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Diana Del Bosque
  • Bchs/Bphy Sci, BS
  • Class of 2012
  • Katy, TX

Diana Del Bosque Receives Robert Noyce Scholarship to Teach Physics and Chemistry

2012 Dec 6

Diana Del Bosque, a University of Houston (UH) student from Katy, Texas, is one of five recipients of a Robert Noyce Scholarship to teach physics and chemistry in Houston schools. Del Bosque, who majors in biochemistry with a minor in chemistry, will receive $6,000 per semester for up to a year.

The scholarship was made possible by a $985,000 five-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and will build on the foundation of UH's teachHOUSTON program, a math and science teacher-preparation program focused on the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The goal is to provide content-knowledgeable physics and chemistry teachers to 24 school districts in the Houston area.

Since its inception five years ago, the teachHOUSTON program has grown from 14 to 383 students. Its graduates have mostly been math and biology majors. The five-year NSF grant will address the need to now raise the number of chemistry and physics graduates.

Click here to view the official University of Houston release on the Robert Noyce Scholars and more information about the five Noyce Scholars.

To learn more about teachHOUSTON, visit http://www.teachhouston.uh.edu/.