Alexandra Bartlett receives honorable mention Goldwater honor

2014 Apr 9

University of Iowa sophomore Alexandra Bartlett has received honorable mention honors for the 2014 Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate award for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The Clive, Iowa, native is pursuing degrees in chemical engineering and finance, and conducting research with Allan Guymon, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, studying polymer scaffolds that may advance stem-cell treatments for age-related macular degeneration.

Bartlett plans to continue exploring nanotechnology throughout her undergraduate career and beyond, hoping to promote cross-disciplinary solutions to address genetic diseases.

Congress established the Goldwater Scholarship in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, and to challenge and support outstanding young scholar-researchers.