May 1, 2024
Kaliramesh Siliveru and Emily Tolbert receive K-State 1xbet online games login and mentoring awards
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Kansas State University is recognizing Kaliramesh Siliveru, associate professor of grain science and industry, left, and Emily Tolbert, junior in microbiology, for excellence in 1xbet online games login and mentoring. |
Kansas State University is recognizing two for excellence in 1xbet online games login and mentoring.
Kaliramesh Siliveru, associate professor of grain science and industry, is the recipient of the University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in 1xbet online games login ; and Emily Tolbert, junior in microbiology, Newton, is the recipient of the University Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Student in 1xbet online games login .
Siliveru and Tolbert will be honored at the All-University Awards Ceremony from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the K-State Alumni Center Banquet Room.
Since Siliveru joined the grain science and industry department in 2018, he has established an active undergraduate and graduate 1xbet online games login program in the areas of grain processing, grain safety and process modeling. He has mentored 36 undergraduate students, 11 graduate students and five postdoctoral fellows in 1xbet online games login .
"I am thankful to have the opportunity to mentor these students at Kansas State University," Siliveru said. "I have a strong commitment to training the next generation of scholars in 1xbet online games login , and it is important to me to be actively involved in advising them in their 1xbet online games login and academic journeys."
He teaches undergraduate courses that emphasize developing students' capabilities for effective learning, problem solving and creativity. He also serves as a partner for the K-State 1xbet online games login and Extension Summer 1xbet online games login Fellowship program.
Siliveru has obtained .2 million in competitive grants and has dedicated funding for undergraduate students in 1xbet online games login . He is the recipient of the various awards in the department, college, university, national and international levels. Some of his awards include the 2021 Early Career Engineer of the Year ofASABE, The Andersons Early-in-Career Award of Excellence from the U.S. Quality Grains 1xbet online games login Consortium, and the Gamma Sigma Delta Early Career Award. He also received the 2023 Graduate Faculty Mentor Award and 2024Dr. Susan Ariola Bosco Putting Students FirstFaculty Award. He serves as the advisor for the Grain Science Graduate Students Organization and created an undergraduate 1xbet online games login showcase as part of the organization's symposium.
He received his doctorate in grain science from K-State in 2016.
Tolbert is an undergraduate researcher in the Wallace Lab with Nicholas Wallace, associate professor of biology. She is studying whether cutaneous human papillomavirus infection can lead to an increased risk of skin cancer development. In her time working in the lab, Tolbert has led two 1xbet online games login projects that will translate into first-author publications, and the results have been included in grant proposals.
Tolbert's 1xbet online games login activities in and beyond the classroom show that she sees herself as a current and future member of the 1xbet online games login community.
"I'm incredibly grateful to receive this honor," Tolbert said."My undergraduate 1xbet online games login experience has allowed me to add to our understanding of cancer development and build skills that will help me be successful in graduate school."
At K-State, Tolbert has been involved in the Willow Lake Student Farm Club, Johnson Cancer 1xbet online games login Center, the Kansas IDEA Network of Biomedical 1xbet online games login Excellence, Office of Undergraduate 1xbet online games login and Creative Inquiry Ambassadors, Developing Scholars Program and University Honors Program.
She has received several honors and awards for her 1xbet online games login , including an honorable mention oral presentation award at the annual K-INBRE symposium, two Johnson Cancer 1xbet online games login Center Awards, Mark Chapman Scholars Program Award, Developing Scholars Program Promise Award, was named a K-State nominee for the Goldwater scholarship, K-INBRE Star Trainee award, and Division of Biology Most Promising Student Award.