Dean&#039;s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship / en Daniel Lysak awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship /celebrates/daniel-lysak-awarded-dean-s-doctoral-excellence-scholarship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Daniel Lysak awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-09-03T12:25:24-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 12:25" class="datetime">Tue, 09/03/2024 - 12:25</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dean-s-doctoral-excellence-scholarship" hreflang="en">Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physical-and-environmental-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">ֱ Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-08/Daniel%20Lysak.jpg" width="1612" height="1742" alt="Daniel Lysak awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>(supplied photo)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Daniel Lysak</strong>, a PhD student in the department of physical and environmental sciences at ֱ Scarborough, has been recognized with a <a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-awards-scholarships#graduate-scholarships-accordion-4:~:text=Faculty%20of%20Arts%20%26%20Science%20Doctoral%20Excellence%20Scholarships">Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</a>.</p> <p>The annual prize, valued at $25,000, is&nbsp;awarded by the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science to a PhD student whose academic excellence is matched by their contributions to the community.</p> <p>Lysak's research involves using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study environmental stress at the molecular level.&nbsp;The author of several groundbreaking articles, he has also been a longtime advocate for graduate students.</p> <p>“Daniel has been working on some of the most challenging interdisciplinary research and his efforts have consistently led to world-class publications,” says his doctoral supervisor, Professor&nbsp;<strong>Andre Simpson.</strong></p> <p>The recipient of numerous academic awards, Lysak says the Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship is particularly meaningful given the often solitary nature of his work.&nbsp;“Graduate school involves a lot of independent work,” he says. “It is often hard to tell if you are doing a good job, which leads to self-doubt and a kind of mental struggle. So an award like this is very encouraging, and it’s truly a great honour."</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/daniel-lysak-awarded-dean-doctoral-excellence-scholarship">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">FAS</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:25:24 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309168 at Alina Trofimova awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship /celebrates/alina-trofimova-awarded-dean-s-doctoral-excellence-scholarship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Alina Trofimova awarded Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-07-12T11:30:11-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 11:30" class="datetime">Wed, 07/12/2023 - 11:30</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-anthropology" hreflang="en">Department of Anthropology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-chemistry" hreflang="en">Department of Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-near-and-middle-eastern-civilizations" hreflang="en">Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/Alina-Trofimova_altered.jpg" width="750" height="519" alt="Alina Trofimova"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Alina Trofimova (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://sites.chem.utoronto.ca/yudinlab/content/alina-trofimova"><strong>Alina Trofimova</strong></a>, a PhD student in the department of chemistry in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has been awarded the Dean’s Doctoral Excellence Scholarship – the top prize in the <a href="http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate/graduate-funding/graduate-awards-scholarships#graduate-scholarships-accordion-4">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science Excellence&nbsp;Scholarships</a>, given to a PhD student in recognition of their achievements in research and for demonstrating leadership.</p> <p>“It's a huge honour that I’m very grateful for,” Trofimova said.</p> <p>“I’m in the final year of my PhD and I was hoping to be a teaching assistant less and focus more on my research. As much as I love being a TA and working with students, this will allow me to do that.”</p> <p>The scholarship recognizes the originality, significance and quality of a student’s research, which Trofimova has demonstrated in the papers she’s co-authored and contributed to during her time in the lab.</p> <p>Trofimova is a member of <a href="https://www.chemistry.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/andrei-yudin">Professor <strong>Andrei Yudin</strong></a>’s lab where <a href="https://sites.chem.utoronto.ca/yudinlab/">Yudin and his team</a> develop new tools for chemical synthesis and create innovative molecules.</p> <p>“Over the past four years, Alina has made some of the most challenging molecules my lab has ever dreamed of,” Yudin said.</p> <p>“What sets her apart is the tenacity with which she approaches scientific challenges and the intellectual rigour with which she analyzes complex data.”</p> <p>Three runners-up were also recognized with A&amp;S Doctoral Excellence Scholarships. They are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://tdudgeonresearch.wordpress.com/"><strong>Thomas Dudgeon</strong></a>, ecology and&nbsp;evolutionary biology</li> <li><a href="https://www.anthropology.utoronto.ca/people/directories/graduate-students/fernando-mercado-malabet"><strong>Fernando Mercado Malabet</strong></a>, anthropology</li> <li><a href="https://www.nmc.utoronto.ca/people/directories/graduate-students/jun-yi-wong"><strong>Jun Wong</strong></a>, Near and&nbsp;Middle Eastern civilizations</li> </ul> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/chemistry-s-alina-trofimova-awarded-dean-s-doctoral-excellence-scholarship">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-add-new-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Add new tags</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dean-s-doctoral-excellence-scholarship" hreflang="en">Dean's Doctoral Excellence Scholarship</a></div> </div> </div> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:30:11 +0000 siddiq22 302199 at