{"id":12796,"date":"2026-04-28T09:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chemistry\/?p=12796"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:06:00","slug":"maya-fernando-wins-mentor-of-the-year-award-from-office-of-undergraduate-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chemistry\/maya-fernando-wins-mentor-of-the-year-award-from-office-of-undergraduate-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Maya Fernando Wins Mentor of the Year Award from Office of Undergraduate Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Undergraduate research has been a focus of UWM enabling students to engage in research in addition to their course curriculum. The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has supported this important aspect of University education by offering fellowships, enabling conference participation, organizing workshops and symposia, and professional development opportunities. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/chemistry\/about\/directory\/fernando-maya-ruth-thom\/\">Maya Ferando<\/a><\/strong>, who is a graduate student in <a href=\"https:\/\/arnoldgroup.org\/\"><strong>Prof. Arnold&#8217;s<\/strong> research group<\/a>, has directly supervised graduate students Shaun Harrington, Devin Esch, Marley Makowiak and Paul Wiebe and worked closely with Ryan Burmesch, Braden Barkley, Natalie Cox, Makena Vesperman, Alec Veliz, Kali Quade and Dayana Griggs. Her ability to work well with undergraduate students and their demanding course schedules has garnered high praises from her students. 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