WHITEWATER - Marie Nider, Monroe, was one of 282 students chosen from a nationwide pool of 1,100 to receive a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2012-13 academic year.
Nider, a junior chemistry student at UW-Whitewater, is the first student from the school to win the prestigious scholarship.
The Goldwater Scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
For the past three years, Nider has been researching the effects household chemicals found in treated wastewater have on plants.
She also has received several chemistry department scholarships and has scored in the top 10 percent of the American Chemical Society standard exams. Nider will be the first student in the chemistry honors program to graduate next year.
Universities are allowed to nominate only four undergraduates per year to receive the final scholarship.
Nider, a junior chemistry student at UW-Whitewater, is the first student from the school to win the prestigious scholarship.
The Goldwater Scholarship is awarded annually to outstanding sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers in science, mathematics or engineering.
For the past three years, Nider has been researching the effects household chemicals found in treated wastewater have on plants.
She also has received several chemistry department scholarships and has scored in the top 10 percent of the American Chemical Society standard exams. Nider will be the first student in the chemistry honors program to graduate next year.
Universities are allowed to nominate only four undergraduates per year to receive the final scholarship.
