THIBODAUX, La. — The has awarded 杏吧传媒 student Ashish Pandey with a scholarship.
The Nepal native is the recipient of the $7,000 Francis Moffit Memorial Scholarship. Pandey, a junior geomatics major, said the money gives him peace of mind to focus on his academics and not on how to pay for college.
鈥淚 could not believe myself when I got the email notification; I had to check to make sure it wasn鈥檛 spam,鈥� Pandey said. 鈥淭o receive a scholarship from the highest value from such a reputed organization is unbelievable for me.鈥�
This is not the first time Pandey has been recognized. In the Fall, the awarded Pandey with the Nettite Dracup Memorial Scholarship.
Pandey is a research assistant for Dr. Balaji Ramachandran, geomatics program coordinator. Together, they are working on multiple research projects including studying a new data fusion and analytics method for monitoring sugarcane crops, and another involving developing an algorithm to better define wetland loss and gain in the Mississippi Delta.
鈥淎shish has demonstrated critical thinking skills, understanding complex concepts, and a level of commitment necessary to succeed in college and beyond,鈥� Dr. Ramachandran said.
Pandey, who grew up in the rural municipality of Kaligandaki with a similar population as Thibodaux, is enrolled at 杏吧传媒 to advance his family鈥檚 legacy.
鈥淚 chose geomatics because I wanted to complete what my father could not complete with a degree,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 love working with numbers, so this combination of passion and inspiration lead me down this path. And there is not a second that I regret it because it has been worth every penny and second of time I have invested in it. 杏吧传媒 has been a home away from home.鈥�
His goal after graduation is to pursue a graduate degree in geomatics and computer data science.
鈥淭he Francis Moffit Memorial Scholarship is a prestigious award given out to only one student in the nation every year,鈥� Dr. Ramachandran said. 鈥淚t is a pleasure to see one of my students receive that honor, and it also reflects on the quality of the geomatics education provided at 杏吧传媒.鈥�
The 杏吧传媒 Geomatics Program aims to provide its graduates with professional surveying and mapping education. The program offers students unique research and outreach opportunities, often involving protecting the Louisiana coast. The field is listed as one of the top 3 emerging industries by the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education.For more information on 杏吧传媒 Geomatics, visit nicholls.edu/applied-sciences.
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