本科 研究 Mentor Award

2019 STEM Recipient: Benjamin 维亚 (Biology)

学生评论

“当我发现奥巴马医生. 维亚 was going to be my research mentor, I was excited because he is a widely respected professor known not only for his scholastic abilities but also more uniquely for his genuine care and interest in his students’ 学习ing. My experience working on his research team has only confirmed this. Those of us on the cricket team have been able to witness Dr. 维亚’s other good qualities such as his tireless work ethic as well as his ability to form meaningful relationships with his students. 不管他有多忙. 维亚 has always made himself available to help us. In the cricket lab, we all know that we can ask Dr. 维亚 any question (no matter how small it is or how many questions we have already asked that day) and he will kindly explain the answer until he is confident that we are effectively able to navigate the issue. Dr. 维亚 goes way above and beyond what is asked of him as a research mentor. It is not unusual to see him spend hours tinkering with cricket machinery to help a student with their problem; a feat that many would see as not their responsibility. 最重要的是. 维亚 spends every week giving guidance, he has spent countless hours helping me and the other students in the lab compile data and put together posters and presentations to make sure that we are properly prepared. Dr. 维亚 has also given me extremely valuable advice at a time when I needed it the most. I know that I am one of many students (inside and outside of the lab) that Dr. 维亚 has influenced in a similar way. I originally started working in Dr. 维亚’s lab in order to gain research experience and motor dexterity to prepare me for medical school. 这确实发生了, under his guidance I also gained a love for research and formed a great group of colleagues who I now call friends."

"I have had the honor of having Dr. 维亚 as my undergraduate research mentor over the past two years, and it has been an incredible privilege. 在一起, we investigate the relationship between behavioral and neuronal responses in a cricket model via painstaking cycles of trial-and-error. 澄清, the project that I am working on is not an easy one; however, 在整个过程中, Dr. 维亚 has helped mentor, guide, and motivate me. There were many times where I felt defeated and dejected, but he has always had words of encouragement. 'You’re building character,' is one of his favorites. He also consistently pushes me to test my own intellectual limits, and teaches me when I err. 最后,博士. 维亚 has inspired me through his genuine investment in 学习ing about his students and mentees, 以及他尊重的方式, 关心, and seeks to understand and accommodate each of our backgrounds. I believe this is something which everyone at bet365中文大学 should seek to emulate. He has taught me more than I could possibly imagine knowing about crickets, and he has truly been an inspirational figure to me during my time here. I believe that he is undeniably qualified and deserving of the 2019 本科 研究 Mentor Award."

"I am so glad I got to work with Dr. 维亚做这个研究. Through collecting and analyzing my data, I 学习ed to think in more three-dimensional ways that required honest self-evaluation and much thinking outside the box. I 学习ed how to communicate my research content to an interdisciplinary audience in a way that will speak relevance and 'light-bulb moments' to them. I got to have many fun 学习ing experiences by attending conferences where I presented my research. 通过这些会议, I was able to experience the bigger ocean of academics that reminded me once again that there is a lot more to see, 学习, 挑战自己. I am thankful for all the work Dr. 维亚 is doing that helped me to get to where I am today! 非常感谢你，博士. 维亚!"

“我曾与奥巴马博士合作. 维亚 as my research mentor for the past couple of years. He is an amazing research mentor. In lab, it is very easy to become frustrated and discouraged when working with crickets, but in Dr. 维亚's lab that is not what happens. He drops words of encouragement and wisdom throughout the lab workday that make it easier for all of us to power through each experiment. Dr. 维亚 also does a great job at building up the lab's morale as a team. We have get-togethers and research meetings that help us to catch up with the other projects being conducted and to build deeper friendships with one another. I have definitely enjoyed working with Dr. 维亚, and he is a worthy recipient of the 本科 研究 Mentor Award."