Department of Microbiology at UMass Amherst

Microbiology undergraduates Ashley Eng ’23, and Wyatt Tran ’23, have won scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence Foundation. Goldwater Scholarships support students who have a passion for research, potential to contribute to their disciplines, and who plan to pursue a graduate degree.

Emily Bechtold is the 2022 recipient of the Curt Thorne Carry On Award. The award is given annually by the Microbiology faculty to a doctoral student for their contributions to the Department and their discipline and for serving as a role model to other students.. Emily is a February 2022 graduate of the Microbiology Graduate Program and completed her dissertation in Klaus Nüsslein’s lab. Emily is now a postdoctoral research scientist at Colorado State University studying microbial involvement in greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater wetlands.

Kristen DeAngelis, associate professor of microbiology, has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology (ASM). DeAngelis was among the top 65 fellows who are elected into the Academy this year.

Sloan Siegrist has been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Microbiology effective January 2022.