Kong receives Nicholas Chopey Scholarship
Published August 4, 2015 This content is archived.
Stephanie Kong received the 2015 Nicholas P. Chopey Scholarship for Chemical Engineering Excellence. Kong is entering her senior year at UB, where she is majoring in both chemical engineering and Spanish.
Kong is a member of Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society) and Phi Beta Kappa, and is on the Engineering Dean’s List.
This year, she was selected as a Goldwater Scholar for her research in model surfactant systems that can be used to create eco-friendly dispersants for oil spills. Kong has also worked for Praxair’s Research and Development Division.
She plans to complete her double degree in May 2016 and then begin her studies toward a PhD degree in chemical engineering the following fall.
