Southern University student Scott A. Wicker will be part of an elite delegation of doctoral students from around the world who will met in Lindau, Germany to participate in discussions with several Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics and medicine.
Wicker, a graduate student in Environmental Toxicology, was chosen from a group of more than 20,000 young researchers who applied to attend the annual “The Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau.”
“I look forward to networking with top researches from around the world and coming together with the other delegates to help make a positive global impact,” said Wicker.
Wicker, as well as graduate students and junior researchers from around the world, will participate in discussions with the Nobel Laureates on current scientific topics and address questions relating to basic research and application-orientated themes. There will also be critical examination of scientific questions from the students and Nobel Laureates.
The meetings are held as an effort to exchange knowledge between Nobel Laureates and young researchers and to build sustainable networks of young researchers from around the world, according to “Meetings at Lindau” literature.
“This is exciting. Over 20,000 students apply for this and he was chosen. Scott will not only listen to laureates but he will actually talk with them,” said Edwin H. Walker, Ph.D, BASF Endowed Professor of Chemistry at Southern. “It shows that Scott is on top of his work and encourages other students to strive for the same honor. It also gives recognition to Southern University’s research program.”
The U.S. students are sponsored, all or in part, by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Science and Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Posted By: LaKeeshia Giddens
Tuesday, May 19th 2009 at 4:37PM
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