UT’s Office of the Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies has awarded Yuan-I (Nina) Chen, a graduate student working with Dr. Tim Yeh, with the 2022 Outstanding Dissertation Award for Mathematics, Engineering, Physical Science, and Biological and Life Sciences.


Chen’s dissertation is titled: “Development of the single-molecule tracking and fluorescence lifetime techniques for biophysical measurements and biomedical applications.

The award includes a monetary sum of $5,000, and is among the highest honors a graduate student can receive from the UT Graduate School.