Talysa Ogas Viera has gotten all three degrees from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT). This May, she won two of the top five student awards given to four students from the Class of 2021 ceremonies.
“For the first time in the history of the institution, we are awarding both awards to the same person,” the citation read. “I am pleased to announce that the winner of both the Langmuir Award and the Founders Award is Talysa Ogas Viera,” the source continued.
According to NMT, Talysa earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at New Mexico Tech. She returned to her alma mater after years away, including two years teaching secondary school to do a doctorate in biotechnology.
This May, Talysa was recognized for publishing an outstanding scientific research paper. She was also judged to have made an exceptional contribution through scholarship, research, and involvement in campus affairs.
On Twitter, she wrote: GRADUATION DAY! I received my PhD in Biotechnology and my husband his MS in Chemistry from @newmexicotech! I love that we were able to celebrate these achievements together! #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter pic.twitter.com/ugH3TWfM1B— Talysa Viera (@TalysaViera) May 8, 2021
GRADUATION DAY! 🎓 I received my PhD in Biotechnology and my husband his MS in Chemistry from @newmexicotech!
I love that we were able to celebrate these achievements together! ❤️#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter pic.twitter.com/ugH3TWfM1B
— Talysa Viera (@TalysaViera) May 8, 2021
Talysa won the Langmuir Award for a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports from the Nature Publishing Group, along with her advisor Dr. Praveen Pratidar. The report identifies a tumor-selective chemotherapeutic approach for pancreatic cancer treatment. This project has resulted in an application for a patent. Dr. Pratidar said Talysa earned this award based on the quality and quantity of her work.
The Founder’s Award is given to the person graduating with an advanced degree who is judged to have made an outstanding contribution to the Institute through scholarship, research, and involvement in campus affairs.
Talysa’s nomination for the Founders Award highlighted her leadership and volunteer work. She did yeoman’s work in the Writing Center to help her fellow graduate students polish their papers and improve their writing skills. In addition, she volunteered in the Center for Graduate Studies and won numerous awards in the Chemistry Department.
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