Hometown: Elgin, ILMajor: ChemistryAccepted to a PhD program in Chemistry Fall 2016

Hometown: Pekin, ILMajor: Chemistry, B.S.Accepted to Medical School Fall 2016

As an undergraduate student, Chemistry major and Capital Scholars Honors Program member Ashley Hollinshead got to do hands-on research at the University of Illinois Springfield. She was chosen, along with ten other UIS students, to present her research at the University of Illinois Undergraduate Research Day at the Illinois State Capitol. Her love of science led her to apply for medical school. She’s not sure what type of doctor she wants to be yet, but she knows she’ll be working in a field she loves.

Ian Tinsley graduated from UIS in Spring of 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He decided to pursue a Master’s degree at Eastern Illinois University where he has worked with Dr. Kraig Wheeler on molecular recognition with quasiracemic systems. He has presented his work at the American Crystallographic Association and American Chemical Society Meetings. Ian graduated from EIU in 2017 and was selected for the Distinguished Graduate Student Award and the Graduate Student Investigator Award.

Hometown: Bangkok, Thailand

Undergraduate Institution and Major: Thammasat University, Bachelor of Arts (Political Science)

Graduate institution and Major: University of Texas at San Antonio, Master of Public Administration

Bio: I have developed a deep interest in the Public Administration field since high school. With this sense of direction, I was able to earn my bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Public Administration from Thammasat University and the University of Texas at San Antonio