Carl H. Eigenmann Scholarship : Department of Biology : Indiana University Bloomington

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About Carl Eigenmann

Carl Eigenmann was an alumnus of Indiana University, earning a B.A., M.A., and a Ph.D. here. He joined the IU faculty in 1886. Eigenmann married Rosa Smith, known for her work on blind goby fish, in 1887. He was appointed chair of the Department of Zoology in 1891. Eigenmann served as Dean of the Graduate School from 1908-1927. He founded the Biological Station on Turkey Lake in 1895, serving as director until 1920.

Carl H. Eigenmann Scholarship

Jia Mun Chan, 2012 Carl H. Eigenmann Scholar

Jia Mun Chan with her research mentors Dan Kearns and Sarah Guttenplan. (Photo: Jennifer Tarter)

Jia Mun Chan graduated in May with a B.S. in Microbiology and a Certificate in the Liberal Arts and Management Program. She conducted work on bacterial motility in Dan Kearns’ lab. Jia was a 2009-2010 Indiana University Founders Scholar, and was named to the Dean’s List in 2010. The government of Malaysia awarded her a Public Service Department Scholarship, and in 2011 she was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society. Jia is attending University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is enrolled in the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program. She would like to be a university professor and study pathogens to create vaccines or drugs to eradicate diseases.