Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen is well deserving of the Academic Senate Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award.  The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is very proud of her achievements.  In her 16 years at UCSB, Professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen has chaired 31 PhD committees, 8 MA committees, mentored 27 postdoctoral scholars, and served as a research advisor for 40 undergraduate students. In addition, 16 PhD students received fellowships during their time at UCSB working under her supervision. Since 2015, Professor Nguyen has been among the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds and the Top 1% Highly Cited Researchers in Materials Science by Thomson Reuters and Clarivate Analytics. 

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