Nominations are peer-submitted.
The Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Award for Research is presented to a woman graduate student for accomplishments in her field of expertise. The awards will be presented at a ceremony hosted by the College of Science on Nov. 11. Winners receive a plaque and a monetary award. Nancy Magnussen, director of Women in Science and Engineering in the College of Science, said the awards are geared toward encouraging women. The research award honors significant research efforts being made by women graduate students.