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Doctoral Student Matthew Vrazo Earns University of Cincinnati Dean's Fellowship
Meet Matthew Vrazo, recipient of a University of Cincinnati Dean's Fellowship:
What is your undergraduate degree?
- Geology/Biology Joint Honors
Where did you obtain your undergraduate degree from?
- University of Bristol, UK
What is your master's degree in and from where?
- Paleobiology from the University of Bristol, UK
What is your graduate program of study?
- Geology
Describe your research in one sentence:
- I am investigating the ecology and life habitats of eurypterids, a group of extinct chelicerate arthropods that are also know as a "sea scorpions."
What's the most interesting thing about your research that no one understands?
- Trying to reconstruct the behavior and ecology of an organism that has been extinct for hundreds of millions of years.
What's the best part of grad school?
- Having the flexibility to explore new methods and control the direction of your research.
What's the worst part of grad school?
- Having a 24/7 work mindset as opposed to a regular 9-5.
What does this fellowship mean to you?
- This will give me the opportunity to bring several projects to completion and hopefully to publication before I move onto my next academic venture.
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