\u201d says Sumit Kumar Jha, the Charles N. Millican Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UCF.<\/p>\n

Santana, a McNair Scholar, has been researching the development of \u201csmart\u201d adhesive wound dressings from electrical stimulation of human dermal fibroblast cells.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration of this technology in an adhesive can potentially prevent bacterial infections and the severity of scarring,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never expected that my involvement in research would bring me this far,\u201d Santana says. \u201cThe Goldwater Scholarship is a prestigious award in the life sciences and comes with a community that I am so excited to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the fall, Santana plans to apply to biotechnology and pharmacology doctoral programs, and eventually become a research scientist seeking to optimize drug delivery for patients and support personalized medicine.<\/p>\n

\u201cAshley has the type of curiosity and perseverance that will enable her to be a research leader in science,\u201d said Kaitlyn Crawford, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UCF.<\/p>\n

If you are a student interested in applying for a Goldwater Scholarship or one of the many other STEM-related scholarships available, contact Morgan Bauer, director of the Office of Prestigious Awards, at\u00a0<\/em>Morgan.Bauer@ucf.edu<\/a>. Applicants should be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in their sophomore or junior year of college.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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