Earth and Mineral Sciences student awarded Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship
Kelly Núñez Ocasio, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, studies how tropical cyclones form and hopes to help places like Puerto Rico, where she was raised, better prepare for these devastating storms. IMAGE: PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Kelly Núñez Ocasio, a Penn State doctoral candidate studying how hurricanes form, has received an Alfred P. Sloan Minority Graduate Scholarship.
The Sloan Scholars program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, provides support to students belonging to underrepresented minority groups who are also enrolled in a doctoral degree program in a STEM field.
Nuñez Ocasio, a fourth year doctoral student in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, said the honor means more to her than just the funding the scholarship provides.
“It’s my responsibility as a Latina to help younger generations and build a community of scientists that is diverse and that is equal,” Nuñez Ocasio said.
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