Fall 2022 Rising Researchers Announced

Eight UMass Amherst undergraduates have been named Fall 2022 Rising Researchers in recognition of their outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity in a variety of fields. From studying potential health effects of "forever chemicals" to analyzing conversations on social media, from using wastewater to track the spread of COVID-19 to investigating how cells fight off invading viruses, these young researchers are advancing their fields and developing important skills for future success.

The Fall 2022 Rising Researchers are:

• Tergel Molom-Ochir '23, electrical and computer engineering
• Kaleigh Hill '23, resource economics, Commonwealth Honors College
• Claire Fong '23, biology, Commonwealth Honors College
• Lauren Kelly '23, civil and environmental engineering, Commonwealth Honors College
• Timothy Mehrmann '23, biochemistry and molecular biology, Commonwealth Honors College
• Lauren Brown '23, biomedical engineering, Commonwealth Honors College
• Hung (Harry) Pham '23, food science, biochemistry and molecular biology, Commonwealth Honors College
• Chloe Eggleston '23, computer science

Read more about the Rising Researchers.