Fearless Research in Solar Cells
Joining Alexi Arango's research team as a first-year student built confidence in the classroom and the laboratory.
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Gillian Hagen '20
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Joining Alexi Arango's research team as a first-year student built confidence in the classroom and the laboratory.
Connecting students to the natural world they live in is why I am teaching and what Mount Holyoke gave me the ability to do.
“The American culture encouraged me to explore outside of my comfort zone, while the Chinese culture was a mystery inside of me.”
My experiences at Mount Holyoke helped me grow into the sort of woman confident in her ability to do whatever she wants.
After my lab experience at MHC, I completed a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computational Chemistry and work at ACS Nano and Nano Letters.
"Every night I sketched comet Arend-Roland and took pictures in the observatory dome and was hooked!"
Whether it is difficult weather conditions, working among thorny invasive species, or walking knee deep in a mucky marsh.
"My classes and professors at Mount Holyoke certainly inspired my interest in art and helped me gain the necessary internship experience."
“The friendships and bonds I made this summer exposed me to an entirely new culture, which accepted me despite all our differences.”