UAPB Alumna accepted to graduate assistantship

NORFOLK, Va. - Whitney LaGrone, a Spring 2011 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff graduate with a B.S. degree in Chemistry, has been accepted to the Masters in Material Science with research assistantship at Norfolk State University. The assistantship covers a full calendar year and includes a stipend, tuition, and fees Fall 2011. She will work directly with faculty on research projects.

The two year program focuses on the creation of materials with unique quantum or photonic properties and nano-structures to address the demands of information technology, communications, remote sensing, and the production of renewable clean energy. 

Norfolk State University is a public, urban, comprehensive University offering programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Founded in 1935, Norfolk State University adheres to the traditional purpose of the Historically Black University and espouses the tradition of service to its students, its alumni, the academy, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world.