Assistant Professor Barbara Lograsso (Technology) received an Outstanding Mentor Award recently from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science. The award is for her work mentoring a student in the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program coordinated by the DOE’s Ames Laboratory. Lograsso was nominated for the award by her SULI student, Ryan Glamm, who participated in the SULI program at Ames Laboratory in 2006. The program brings students from colleges and universities around the nation to Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University to work with scientist mentors in a 10-week research experience.

Signed by Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman, the Outstanding Mentor Award presented to Lograsso read, “In recognition of your dedication as a mentor. For your willingness to share knowledge and to inspire and instill confidence in the next generation of scientists and engineers by setting high expectations, seeking creative solutions, and immersing inquisitive minds in the world of science.”