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Baylie Phillips Receives Scholarship from the ASM Materials Education Foundation
Montana Technological University student Baylie Phillips has been awarded the William Park Woodside Founder's Scholarship from the ASM Materials Education Foundation. The scholarship was established in 1996 by a gift from Mrs. Sue Woodside Shulec in honor of her grandfather, William Park Woodside.
From Butte, Montana, Phillips is a junior majoring in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with Chemistry and Mathematics minors. In the summer of 2021, she participated in a highly selective summer research internship program through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Materials Research Laboratory and Materials Research Science & Engineering Center. Phillips, the only student selected from Montana, studied additive manufacturing of net-shaped single crystal turbine blades.
"I am extremely grateful and honored to receive such an amazing scholarship," noted Phillips. "I put my full attention towards my academics, which is very rewarding. Every step I take is to make a difference and impact in Materials Engineering."
Phillips is currently completing an undergraduate research project studying metal matrix composites. This fall, she will work on Montana's NSF EPSCoR CREWS project to investigate selenium absorption and removal in continuous flow metal recovery systems to improve Montana's water quality. After graduating, she plans to obtain a master's degree and a doctoral degree in Materials Science and Engineering.
"On behalf of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, I want to extend our sincere congratulations to Baylie Phillips on the award of the William Park Woodside Founder's Scholarship. I am certainly pleased but not at all surprised that she was recognized with this award. Baylie consistently displays excellence as a student who possesses a rare combination of scholastic aptitude, eagerness to learn, and drive to succeed. I am confident that she will enjoy a bright and rewarding future in Materials Engineering," explained Jerry Downey, Professor and Department Head, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Montana Tech.
From Butte, Montana, Phillips is a junior majoring in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with Chemistry and Mathematics minors. In the summer of 2021, she participated in a highly selective summer research internship program through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Materials Research Laboratory and Materials Research Science & Engineering Center. Phillips, the only student selected from Montana, studied additive manufacturing of net-shaped single crystal turbine blades.
"I am extremely grateful and honored to receive such an amazing scholarship," noted Phillips. "I put my full attention towards my academics, which is very rewarding. Every step I take is to make a difference and impact in Materials Engineering."
Phillips is currently completing an undergraduate research project studying metal matrix composites. This fall, she will work on Montana's NSF EPSCoR CREWS project to investigate selenium absorption and removal in continuous flow metal recovery systems to improve Montana's water quality. After graduating, she plans to obtain a master's degree and a doctoral degree in Materials Science and Engineering.
"On behalf of the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, I want to extend our sincere congratulations to Baylie Phillips on the award of the William Park Woodside Founder's Scholarship. I am certainly pleased but not at all surprised that she was recognized with this award. Baylie consistently displays excellence as a student who possesses a rare combination of scholastic aptitude, eagerness to learn, and drive to succeed. I am confident that she will enjoy a bright and rewarding future in Materials Engineering," explained Jerry Downey, Professor and Department Head, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Montana Tech.
