Meet Our Alumni
Introducing Naval STEM students, alumni, educators, professionals, and mentors.
Dr. Courtney Thomas & Patience Ferguson
SC State Chemistry Student and Professor Pave Way the Way for Future NREIP Students and Faculty
A South Carolina State University faculty-student team in the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences is opening doors and finding new opportunities for SC State students.
Dr. Courtney Thomas, SC State assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Patience Ferguson, a junior chemistry major, spent their summer performing toxicology research in the Environmental Health Laboratory f or the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU- D) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
Kayla Bouknight
CHANGE OF FATE: A RISING MEDICAL RESEARCHER FINDS HER JUMP POINT WITH NREIP
Dr. Kaila Vento
PILOT PSYCHOLOGY: NREIP ALUMNA TAKES HER SKILLS TO THE SKIES TO HELP NAVY PILOTS FLY SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY
Kim Roche
A HISTORIC DIVE: NREIP ALUMNI EXPLORES SUNK COMBAT SHIPS AND THE REST OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY
Dr. Bryan Goldsmith
NREIP ALUM DRIVES ATTEMPTS FOR DISCOVERING NEW CHEMISTRIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FUELS
Leila Character
A NEW ERA: NREIP ALUMNI APPLIES MACHINE LEARNING TO ARCHEOLOGY
Zachary Storti
SEAP/NREIP ALUM FINDS FULFILLING CAREER WITH THE NAVAL LAB WHERE HE STARTED
Sierra Teemsma
BUGGY PURSUIT: STUDENT FEEDS PASSION, FLIES HIGH AT NREIP
Meet Our Alumni Archive
“NREIP provided me the tools, lab space and mentorship needed to cultivate my research interests in a professional environment. As an NREIP intern I found purpose in my work and a community to learn from. Mentorship from brilliant, kind, Navy Medical entomologists showed me this path, major, career, is worth it and can be incredibly rewarding and so much fun. I got to ask questions and work alongside experts, who were also eager to teach and produce tangible work.”