Student Successes

Here are some updates from former GO FoRWARD participants who continued their studies in geosciences and other STEM fields.

Matao Casarez won an award for his research with Dr. Charlie Paradis at UWM’s Undergraduate Research Symposium in May 2022.

Mikayla Walker featured on UWM Report

Mikayla Walker presents at UWM Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference, 2021

Rene Chavez and Mikayla Walker featured on UWM undergraduate research page

Cheyanne Koran presents at UWM Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference, 2020

Mikayla Walker presents at UWM Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference, 2020

Omar Cabrera, Rene Chavez, Heavenly Johnson, and Cheyanne Koran part of STEM-Inspire WISC-AMP in 2020-2021

Rene Chavez received Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Bridge Scholarship

Omar Cabrera, Rene Chavez, Isabella Ewan-Voigt, Monica Ibarra, Hadiyah Johnson, Heavenly Johnson, and Cheyanne Koran part of STEM-Inspire WISC-AMP in 2019-2020

Heavenly Johnson and Cheyanne Koran part of STEM-Inspire WISC-AMP in 2018-2019

Stephanie Fones presents her GO FoRWARD research at the UWM Department of Geosciences Research Symposium 2020

Mikayla Walker presents her research at the UWM Department of Geosciences Research Symposium 2020

Rene Chavez presents his research at the UWM Department of Geosciences Research Symposium 2020

Cheyanne Koran presents her research at WISC-AMP symposium with mentor Scott Schaefer — Cheyanne Koran presents her research at 2019 WISC-AMP symposium with mentor Scott Schaefer

Rene Chavez presents his research at 2019 UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium with his mentor, Scott Schaefer

A summer experience hosted by the UWM Department of Geosciences and funded by the National Science Foundation, dedicated to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion of students majoring in geosciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.