Austin Nguyen


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  • Doctoral Aspirant
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Contact Info

Lawrence

Biography

Faculty Mentor: Kelly Matsunaga

Research Interest: Conifer evo-devo

Hometown: Overland Park, Kansas

Education

B.A. in Biology, University of Kansas, 2022, Lawrence, KS

Selected Presentations

Matsunaga, K. and Nguyen, A. Ovuliferous complexes of Wollemia nobilis and the dual bundle system of conifer seed cones. Botanical Society of America, Boise, Idaho, July 2023. Contributed oral paper.

Serbet, R., Andruchow-Colombo, A., Elgorriaga, A., Nguyen, A., Nibbelink, M., Pfeiler, K., Tang, K., Atkinson, B., and Matsunaga, K. An exclusive look at a diverse coal swamp flora from the Pennsylvanian of Lawrence, Kansas. Botanical Society of America, Boise, Idaho, July 2023. Contributed oral paper.

Nguyen, A. and Atkinson, B. Permineralized cornalean fossil fruits from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Botanical Society of America, Boise, Idaho, July 2023. Contributed oral paper.

Awards & Honors

University of Kansas Honors Program: Yarick-Morgan Prize for Excellence. $10,000. 2023.

Grants & Other Funded Activity

Nguyen, A. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. 2023. $147,000. 36 mo. 8/23 – 7/26. Funded.