Galloway, N.J. _ Five students received Spring 2021 Board of Trustees Fellowships for Distinguished Students for research projects they will do with faculty advisors.

The recipients are:

Matthew Furry of Absecon, a junior majoring in Chemistry  

Project Title: Measuring the Photophysics of Symmetrical Dipyrins as Near Infrared Emitting Dyes

Project Advisor: Barry Pemberton, Ph.D.

Destiny Hernandez Rodriguez of Pleasantville, a senior majoring in Liberal Arts/Elementary Education

Project Title: First-Gen: Faces of the Future

Project Advisor: Ana Rodriguez, Ed.D.

Mykola Hubchak of Cherry Hill, a senior majoring in Computer Science  

Project Title: Automatic License Plate Reading and Tracking Optimization Scheme

Project Advisor: Li Zheng, Ph.D.

Luke Ngo of Galloway, a sophomore majoring in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

Project Title: Release of Proteins from Teeth with Whitening Products

Project Advisor: Kelly Keenan, Ph.D.

Joshua Smith of West Deptford, a senior majoring in Computer Science

Project Title: Determining Traffic Trends in the COVID-19 Era using Machine Learning Techniques

Project Advisor: Li Zheng, Ph.D.

The "Stockton Board of Trustees Fellowships for Distinguished Students" program was established by the Board of Trustees in April of 1986. It supports student-initiated projects of undergraduate research and/or creative work in keeping with the educational philosophy and mission of Stockton University. The fellowship awards, up to $1,000, are provided semi-annually contingent upon available funds.