#  Lauren Zarzar 

PhD Student 2008-2013

 

 

 



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Lauren is a graduate student in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at Harvard. While in the Aizenberg group, Lauren's research focuses on responsive, hydrogel-driven actuation of microstructures.  
  
Prior to coming to Harvard, Lauren attended the University of Pennsylvania where she earned a B.A. in Chemistry from the College and a B.S. in Economics (with a concentration in Operations and Information Management) from Wharton.

## Awards and honors

NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship (2013)

ACS AkzoNobel Student Award in Applied Polymer Science (2011)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF-GRF) (2010)

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship (2010)

Materials Research Society (MRS) Best Poster Award (2009)

American Chemical Society Achievement Award (Philadelphia Section) (2008)

Novartis Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2006)



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Member Role
    
     [PhD Graduate](/member-role/phd-graduate)
- ## Member Status
    
     [Alumni](/member-status/alumni)