To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to recommend Daniel Hossack for a Georgia Engineering Foundation scholarship. I am an associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, and serve as the PI for the Biomembranes Engineering Laboratory. I’ve worked with many undergraduate trainees in the laboratory over the past 8 years, and I’m happy to report that Daniel has been an outstanding student relative to his peers with a great deal of promise in engineering research. Daniel first contacted me in the fall of 2020 looking for research opportunities. At the time, I was not accepting new in-person students into the laboratory given the pandemic. However, we decided to settle on a literature review of a topic of his choice, involving nanoparticle-based therapeutics. We met weekly over Zoom to discuss topics such as review manuscripts, digging into the literature, and proper management of sources. Based on his proposed abstract, Daniel was awarded a competitive CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) assistantship for his proposed literature review in the spring of 2021, and was invited to review his findings in an oral presentation to the University community. Daniel was able to present and defend his findings to a broad interdisciplinary audience and deftly answered questions afterwards. After that semester, we began looking into additional in-person research opportunities. We recently began a research endeavor in my laboratory where Daniel will investigate the influence of nitric oxide on the permeability of a model mammalian lipid membrane through tracking osmotic flux across a droplet interface bilayer. We are now in the fifth week of the program, and I am happy to report that Daniel is self-sufficient in the research. He has shown an aptitude for mathematics and analysis, the ability to conduct independent literature review, and the ability to trouble-shoot his techniques and protocols. Furthermore, he is always punctual for our meetings, comes prepared with questions and insights, and shows a genuine enthusiasm for the project. He has since been awarded another CURO assistantship for the fall semester. I strongly recommend Daniel for the scholarship. I believe he will be an excellent engineer and has shown considerable promise during his time with us. I look forward to continuing to work with him this semester, and am happy to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Eric Freeman Associate Professor College of Engineering University of Georgia
To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to recommend Daniel Hossack for a Georgia Engineering Foundation scholarship. I am an associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, and serve as the PI for the Biomembranes Engineering Laboratory. I’ve worked with many undergraduate trainees in the laboratory over the past 8 years, and I’m happy to report that Daniel has been an outstanding student relative to his peers with a great deal of promise in engineering research. Daniel first contacted me in the fall of 2020 looking for research opportunities. At the time, I was not accepting new in-person students into the laboratory given the pandemic. However, we decided to settle on a literature review of a topic of his choice, involving nanoparticle-based therapeutics. We met weekly over Zoom to discuss topics such as review manuscripts, digging into the literature, and proper management of sources. Based on his proposed abstract, Daniel was awarded a competitive CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) assistantship for his proposed literature review in the spring of 2021, and was invited to review his findings in an oral presentation to the University community. Daniel was able to present and defend his findings to a broad interdisciplinary audience and deftly answered questions afterwards. After that semester, we began looking into additional in-person research opportunities. We recently began a research endeavor in my laboratory where Daniel will investigate the influence of nitric oxide on the permeability of a model mammalian lipid membrane through tracking osmotic flux across a droplet interface bilayer. We are now in the fifth week of the program, and I am happy to report that Daniel is self-sufficient in the research. He has shown an aptitude for mathematics and analysis, the ability to conduct independent literature review, and the ability to trouble-shoot his techniques and protocols. Furthermore, he is always punctual for our meetings, comes prepared with questions and insights, and shows a genuine enthusiasm for the project. He has since been awarded another CURO assistantship for the fall semester. I strongly recommend Daniel for the scholarship. I believe he will be an excellent engineer and has shown considerable promise during his time with us. I look forward to continuing to work with him this semester, and am happy to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Eric Freeman Associate Professor College of Engineering University of Georgia
To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to recommend Daniel Hossack for a Georgia Engineering Foundation scholarship. I am an associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia, and serve as the PI for the Biomembranes Engineering Laboratory. I’ve worked with many undergraduate trainees in the laboratory over the past 8 years, and I’m happy to report that Daniel has been an outstanding student relative to his peers with a great deal of promise in engineering research. Daniel first contacted me in the fall of 2020 looking for research opportunities. At the time, I was not accepting new in-person students into the laboratory given the pandemic. However, we decided to settle on a literature review of a topic of his choice, involving nanoparticle-based therapeutics. We met weekly over Zoom to discuss topics such as review manuscripts, digging into the literature, and proper management of sources. Based on his proposed abstract, Daniel was awarded a competitive CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) assistantship for his proposed literature review in the spring of 2021, and was invited to review his findings in an oral presentation to the University community. Daniel was able to present and defend his findings to a broad interdisciplinary audience and deftly answered questions afterwards. After that semester, we began looking into additional in-person research opportunities. We recently began a research endeavor in my laboratory where Daniel will investigate the influence of nitric oxide on the permeability of a model mammalian lipid membrane through tracking osmotic flux across a droplet interface bilayer. We are now in the fifth week of the program, and I am happy to report that Daniel is self-sufficient in the research. He has shown an aptitude for mathematics and analysis, the ability to conduct independent literature review, and the ability to trouble-shoot his techniques and protocols. Furthermore, he is always punctual for our meetings, comes prepared with questions and insights, and shows a genuine enthusiasm for the project. He has since been awarded another CURO assistantship for the fall semester. I strongly recommend Daniel for the scholarship. I believe he will be an excellent engineer and has shown considerable promise during his time with us. I look forward to continuing to work with him this semester, and am happy to answer any questions you may have. Sincerely, Eric Freeman Associate Professor College of Engineering University of Georgia