Brianna Santiago recently was named an American Chemical Society Scholar as part of the program that awards renewable scholarships to underrepresented minority students.
Recipients of the scholarship are undergrads who plan to pursue careers in chemistry related fields; about 300 scholarships are awarded each year.
“North Park University has given me an amazing community of chemists who love what they do and want to see you succeed,” said Santiago, who will enroll in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program through Northwestern University.
Santiago said she doubted she would be able to get either the scholarship or the REU opportunity, but “the chemistry staff believed that I could, and I did! My plans after graduation are to do research and possibly go to graduate school.”