Presidential Fellows
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BLAIRE UMHAU-2013 Scholar<br />
major & degree: Marine Science, Ph.D.<br />
hometown: Owings, MD<br />
contact: bumhau@email.sc.edu<br />
What brought you to USC?: I came to USC to pursue a Ph.D. in marine<br />
chemistry, and by the time I graduate, I hope to contribute to humanity’s<br />
understanding of how the oceans work and how our activities<br />
influence the marine environment.<br />
Fun fact about yourself: I do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.<br />
Research Key Words: mercury, particle flux, marine science, oceanography, biogeochemistry, uranium-thorium<br />
disequillibrium, Central Pacific, South Africa<br />
KATHERINE UPTON-2013 Scholar<br />
major & degree: English, Ph.D.<br />
hometown: Fleet, Hampshire, England<br />
contact: uptonke@email.sc.edu<br />
What brought you to USC?: My faculty, who are awesome.<br />
What do you hope to accomplish while you pursue your degree?: Write<br />
my dissertation? Publish some articles? Survive?<br />
Fun fact about yourself: I am still the voice of Cambridge University.<br />
Research Key Words: Southern; American studies; performance; childhood; children; childhood studies;<br />
behavior; Depression; paternalism; race; gender<br />
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